Momme Butenschön is a scientist and modeller with more than 10 years of experience in the field of ocean science and head of the earth system modelling research unit at CMCC. During his career, he has developed a range of ecosystem models and model systems from coastal to global applications and published more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific publications covering a wide spectrum of topics ranging from physiological process studies, meta-analysis of the marine ecosystem to studies on the impact of climate change on the marine environment, food-web and ecosystem services.

Momme has been involved in a multitude of international research initiatives such as the EU H2020 programs CRESCENDO, CERES and TAPAS, the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service, the EU framework 7 projects MEECE, EURO-BASIN, MyOcean, OPEC, VECTORS and MEDINA as well as several national research programs in the European countries he has lived and worked in.