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2024-06-24
The summer party of our GEO department takes place on June 27
When and where? at 16:00 in front of the GEO building (Boulevard)
We will barbecue from vegan to meat options, drink delicious beers and non-alcoholic drinks, and have nice music. Everything is free except beer (for a small contribution). Furthermore, we would be very happy if you bring your own food – there are no limits to your creativity! Particularly welcome are dishes like salads or other snacks for everyone. We will gladly pay the bill up to 20 € value against receipt.
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2024-05-30
Andreas Manschke leaves the department
On May 31, the time has come: our long-standing and valued colleague Andreas Manschke is leaving the department to enter a new phase of his life: retirement (even if this is hard to believe). We will miss him, his helpfulness and his good humor very much. Dear Andreas, we wish you all the best for this new phase!
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2024-04-09
Department now responsible for the preservation of palaeontological monuments in Twistringen
On 5 April, the "FossilPit" was opened in Twistringen, 30 km south of Bremen. Visitors can now collect snails, bivalves and shark teeth from the Miocene. At the well-attended opening event, the Geosciences Collection was introduced as the body responsible for the palaeontological preservation of archaeological monuments, acting as an official assistant to the Geozentrum Hannover.
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2024-02-22
Warm welcome to Peter!
Peter La Femina is Senior Scientist in the Geophysics Group at the AWI and is permanently dispatched to our department. A former Full Professor at The Pennsylvania State University, Peter has made seminal contributions to the fields of tectonics and volcanology. He strives to better understand tectonic and magmatic processes at active plate boundaries and their impact on society by combining terrestrial and satellite geodetic techniques with geophysical, geochemical, and geologic data.
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