Institute for Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics

Newly discovered seismic events are slower than conventional earthquakes. Their existence supports a geoscientific theory for which there have been hardly any measurement results so far.

Sarah Schumski and Julia Christina Godlewska on the possible effects of future flood events on the stability of embankments using the example of Schuld in the Ahr Valley.

As part of project ZoKrateS, a natural fracture network was hydraulically stimulated in several zones with great success. The significance of the innovative borehole development and the measurement results are...

Seismic activity has so far usually only been recorded at specific points, and there is not much data available from the subsurface, especially associated with smaller earthquakes. Prof. Dr. Rebecca Harrington...

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Our next Institute's seminar will take place on the 25th of January, and will be given by Prof. Bruno Pace (University of Chieti). 

Join us as Dr. Vitor Barrote and Dr. Silvia Volante and their guests discuss science, teaching, and all sorts of relevant topics in the geosciences! 

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