Prof Dr Magdalena Scheck-Wenderoth, Director of Department 4 ‘Geosystems’, takes over the Chair of ‘Sedimentary Basins and Georesources’ in a joint appointment with the GFZ.
The German Quaternary Association honoured the former head of the GFZ section ‘Climate Dynamics and Landscape Development’ for his outstanding scientific achievements in Quaternary research.
In his 6 months’ stay in section 4.7 Earth Surface Process Modelling with Prof Jean Braun, the Earth Scientist from Colorado State University will address how climate affects landscape evolution.
The head of GFZ’s “Projects & International Affairs” has been elected on the 37th World Congress of the “International Union of Geological Sciences” (IUGS) in South Korea by the General Assembly.
On 2 September, eleven trainees in scientific/technical and commercial fields and two volunteers started their training with an induction day. A warm welcome!
The Head of the Inorganic and Isotope Geochemistry Section has been awarded by the European Association of Geochemistry and will give lectures in Eastern Europe on Cu and Zn deposit formation.
The Head of ‘Operational Management’ at the GFZ is a member of the newly founded Brandenburg Scientific Climate Council, which advises the state on how to achieve its climate targets.
The PhD student in the ‘Geoenergy’ section is being honoured by the umbrella organisation for geosciences. In addition to her hydrogeological research, she is also involved in the ‘Young FH-DGGV’.
Heidi Kreibich wird für ihre herausragenden Beiträge zu Hochwasserrisiken im November mit der Volker Medaille des Internationalen Hydrologiepreises der IAHS ausgezeichnet.
The head of the space weather activities of the Geomagnetism Section has taken over the office for the Solar-Terrestrial Sciences Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU).