On Friday, 21 March, the joint project of FAU-BAdW-DLR-TUM - M³OCCA, an international doctoral program funded by the Bavarian Ministry of Science, Research and Art - underwent a successful evaluation in Erlangen. Felix Pfluger presented his work on… [weiterlesen]

For the first time, we organized an overview excursion covering key spots for the Engineering Geomorphology of Southern Germany this March. This excursion is part of the masters study Engineering and Hydrogeology at TUM. Together with the students,… [weiterlesen]

Pressurised water flow in fractured permafrost rocks – a hidden driver of subsurface warming?  Permafrost degradation is often (and rightfully) linked to rising air temperatures. But what if water plays an equally crucial role in subsurface warming?… [weiterlesen]

Every two years, the VAO Symposium facilitates the exchange of the latest research findings and future collaborative research pursuits among members and interested individuals. The symposium emphasizes productive interdisciplinary collaboration among… [weiterlesen]

For his dissertation on the “Early warning of rock slope failures – real-time monitoring, process analysis and failure time forecasting”, Dr. Johannes Leinauer received the outstanding PhD award of the Munich Geo Center MGC. The MGC is the joint… [weiterlesen]

Do you wonder what mechanism caused the massive rock avalanche at Piz Scerscen (Bernina, CH) in spring 2024 (link to DAV-report)?Read the paper: >here<. Felix Pfluger (TUM, funded by M³OCCA) and colleagues investigated glacier changes, conducted… [weiterlesen]

Charles Paull (MBARI) and Michael Angelopoulos collaborated on a News & Views article for Nature Geoscience, following their invitation to write a piece about the discovery of subsea permafrost in the Canadian subarctic off the coast of Labrador.… [weiterlesen]

Dr. Michael Angelopoulos joined the Technical University of Munich in March 2024 with a DFG Eigene Stelle project entitled “Saline Permafrost in Arctic Coastal Environments (SPACE).” Michael  is extremely interested in the effects of salt transport… [weiterlesen]

Using a combined approach of geophysical methods and geomorphological features we provide a summary classification of polycyclic reworking stages. We investigated the polycyclic behaviour of retrogressive thaw slumps as material is thermally and… [weiterlesen]

"As temperatures rise faster in the Alps than elsewhere, not only are glaciers shrinking, but the permafrost that held the rock together in the summit regions is disappearing. The result is massive rock falls and landslides. A journey to meet… [weiterlesen]