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Prof. Dr. Roland Oberhänsli

Prof. Oberhänsli is the new chair of the "Commission for the Geologic Map of the World"

Professor Roland Oberhänsli was elected President of one of the oldest geological commissions at the 37th International Geological Congress (IGC) 2024 …
science slam 2024

Hauke Köhn wins the 3rd Golm Science Slam at University of Potsdam

The physicist Hauke Köhn is winner of the third Golm Science Slam at the University of Potsdam with his slam on speed dating with neutron stars. He is …
Preisträger 2024

Faculty Awards recognize excellent studies and teaching at the faculty

Dr. Annika Heike Stechemesser received the Michelson Award of 1500 Euros for her excellent PhD theses. The Jacob Jacobi Award of 1000 Euros was given …
Rendering of self-assembled hard spheres

Complex forms from simple building blocks

Ivan Spirandelli, PhD student at the Institute of Mathematics at the University of Potsdam, has mathematically investigated the self assembly of …
Prof. van der Beek

Prof. van der Beek becomes President of the European Geosciences Union

Peter van der Beek, Professor of General Geology at the University of Potsdam, was elected to serve as EGU President for the term 2025–2027. He was …
Matthias Hartlieb und Alain Bapolisi im Labor

“Our Goal is to Develop an Alternative to Antibiotics”

Matthias Hartlieb and his team research synthetic polymers for biomedical applications

Dr. Matthias Hartlieb has declared war on antibiotic-resistant germs and, together with his colleagues, is researching how the properties of polymers …
Earth Sciences

University of Potsdam top in Earth and Environmental Sciences

In the 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the arena of Earth and Environmental Sciences the University of Potsdam scored …
Prof. Wilke

Prof. Max Wilke elected as MSA Fellow

Honor of the Mineralogical Society of America

Prof. Dr. Max Wilke, Professor for Mineralogy at the Institute of Geosciences has been elected as Fellow by the Mineralogical Society of America on 23 …

Support for young researchers announced

Application deadline: 24 September 2023

New insights into deep earthquakes in the central Andes

Study recently published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment combines seismological, thermomechanical and geological approaches to explain …

Subduction zones, where oceanic lithospheric plates plunge into the mantle, are a significant global source of seismic hazards, with earthquakes …