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 magmatic, ophiolitic, and metamorphic rock units of the continental and oceanic crust, respectively, with an emphasis on understanding geological processes and on extracting information about timing and rates. Beyond natural samples, the research carried out at the Department involves experimental analogues of natural systems as well as artificial (industrial) materials containing mineral phases. Other topics of interest include the role of mineral surfaces in atmospheric ice nucleation, 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 of the Department: Gerlinde Habler
- Deputy Head: Urs Kloetzli
News
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In den Medien
- Können Wolken das Klima retten? (Bild.de, 22.03.2025)
- Ozeane auch in der Tiefe so warm wie nie (tagesschau, 13.03.2025)
- Wem gehört eigentlich die Stadt? (Salzburger Nachrichten, 11.03.2025)
- Mehr Eis auf dem Mond entdeckt (ORF, 10.03.2025)
- Solar system's journey through Orion complex 14 million years ago may have altered Earth's Climate (Pys.rg / MSN, 25.02.2025)
- Planetenparade glänzt "zur Primetime" (science.orf.at, 21.02.2025)
- Mikroplastik beeinflusst Wolkenbildung (science.orf.at, 06.02.2025)
- Westantarktis-Eisschild überstand Wärme in Schrumpfvariante (Puls 4, 03.02.2025)
- Sharks may benefit from rising temperatures - but not from rising CO2 (Earth.com, 31.01.2025)
- Wie sich das Leben in Korallenriffen verändert (Ö1, 29.01.2025)
Auszeichnungen und Erfolge
- Theresa Nohl appointed as Sedimentology Councilor at the Society of Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
- Iris Breda receives one of the three 6-month postdoc positions of the UNIVIE Franziska Seidl Programm
- Sabine Wimmer, Jacqueline Krivetz and Lino Eggerth receive Wolfgang Schollnberger Masters Thesis Prizes
- Stephan Glatzel ins Main Board der International Mire Conservation Group berufen
- Petra Lukeneder erhält einen Completion Grant der Doktoratsschule VDSEE
- Maximilian Benner honored as "Best Referee" by the Regional Studies Association
- Erika Faigen and Maximilian Brenner got “Best Referee Award” of the Journal of Economic Geography
- 25 Jahre University Meets Public / VHS Science: Christine Ackerl gewinnt Science Contest
- Astronomie-Masterstudierende Natalie Grasser mit Würdigungspreis des BmBWF ausgezeichnet