Department of Lithospheric Research
The Department of Lithospheric Research deals with all aspects of the geological investigation of Earth's lithosphere. Main fields of interest are the petrological, geochemical and geochronological characterisation of plutonic, ophiolitic, and metamorphic rock units of the continental and oceanic crust, respectively. Our investigations are thereby focused on the Alpine orogeny. Other topics of interest are the investigation of geochemical and metasomatic processes in the upper sub-continental mantle in South America and Siberia, the investigation of meteorite impacts on Earth and their influence on the environment, the investigation of meteorites, and the archaeometrical characterisation of artefacts.
Head: Christian Köberl
Petrology
Geochronology
Impact Research
Doctoral School at the University of Vienna, Austria:
Planetology: From Asteroids to Impact Craters
Background
From March 2010, a doctoral school in the planetary sciences will be established at the University of Vienna in Austria. The school, for students in the geosciences and planetary astronomy, deals with the danger and effects of impact events from two different angles...
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In memoriam Wolfgang Kiesl (1936-2009) Nachruf
Die Beisetzung von Wolfgang Kiesl erfolgt Freitag, 16. Oktober 2009, um 15 Uhr am Zentralfriedhof, Tor 2, Halle. Am Tag der Trauerfeier ist die Schwarze Fahne am Hauptgebäude der Universität Wien gehisst.
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EDUARD SUESS LECTURES 2009/2010
Lecture Series at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Eduard Suess (1831-1914), one of Austria's most famous geologists, was a scientist and a politician. He was teaching paleontology and geology at the University of Vienna and was the founder of the "Viennese Geological Scool".
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