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Press Informations 2008
22.12.2008 | Not only for Holidays
At the beginning of the holiday season the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, would like to inform all those who are planning to travel to areas which are potentially threatened by earthquakes and tsunamis about its leaflets "What to do if you experience a strong Earthquake" and "Tsunami Leaflet".
11.11.2008 | A New Approach in Tsunami-Early Warning
The newly implemented Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean, GITEWS, goes into operation today and with this, the system enters its final phase of optimisation.
21.10.2008 | New challenges, new structures: acatech - The German Academy of Science and Engineering now under dual leadership
The German Academy of Science and Engineering promotes an innovation-friendly climate in Germany. And the Academy itself is also prepared to undergo internal change: At a function on 21. October acatech presented its new organizational structure, with which the Academy can perform its tasks as a national Academy even more efficiently. acatech now has a dual leadership: Together with Joachim Milberg, Reinhard Hüttl will also represent the German Academy of Science and Engineering. The Director of the GFZ - German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam will strengthen, in particular, the substance of the Academy.
13.10.2008 | Assignment of the German Task Force in the border area Kyrgyzstan - China
The Seismology-Team analyses the tectonic activity in the Kyrgyzstan - Tajikistan - China border area after the quake of 05.10.2008. For the first time the three neighbouring states, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and the People's Republic of China, will cooperate cross-border to investigate the high seismic hazard of central Asia.
10.10.2008 | Federal Cross of Merit, First Class for Professor Reinhard Hüttl
Reinhard Hüttl, Scientific Executive Director of the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – German Research Centre for Geosciences - GFZ, today received, from the hand of Berlin’s State Secretary of Science and Research, Dr. Hans-Gerhard Husung, the Cross of Merit, First Class, of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
09.10.2008 | Federal Cross of Merit, First Class for Professor Reinhard Hüttl
Reinhard Hüttl, Scientific Executive Director of the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – German Research Centre for Geosciences - GFZ, today received, from the hand of Berlin’s State Secretary of Science and Research, Dr. Hans-Gerhard Husung, the Cross of Merit, First Class, of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Dr. Husung carried out the ceremony, on behalf of the Federal President, at Potsdam’s GFZ. Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Reinhard Hüttl was conferred with this award for his merits in the work of the German Council of Science and Humanities.
18.09.2008 | Shale Gas in Europe: a future source of energy?
High energy prices and advances in fracturing technology have enabled shale gas production to become a lucrative reality. Gas shales are currently amongst the hottest plays in the United States thanks to high gas prices, and the remarkable technological successes exploiting the Barnett Shale of the Fort Worth Basin.
01.08.2008 | Tracking Down Abrupt Climate Changes
Extremely fast climate changes in Western Europe took already place long before man-made changes in the atmosphere. They were causatively associated with a sudden change in the wind systems.
17.07.2008 | Linking Sustainability with Climate
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research will set up an Institute for Climate Research and Sustainability Studies in Potsdam. The aim of this new leading-edge Institution with the name IASS (Institute for Advanced Studies Climate, Earth System and Sustainability Sciences) will be the linking of climate research with the investigation of sustainable economy and life.
07.07.2008 | Surprisingly Rapid Changes In the Earth’s Core Discovered
Motions in the fluid in the Earth’s core are changing surprisingly fast, and this, in turn, affects the magnetic field of our planet.
03.07.2008 | Safer Holidays: Information about Earthquakes and Tsunamis
At the beginning of the holiday season GFZ, the German Research Centre for Geosciences, would like to inform all those who are planning to travel to areas which are potentially threatened by earthquakes and tsunamis about its leaflets "What to do if you experience a strong Earthquake" and "Tsunami Leaflet"...
30.06.2008 | Start of Underground Storage of C02 in Ketzin
Today GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences begins with the underground storage of CO2 in Ketzin.
30.06.2008 | Geosciences with family-friendly commitment
Today, 30. June 2008, the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences is awarded the Certificate of the “audit Work and Family”.
17.06.2008 | New Name, Same Identity
As of today the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam changes it name and is now called: Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
11.06.2008 | Echo in the mountain: Sonar technology for application in tunnel excavation
Today, 11. June 2008, Dr. Rüdiger Giese from the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ) and his team receive the "Technology Transfer Award 2008” from the Technology Foundation Brandenburg for the development of a new system for use in tunnel pre-exploration, the ISIS.
30.04.2008 | How deep is Europe?
The Earth's continental crust is, on global average around 40 kilometres deep. In relation to the total diameter of the Earth with approx. 12800 kilometres this appears to be rather shallow, but precisely these upper kilometres of the crust, the human habitat, is of special interest for us.
04.03.2008 | Award for excellent earthquake research
On 3rd March 2008, on occasion of the 68th Annual Conference of the German Geophysical Society (DGG) at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Dr. Winfried Hanka of the GFZ Potsdam (Helmholtz-Association) was awarded the "Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz-Medal" for his extraordinary performances in seismology by the President of the DGG, Prof. Dr. H.-J. Kümpel.
19.02.2008 | Drilling for Science and Exploration
On 19th. February 2008 the Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) officially commenced the operation of the new drill rig ”InnovaRig” at the geothermal drill site at Dürrnhaar (Bavaria). With this event, one of the most modern drill rigs worldwide, with a drilling capacity to a depth of 5000 metres becomes available.
05.02.2008 | Exploring Africa's Heartbeat
In the presence of the Federal Minister for Education and Research, Dr. Annette Schavan, the University of Cape Town and the GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ, Helmholtz Association) today signed an agreement for collaborative research of the African continent.
In a festive ceremony at Germany's National Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) on 8th January 2008, Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Rolf Emmermann was bestowed with the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.