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„Geschiebe-Fossilien. Per Eisfracht verschickt“ published

As part of the department`s public relations work, a 72-page booklet on fossils from glacial erratic boulders has been published by Quelle & Meyer. In addition to a series of specimens from the „Geosciences Collection“ , the booklet presents the entire range of discoveries from many different collections, from „finds of the century“ such as the Cambrian lobopodian Xenusion to the second oldest fossil bird in Germany and the common flint sea urchin.
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DFG Review Board Election 2023

Your vote for your colleagues

Your vote for science! – Review Board Election for the 2024-2028 Membership Period

The review board election will take place between 23 October 2023, 2 pm, and 20 November 2023, 2 pm.

For accessing the voting system and learning more, please refer to the DFG election portal
https://www.dfg.de/en/dfg_profile/statutory_bodies/review_boards/rb_election2023/index.html
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Dr. Karim Norouzi presents at Geophysics Research Seminar

Talks are Tuesdays 13:15-14:00 from 7.11.23 to 30.1.24 in GEO 1490

The Geophysics Research Seminar has a long tradition at our faculty - this is where new members of the geophysics groups introduce themselves scientifically, initial expedition results are shared and doctoral students present their interim results. Students, doctoral candidates, postdocs, seniors and also non-specialists with an interest in geophysics topics are cordially invited to our discussion-friendly seminar.
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ERC Synergy project investigates the relics of the earliest microbial metabolic pathways

In the ERC project Archean Park, organic geochemist Kai-Uwe Hinrichs (FB5/MARUM), together with his colleagues Ivan Berg (University of Münster), Jens Kallmeyer (GFZ Potsdam) and Alexander Probst (University of Duisburg-Essen), will investigate how the extremely high atmospheric CO2 concentrations in the Archean eon - the period thought to have witnessed the origin of microbial life on Earth - affected microbial..
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Prestigious SYNERGY grant to study prebiotic processes

Together with Juan Manuel García-Ruiz (CSIC Granada), Helmut Coelfen (U Konstanz) and Mark van Zuilen (U Brest), petrologist Wolfgang Bach recently received substantial funding from the European Research Council to conduct experimental studies of processes that may have played a role in the origin of life.
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Starting signal for new ICP-MS laboratory at our faculty

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a large-scale equipment proposal for the construction of a new ICP-MS laboratory with laser ablation at our faculty (ICP-MS: mass spectrometer with inductively coupled plasma). The research groups "Petrology of the Ocean Crust" (W. Bach), "Geodynamics of the Polar Regions" (C. Spiegel-Behnke) and "Sediment-Geochemistry" (M. Zabel, MARUM) submitted the application jointly and will operate the new laboratory together.
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Rectorate and FB5 faculty council in dialog

Everyone can ask questions and join the discussion on 25.10.23 10:15

For the upcoming meeting of our faculty council on Wednesday, October 25 at 10:15, exceptionally in room Geo 0340, we warmly welcome the entire rectorate of our university for a mutual exchange of ideas. Of course, all interested members of the department are invited to participate in this event.
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Geoscientific Colloquium with guests from the Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia

We invite you to a special Geo-Colloquium on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in the lecture hall GEO 1550. Our guests from Colombia - 15 students and Prof. Dr. Aldo Rincon from the Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla - will offer several short guest lectures (approx. 20 minutes each) at our colloquium time 12:15 to approx. 14:00.
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MAPEX Symposium 2023: “Materials for Environmental Engineering“

The MAPEX symposium “Materials for Environmental Engineering” will take place on 11th and 12th of October 2023 in the LION building, University of Bremen. Co-organized by Dr. Michael Fischer from our faculty, the symposium aims to bring together researchers working on material-based approaches to tackle urgent environmental issues, especially anthropogenic climate change and the pollution of air, water, and soils.
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Relaunch of the FB5 Web Portal in UB Look

