Geological Institute
Our research and teaching focuses on a better understanding of important processes on the Earth's surface and in the lithosphere. Thereby, field observations are combined with experiments, modelling, and theory.
Research groups and professorships
The Geological Institute is structured into eight principal groups each headed by a professorial chair.
Biogeoscience
Prof. Dr. Timothy Eglinton (Chair)
Climate Geology
Prof. Dr. Heather Stoll (Chair)
Prof. Dr. Stefano Bernasconi
Earth Ecosystem Dynamics
Prof. Dr. Cindy De Jonge (Chair)
Earth Surface Dynamics
Prof. Dr. Sean Willett (Chair)
Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Picotti
Engineering Geology
Prof. Dr. Jordan Aaron (Chair)
Geobiology
Prof. Dr. Cara Magnabosco (Chair)
Structural Geology and Tectonics
Prof. Dr. Whitney Behr (Chair)
Surface Earth Evolution
Prof. Dr. Jordon Hemingway (Chair)
