Equipment
Research Geology Section
The Geology Section investigates processes in the Earth's interior and at its surface and aims at an improved understanding of processes like earthquakes, mountain building and landscape evolution but also of sedimentary sytems, biogeochemical cycles and palaeoenvironmental conditions. For investigating these processes the section uses geological and geophysical methods, which include field work, lab analyses and computer-aided methods. The research results contribute, for example, to an improved assessment of natural hazards and to the reconstruction of the palaeoclimate of our planet Earth.
Processes in the Earth's interior and on its surface
We are interested in Earth surface processes and their connection with tectonic processes in the Earth's interior, sedimentary systems and georesources as well as changes in climate and biogeochemical cycles in the geological past. Field and laboratory work as well as computer-based analyses are of fundamental importance for the research work. Samples obtained during field work are processed and analysed in our laboratories. Our research aims at deciphering the deformation history of the lithosphere, quantifying landscape evolution, to reconstructing palaeoenvironmental systems and a better understanding of geohazards and climate change in the Earth's history.
