▁appointed ▁as ▁new ▁scientific ▁director ▁at ▁Z MT ▁and ▁established ▁Z MT ▁as ▁strong ▁Le ib n iz ▁Institute , ▁expand ing ▁the ▁discipl inary ▁spectrum ▁and ▁the ▁size ▁consider ably . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Nicolas ▁D itter t ▁joined ▁the ▁Z MT ▁leadership ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁additional ▁position ▁of ▁Administr ative ▁Director . ▁▁ ▁The ▁inst itute ▁was ▁rest ruct ured ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 / 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁since ▁then ▁consists ▁of ▁four ▁scientific ▁depart ments ▁and ▁one ▁infrastr ucture ▁department . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Z MT ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁Le ib n iz ▁Center ▁for ▁Trop ical ▁Marine ▁E col ogy ▁to ▁Le ib n iz ▁Centre ▁for ▁Trop ical ▁Marine ▁Research . ▁In ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁about ▁ 2 2 0 ▁scient ists , ▁doctor al ▁candidates , ▁technical ▁staff ▁and ▁guest ▁scient ists ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁inst itute . ▁ ▁Research ▁Pract ice ▁ ▁Z MT ▁has ▁the ▁over arch ing ▁vision ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁en abling ▁people ▁in ▁tropical ▁coast al ▁regions ▁to ▁live ▁health y , ▁self - det erm ined , ▁and ▁safe ▁lives ▁that ▁offer ▁them ▁positive ▁pers pect ives ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁education ▁and ▁personal ▁development . ▁Z MT ▁oper ational ises ▁its ▁vision ▁across ▁the ▁three ▁pill ars ▁of ▁its ▁mission ▁by : ▁conduct ing ▁empir ical ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁the ▁labor atory , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁data ▁anal