The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is a German research institute dedicated to the study of polar and marine environments. The institute’s original German name is Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung. It conducts interdisciplinary research in areas such as climate science, oceanography, glaciology, and marine biology, aiming to improve understanding of the Arctic, Antarctic, and global ocean systems, and to support sustainable environmental management and policy decisions.