Our research projects
Permafrost und Bodenentwicklung in Gletschervorfeldern auf Svalbard
Liebmann, P. (Principal Investigator)
1 Jun 2026 → 31 May 2027
Project: Research
The significance of ascending nephelinitic magmas for CO2 fluxes in the Eger Rift – a case study from the Bazina Maar (Czech Republic) (project in the Priority Programme 1006: International Continental Scientific Drilling Program)
Holtz, F. (Principal Investigator)
1 Jun 2026 → 31 May 2029
Project: Research
MOMENTplus: Permafrostforschung auf dem Weg zur integrierten Beobachtung und Modellierung des Methanhaushalts von Ökosystemen; Vorhaben: Kopplung von Eisen- und Kohlenstoffdynamik
Guggenberger, G. (Principal Investigator), Liebmann, P. (Principal Investigator) & Peplau, T. A. (Co-Investigator)
1 May 2026 → 30 Apr 2029
Project: Research
Deciphering mineral inventories and their controls on soil organic matter cycling in tropical Vertisols: Key to sustainable soil management
Schnee, L. S. (Principal Investigator)
15 Apr 2026 → 14 Apr 2029
Project: Research
Does climate change affect the earthquake cycles of intracontinental faults? An investigation based on 3D finite-element modelling
Hampel, A. (Principal Investigator)
1 Jan 2026 → 31 Dec 2028
Project: Research
Impact of Novel Synthesized Eco-friendly Hydrogel Composites from Insect Breeding Waste on Soil Hydraulics, Stability and Fertility
Peth, S. (Principal Investigator)
12 Dec 2025 → 11 Dec 2028
Project: Research
Evolution of magmatic systems in a nascent subduction zone: the example of Izu-Bonin-Mariana arc (IODP expedition 352) (project in the Priority Programme 527: Infrastructure area - International Ocean Drilling Programme³ (IODP³))
Sester, M. (Co-Investigator) & Almeev, R. (Principal Investigator)
1 Oct 2025 → 30 Apr 2029
Project: Research
Wissenschaftliche Begleitung seismischer Messungen im Umfeld der Fundstelle Schöningen
Winsemann, J. (Principal Investigator) & Brandes, C. (Co-Principal Investigator)
15 Sept 2025 → 31 May 2026
Project: Research
RurbanPollution – Effects of rurbanity on soil quality and pollution (sub-project A03 of the Research Unit 5903: Sustainable Rurbanity - Resources, Society, and Regulatory Systems)
Peth, S. (Principal Investigator)
1 Aug 2025 → 31 Jul 2029
Project: Research
Europa-Programm des Niedersächsischen Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur - Förderlinie BEREIT
Burkhard, B. F. (Principal Investigator)
1 Jul 2025 → 30 Sept 2025
Project: Research