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Seminar 5. 2. 2026 15:00 – Max Moorkamp (Technische Universität Berlin)
We would like to invite you to the continuation of the seminar series “The Dynamic Planet Earth.” Max Moorkamp (Technische Universität Berlin) Volcanoes, tectonic plates and all the rest: Understanding the subsurface of the Earth with multi-physics imaging Date:...
Earthquakes act as carbon ‘capacitors’
Earthquakes and the resultant landslides can potentially increase the rate of carbon export from mountainous regions by eroding organic carbon stored in hillslope soils and transporting it to rivers. The 2008 Mw7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake generated the largest volume of...
PhD Position: CatastRophical dUctile-to-brittle Shifts in crystal-ricH magmas (CRUSH)
We are seeking a motivated PhD candidate to join our team for a 4-year project investigating the rheology of crystalline lavas. This project is funded by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic and aims to unravel how high crystal content and...
NEW PhD opening
We are pleased to announce an opening for two PhD positions at our Institute starting before October 2026. 1 ) Seismological analysis of magmatic intrusions at the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. We are seeking a motivated student to study earthquake swarms and...