Research Groups

You find here a brief description on the research activities of each group. To access their individual homepages click on the image.

Biogeoscience

The focus of the research program of the Biogeoscience group is to investigate the role of organic matter production, remineralization, transport and burial as a component of the global carbon cycle.

Earth Surface Dynamics

The Earth surface dynamics group conducts research on physical processes at, and near, the Earth's surface. The research is particularly focused on how climatic and erosional processes affect the structure, evolution and sediment transport in mountain belts.

Engineering Geology

The research of the Engineering Geology group is concerned with understanding the underlying mechanisms that govern the behavior of engineering geology systems, and developing tools to manage their risk.

Structural Geology and Tectonics

Research of the SGT group is based on field observations but with strong support from complementary theoretical, numerical, and laboratory studies. In-house expertise and facilities exist for the characterization of rock fabrics, numerical modelling and experimental rock deformation.

Climate Geology

A central goal of the climate geology group is to use new approaches and techniques that do justice to the complexity of geologic records, in order to allow previously hidden signals to emerge.

Earth Evolution Dynamics

Symbolic illustration of earth ecosystem dynamic group

The earth ecosysystem dynamics research group's focus lies in the development and application of microbial lipid signatures as molecular proxies for current and past environmental and climatic conditions.

Geobiology

The Geobiology group studies the co-evolution of life and Earth using methods inspired by systems biology, phylogenetics, and data science.

Surface Earth Evolution

The Surface Earth Evolution group studies how geologic, climatic, and biologic factors regulate the chemical composition of the oceans and atmosphere throughout Earth’s history.