Detlef Stammer i whiwhi Ph.D. i roto i te Ahu-a-tinana mai i te Institute of Oceanography, Kiel. I te tau 1993 ka mau ia ki te tuunga kairangi i te MIT, i reira ka noho ia hei Tumuaki Kaiputaiao Rangahau. I te tau 1999 i tohua ia ki te tuunga kaiako i Scripps Institute of Oceanography i te Whare Wananga o California, San Diego. I noho ia ki Amerika tae noa ki te tau 2003, i tana hokinga mai ki Tiamana ki te tango i te Tohu Ahorangi i te Institute for Oceanography i te Whare Wananga o Hamburg.
Ko ia inaianei he Ahorangi, Tumuaki mo te Whakatairanga Mamao me te Whakakotahitanga me te mema mo te Pokapū o te Rangahau Pūnaha Whenua me te Whakaoranga (CEN) i te Whare Wananga o Hamburg, Tiamana me te Heamana mo te Kaupapa Rangahau Aahua o te Ao (WCRP). Ko ana hiahia rangahau ko te mahi a te moana ki te rerekee o te rangi, te whakamaarama mamao me te whakahiato raraunga me te huringa o te taumata o te moana.
Kua whakahoutia te whaarangi i te Haratua 2024.
