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30.04.2017

ROMY in "Science"

The ROMY ring laser is featured in a dedicated article in "Science" including an instructive Youtube video on the project.

25.05.2016

Martin Feller verstorben.

Die münchener Geophysik nimmt heute Abschied von ihrem langjährigen Mitarbeiter am Geophysikalischen Observatorium Martin Feller.

11.02.2016

Uwe Kirscher wins outstanding dissertation award

The Munich GeoCenter awarded a prize to Uwe Kirscher for his outstanding dissertation titled "Paleozoic Paleogeography of the South Western Part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt - Paleomagnetic Constraints".

06.11.2015

Start of ExaHyPE Project to Develop Exascale Software for Geophysics and Astrophysics

A billion billion, i.e. 10^18 computer operations per second (1 exaflop/s) is the level of performance that the next generation of supercomputers should be able to deliver. However, programming such supercomputers is a challenge. In October 2015, the EC began funding "ExaHyPE", an international project co-coordinated by Dr. Alice Gabriel and Prof. Heiner Igel, which seeks to establish the algorithmic foundations for exascale supercomputers in the next four years. The grant totals EUR 2.8 million.

05.09.2014

Michael Volk wins outstanding student presentation award

At the 14th Castle Meeting in Évora, Portugal, Michael Volk presented a talk on 'The Effect of Pressure on Absolute Paleointensities'. For his presentation he received an Outstanding Student Presentation Award. Michael Volk is a member of the Magnetism Group at Munich Geophysics.

04.06.2014

Welcome to Stephanie Wollherr, PhD Student

Stephanie Wollherr joins the seismology group to pursue her PhD conducting realistic earthquake scenario simulations including source dynamics on natural fault zones with SeisSol. Welcome!

16.04.2014

Computational record on SuperMUC

Scientists at LMU and TUM have optimized the SeisSol earthquake simulation software on the Supercomputer SuperMUC to push its performance beyond the “magical” 1 petaflop/s mark – one quadrillion floating point operations per second.

26.03.2014

Welcome to Velotiana Jean-Luc RALAIARISOA

Velotiana Jean-Luc RALAIARISOA, Master's Student in Paris 7 (Institute of Earth Physics of Paris IPGP) is commencing a two-months internship in seismology at LMU from March 24th until May 21st as part of a new exchange program available to LMU and IPG geophysics masters students.

16.01.2014

Short Visit of Prof. Cristobal Castro 16./17.01.2014

Prof. Cristobal Castro from Universidad de Tarapacá (Chile) is visiting the SeisSol team for 2 days. He will introduce us in his recent work on 17.01., 10:15 in a Geocomputing Seminar entitled "FROM TSUNAMI PROPAGATION TO THREE DIMENSIONAL INUNDATION".

28.12.2013

Research Visit by Dr. Giampiero Iaffaldano

The geodynamics group is pleased to welcome Dr. Giampiero Iaffaldano from the Australian National University, Canberra. Dr. Iaffaldano will stay for a 6 week research (December 2013 to Mid January 2014) visit.

22.10.2013

Lorenzo Colli wins "Best SAGA Student Paper Award" at the 13th SAGA conference

At the 13th biennial conference of the South African Geophysical Association Lorenzo Colli presented a talk on the temporal changes in South Atlantic spreading rates and how they are linked to the history of uplift and subsidence of the surrounding continents via upper-mantle pressure-driven flow. For his presentation he received the Best SAGA Student Paper Award.

16.10.2013

28.10.-30.10. Visit of Dr. van Dinther (ETH Zurich)

We will welcome Dr. Ylona van Dinther for a research visit to Dr. Alice Gabriel working on the coupling of geodynamic and earthquake source modeling. She will present her latest research on Tuesday, 29.10. in a lunchtime seminar entitled: "Seismo-thermo-mechanical modeling of subduction zone seismicity".