Research

Research at the Center is driven by our Geoastronomy Fellows based at the Faculty of Physics, and researchers at the Faculty of Physics and the Faculty of Geosciences

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Research Focus

Earth

Understanding our dynamic planet through research on geology, climate and the processes that shape Earth's past, present, and future.

Solar System

Exploring the formation, evolution, processes and diversity of planets, moons, and small bodies across our Solar System and beyond.

Exoplanets

Investigating worlds orbiting distant stars and planets outside our Solar System to uncover their properties, origins, and potential to host life.

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Research Projects

EU-Funded Projects

The ERC SyG Project Geoastronomy: Exploring the chemical foundations for rocky exoplanets around Sun-like stars

Nationally funded projects

The DFG Cluster of Excellence Project ORIGINS: From the origin of the universe to the first building blocks of life.

Other funded projects

The Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT) Project funded by the International Continental Scientific Drilling (ICSD) Program

Chair for Theoretical Astrophysics of Extrasolar Planets (Faculty of Physics)

Research Chair working on theory, observation, simulation & phenomenology of exoplanets, with strong focus on understanding their atmospheres.

Chair for Magmatic Petrology and Volcanologyy (Faculty of Geosciences)

Research Chair working on the rheological and mechanical description of magma and rocks, and their impact on volcanic and planetary processes.