Facts and Figures

Year of foundation:
The GFZ was founded on January  1^st, 1992 in Potsdam, Germany.

You can find further information on the history of the GFZ and the history of the Telegrafenberg here.


Employees (as of  10.04.2013): 1116 
528 scientists (130 ph.d. students and 105 guestscientists)

Annual Budget 2011 (as of 26.04.2012):
€ 47,9 million from programme funding
€ 39,2 million from third-party funding
€ 2,0 million from other resources
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€ 89,1 million overall

Joint appointments (as of 01.0.2013):
23, of which:

10 are with the University of Potsdam,
6 with the Free University of Berlin,
4 with the Technical University of Berlin
1 with the Brandenburg University of Technology (Cottbus)
1 with the Humboldt University Berlin
1 with the Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen


Departments, Sections and Geoengeneering Centres:
There are 24 research sections, combined in five departments, each department representing a particular research focus. Large Scale Research Projects are organized in four Geoengineering Centres.

Branch offices:
KTB-Tiefenlaboratorium des GFZ,
Am Bohrloch 1
92670 Windischeschenbach

Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre für Geosciences (GFZ)
Department 1, Section 1.2
c/o DLR Oberpfaffenhofen
82234 Wessling

Adolf-Schmidt Observatorium für Geomagnetismus Niemegk
Lindenstraße 7
14823 Niemegk
Germany

Tel.: + 49-33843- 6240
Fax: + 49-33843-62423