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Facts and Figures

Year of foundation:
The GFZ was founded on January  1st, 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 




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