Main Fields of Research

Geology and Geography

• Physical, chemical, and biological processes in the Earth, on the Earth's surface, and in the atmosphere and the interaction between humans and the environment
• Resources, processes, and risks of Planet Earth
• Exploration and exploitation of natural resources
• Energy resources, raw materials, water and environmental research
• Risks and resilience in human-environment systems
• Dynamics and resources from the Earth's interior to the surface
• Political, socio-cultural, and economic developments and transformation processes with a focus on marginalization processes and survival conditions

Meteorology and Space Sciences

• Weather and climate research; climate prediction; modeling of weather and climate processes
• Weather and climate processes, climate variability in their interactions with the environment and natural disasters
• Urban environmental research with a focus on Berlin
• Remote sensing, geographic information systems and paleontology, space exploration

Involvement in Multidisciplinary Research Areas:

• Human-environment interactions
• Complex systems
• Materials research
• Cultural dynamics
• Security Research