Oops, you may have thought, did I accidentally land on the web portal of the University of Bremen? No, it only looks like that, it is your familiar FB5 web portal with all previous pages, content, functions and links, only in a new look, which now imitates the corporate design of the UB in terms of color and style. Try sliding the browser window closer together or opening the website on your smartphone! Wow!
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Professorships for Mineralogy and Environmental Geophysics

The following position is available in the Faculty of Geosciences from 01.10.2024:
Professorship (f/m/d) salary group W2/W3 in tenured civil service for Mineralogy
Professorship (f/m/d) salary group W2/W3 in tenured civil service for Environmental Geophysics
The deadline for submitting applications is 29 September 2023
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Colloquium on Friday, 18 August 2023

Dear colleagues and students,

On Friday, August 18, 2023, I would like to invite you to two more interesting guest lectures.

The first lecture will be given by Dr. Stephan Seibert from the Carl-von-Ossietzky University, Oldenburg in Germany and he will talk about "Advancing the process understanding of coastal hydrogeochemistry".

The second talk will be given by Dr. Felix Ortmeyer from the University of Greifswald in Germany and he will talk about "Groundwater nitrate pollution, climate change impacts and treatment".
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Colloquium on Thursday, 17 August 2023

Dear colleagues and students,On Thursday, August 17, 2023, I would like to invite you to two exciting guest lectures.

The first lecture will be given by Dr. Manuel Menzel from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Granada in Spain and he will talk about "CO2-fluid-rock interactions in peridotites - from surface to mantle".

The second talk will be given by Dr Elmar Albers from the Marine Geology & Geophysics Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA and he will talk about "Fluid-rock reactions and their implications, from seafloor spreading to subduction".
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MAPEX Core Facility Workshop Diffraction

September 4 - 6, 2023

From 4 to 6 September, the MAPEX Core Facility offers a workshop on single crystal and powder diffraction. The departments of Crystallography and Geomaterials Research (Ella Schmidt) and Materials Science Mineralogy (Paul Klar) are part of the organising team.The workshop will discuss the basics of diffraction, structure elucidation and the measurement possibilities at the University of Bremen.
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Application for Bachelor Degree Programs is still possible

The application window opens again between September 01 and 15, 2023

Between September 01 and 15, 2023, you can still apply for our Bachelor programs Geowissenschaften and Marine Geosciences. Both study courses are not limited in places.
Both programs offer a variety of minor subjects that allow you to specialize on very early while still learning about the full spectrum of Geosciences is guaranteed.
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New faculty council elects new (old) dean´s office

At its constituent meeting on July 5, 2023, the newly constituted Faculty Council appointed the members of the Dean´s Office and all standing committees of FB5: Prof. Simone Kasemann was unanimously (re-)elected as Dean and Prof. Katrin Huhn-Frehers as Dean of Studies for the upcoming two-year term. Prof. Wolfgang Bach and Prof. Heiko Pälike are their deputies for one year. We wish the new deanship strength and success in its important and diverse tasks!
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Dr. Gabriela von Goerne, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe: Perspectives: CCS - Geological Storage of CO2

Hybride lecture in the GeoColloquium on 28.6.2023 at 12:15

Gabriela von Goerne is head of the sub-department ´subsurface use´ at the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Germany. She holds a PhD in geology. Her main research topic covered fluid-rock interactions, first focus on the mineral tourmaline and ore-bearing fluids at CSIRO
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Steffen Hammerschmidt, Rashpal Singh, Yting Tseng (Skyborn Renewables): From Sea to the Sky: Application of Marine Geology in Offshore Wind Farm Development

In 2022, our alumni/ae Steffen, Rashpal and Yting have joined the offshore wind platform developer Skyborn Renewables, working there as Development Manager Project Database and as Project Managers for Marine Geology in the Baltic Sea and in the APAC region, respectively. They will inform us at the GeoColloquium on June 14th, how they are now applying their competencies in marine geosciences for the establishment of new offshore wind farms across the globe.
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Dr. Tobias Kulgemeyer (Vattenfall Europe Windkraft GmbH):
The Sea is Full of Bombs! – Mitigating the Risk of Unexploded Ordnances in Offshore Windfarm Developments

