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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 …
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 …
subduction

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 …

Annual Program of Potsdam Graduate School online

Attention PhD and postdocs!