Geology
Dr. Harry Becker
Professor of Geochemistry
Department of Earth Sciences
Institute of Geological Sciences
Geochemistry
Malteserstraße 74-100, 12249 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
- Age, origin, and composition of meteorites
- Formation of the solar system and planets
- Chemical evolution of the Earth
- Volcanism and its causes
Dr. Marco Bohnhoff
Professor of Geophysics
Department of Earth Sciences
Institute of Geological Sciences
Department Section Geophysics
Malteserstrasse 74-100, 12249 Berlin
Phone (Office)
838-70587 ; GFZ Potsdam +49 331 288-1327
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Areas of Expertise
- Earthquakes
- Seismic monitoring
- Induced seismicity (geothermal, CO2 storage)
- Fracking
Dr. Margot Böse
Professor of Geograhical Sciences
Department of Earth Sciences
Institute of Geographical Sciences
Malteserstraße 74-100, 12249 Berlin
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Areas of Expertise
- Quaternary research
- Climate history
- Glacial history
- Landscape genesis and development in Central Europe, with and without human influence
- Glacial and Holocene relief formation in Taiwan, especially in the high mountains and coastal areas
- Climate history in the East Asian monsoon region
Dr. Mark Handy
Professor of Geology
Department of Earth Sciences
Institute of Geological Sciences
Geology
Malteserstraße 74-100, 12249 Berlin
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Areas of Expertise
- Earthquakes, especially the traces of earthquakes along major fault zones in the Earth’s crust
- Movement of tectonic plates in the Earth today and in a historical perspective
- The formation of mountains
Dr. Helmut Keupp
Professor of Paleontology
Department of Earth Sciences
Institute of Geological Sciences
Paleontology
Malteserstr. 74-100 Haus H, 12249 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
- Paleontology
- Invertebrates
Dr. Hannelore Kußerow
Privatdozent
Department of Earth Sciences
Institute of Geographical Sciences
Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics
Malteserstraße 74-100, 12249 Berlin
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Areas of Expertise
- Desertification in the Sahel region of Africa
- Focus on Mali, Niger, and Darfur/Sudan
- Strategies for combating desertification
- Resource protection
- Remote sensing
- Early recognition of crisis
- Security policy
Dr. Reinhold Leinfelder
Professor of Geology
Department of Earth Sciences
Institute of Geological Sciences
Malteserstraße 74-100, 12249 Berlin
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Areas of Expertise
- Anthropocene
- Coral reefs
- Sustainability transformation
- Research communication
- Museology
- Geology
Dr. Frank Postberg
Professor of Planetary Science
Department of Earth Sciences
Institute of Geological Sciences
Planetary Science and Remote Sensing
Malteserstrasse 74 - 100, 12249 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
- Planets and their moons
- Asteroids and comets
- Space probes
- Evolution of the solar system
- Cosmochemistry
- Astronomy
- Planetology
- Space travel
Dr. Dirk Scherler
Professor of Earth Sciences
Department of Earth Sciences
Institute of Geological Sciences
Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam
Areas of Expertise
- Processes of the Earth's surface (rivers, slopes, glaciers)
- Landscape development
- Himalayan glaciers
Dr. Serge Shapiro
Professor of Geophysics
Department of Earth Sciences
Institute of Geological Sciences
Geophysics
Malteserstr. 74-100, 12249 Berlin
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Areas of Expertise
- Oil and gas exploration
- Earthquake physics
- Geothermal energy and earthquakes
- Seismology
- Seismic exploration
- Rock physics
Dr. Kai Wünnemann
Professor of Geology
Department of Earth Sciences
Institute of Geological Sciences, Planetology, and the Berlin Museum of Natural Sciences
Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
- Meteorite impacts
- Moon
- Asteroids and comets
- Meteorites
- Terrestrial planets
- Tsunamis
- Landslides