Dr. Tobias Kulgemeyer studied Geosciences at our department from 2008 to 2016 and did his PhD on nearshore heavy mineral deposition within our INTERCOAST cooperation with the University of Waikato.
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Dr. Benedict Preu (Fraunhofer IWES): Every Detail matters - Subsurface Investigation in the Realm of Offshore Wind

Hybride lecture in the GeoColloquium on 17.5.2023 at 12:15

Benedict Preu hat am FB5 sein Bachelor- und Masterstudium mit Schwerpunkt Marine Seismik und Sedimentologie absolviert und 2012 mit einer Promotion über „seismo-acoustic studies of alongslope and downslope sediment transport“ abgeschlossen. (only available in German)
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Can Gromoll (ROSEN Group):
Where Geosciences, Oil and Gas, Hydrogen and High Technics come together - a look behind the Scenes of Pipleline Inspections

Hybride lecture in the GeoColloquium on 10.5.2023 at 12:15

Can Gromoll completed a bachelor´s degree in geosciences with a focus on geophysics at our faculty from 2012-2015 and followed it up with a master´s degree in civil engineering with a focus on geothermal energy systems and rock..
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Habilitation Colloquium Dr Michael Fischer

On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 12:15 p.m., Dr. Michael Fischer´s habilitation colloquium entitled "The (potential) role of microporous framework materials in carbon capture: What can we learn from molecular simulations?" will take place as part of the Geosciences Colloquium.
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Dr. Michaela Meier (Geothermie-Allianz Bayern):
GEO-Energy – Geoscientists and the energy of the Earth

Online lecture in the Geo-Colloquium on 26.4.2023 at 12:15

Dr. Michaela Meier is the first of several Bremen alumnae and alumni now active in energy transition to give a presentation on geothermal research and development in Bavaria and Germany as part of our geocolloquium on geoscientists in the energy sector. As project manager of the Geothermal Alliance Bavaria she coordinates a research project of five universities that want to initiate a ´transition to renewable heat supply´ by means of deep geothermal energy in the South German Molasse Basin. This involves improving plant components, exploring regional geothermal potential, safety and acceptance, long-term sustainable energy production, information exchange between numerous regional geothermal projects in Bavaria, and also a new joint-degree master program in GeoThermie/GeoEnergie of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the Technical University of Munich.
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Geo Colloquium Summer Semester 2023

This semester, the Geo-Colloquium is dedicated to the topic: "Geoscientists at work in the energy sector. Insights into jobs with energy sources and associated industries by Alumni and Geo-Experts." The colloquium always starts on Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. in the Geosciences lecture hall or is also streamed online. For the company presentations we have invited mainly graduates of our geosciences study programs. We are looking forward to interesting presentations.
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Welcome to the Geoscientists

Since 3 April, Mr Deniz John has joined the faculty administration team on a temporary basis. Mr. John currently supports the staff in the many matters that arise in the administration. The state-certified business economist is no stranger to public service: he has already worked for many years as a clerk at the Senator for Social Affairs. The Faculty warmly welcomes Mr John and wishes him a good start.
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May I introduce? Our scholarship holders of the Deutschlandstipendium

Since 2011, the University of Bremen has been awarding Deutschlandstipendien to particularly talented and committed students. Three scholarship holders are currently studying at the Department of Geosciences: Sanway, Greta and Hannes (from left). Learn more about our young talents.
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New QGIS courses complete first Digital Competencies cycle

21 students have already successfully participated in all block courses

True to the motto GEOdigit!, compulsory modules for digital competencies have been established in all geoscience study programs in Bremen since 2021. These are fulfilled through successful participation in a series of certified block courses. Two project-oriented QGIS courses, newly conceptualized by Dr. Antonie Haas and Prof. Elda Miramontes, now completed the first course cycle of the new bachelor degree programs. By now, 21 of the participants have fulfilled the module in just three semesters - and more will do so with Dr. Paul Klar´s equally new PYTHON course in March. The students´ learning drive and success witnessed by all course organizers confirm the promises of the new study concept.
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Bremen Master´s student receives Otto Krümmel Award

Sophia Stavrakoudis, one of our master students in Marine Geosciences, received the Otto Krümmel Award for her bachelor thesis entitled "Geochemical and Mineralogical investigation on the newly discovered SURYA hydrothermal field in the Central Indian Ocean". The thesis was written in 2021 at Leibniz Universität Hannover in cooperation with the Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR) as part of the INDEX project for the investigation of massive sulfide deposits. Supervisors were Prof. Dr. Francois Holtz and Dr. Sebastian Fuchs from the BGR.
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Geosciences Colloquium - WiSe 2023 - Cancelled

Lecture by PD Dr. Cornelius Fischer

The last lecture in the Geoscience Colloquium in the winter semester 2023 "Reactive transport in host rocks and reservoir rocks: experimental and numerical approaches" has to be cancelled. An alternative date will be announced.
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Dr Steven Franke receives the Bremen Study Award 2022

Dr Steven Franke receives the unifreunde study award for his dissertation
"Deciphering past and present ice flow patterns from radar reflections"

with which he received his doctorate in September 2022 in our Faculty of Geosciences. The thematic classification of his dissertation ranges from the application of standard methods to large data sets to the extension of established methods to very innovative approaches. The knowledge gained in it allows us a new view of the dynamics of Greenland ice streams, coupled with new methodology for interpretation. Scientifically, this is a big step forward in our understanding of the movement of ice masses, which is essential for a better estimation of the expected sea level rise, especially in coastal regions, in view of man-made climate change.
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Geosciences Colloquium - WiSe 2023

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Reiner Klemd

The second lecture in the Geoscience Colloquium in the winter semester 2023 will take place on Wednesday, January 25 at 12:15 pm.

Prof. Dr. Reiner Klemd, Geozentrum Nordbayern, will talk about
"Sustainable resource research and -security: Supply bottlenecks for high-tech metals".

The colloquium will take place in the GEO building, lecture hall, room 1550.
You can also join the lecture via the following zoom link:https://uni-bremen.zoom.us/j/99414877006?pwd=cHRBZ3RJWUhoMVlDYkhnSnhybHprUT09
Meeting-ID: 994 1487 7006
Kenncode: 368503
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German Geophysical Society (DGG) meets March 5-9 at UB

Abstract submission deadline is January 27

The 83rd Annual Meeting of the German Geophysical Society (DGG) is again hosted by the University of Bremen this year - a good and convenient opportunity for all young and also not quite as young members of our faculty to inform themselves about the broad spectrum of geophysical research in and around Germany, to cultivate contacts and also to contribute their own conference contribution. Abstract submission is possible until January 27th.

What are the topics of this year´s DGG meeting? Key themes are marine natural hazards, renewable energies, changing polar regions, and the tectonics and dynamics of rift and spreading ridges. And of course, as always, there will be numerous sessions, talks and posters around all current working directions in geophysics.
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Geosciences Colloquium - WiSe 2023

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Martin Fleckenstein

The first lecture in the Geoscience Colloquium in the winter semester 2023 will take place on Wednesday, January 18 at 12:15 pm.

Prof. Dr. Martin Fleckenstein will speak about a highly topical subject:
"Geology first: understanding the subsurface to decarbonize energy systems".

The colloquium will take place in the GEO building, lecture hall, room 1550.
You can also join the lecture via the following zoom link:https://uni-bremen.zoom.us/j/99414877006?pwd=cHRBZ3RJWUhoMVlDYkhnSnhybHprUT09
Meeting-ID: 994 1487 7006
Kenncode: 368503
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