Press releaeses, newspaper articles

The seismology group was leading in two press conferences which lead to a great echo in press, radio and television:

• Press conference on the kickoff of the International Quality Network: Georisik on February 7, 2002. (see press release)
• Press conference on the kickoff of the EU Research Training Network SPICE on Jnauary 16, 2004 (see press releases)

Articles and reports about the observatory at Fürstenfeldbruck and the seismometer stations spread throughout Bavaria (Süddeutsche Zeitung, local press media):

• Appearances of Prof. Igel on radio and television after devastating earthquakes (e.g. live interviews for ARD Brennpunkt after the quake in italy in October 2002, and in Bam, Iran, December 2003)
• Focus article, November 2001, about supercomputing mentioning the seismology group
• National Geographic, 8/2002 , containing a short notice about wave simulation by the Munich seismology group (www.nationalgeographic.de)
• LMU magazine Einsichten : Große Beben sind Individualisten, H. Igel
• Münchner Uni Magazin MUM, title story about SPICE und Munich geophysics, 1/2004.
• Report about the swarmquake area Bad Reichenhall, October 14, 2004, Bavarian Television as part of the series „Faszination Wissen“ („Fascination Science“)
• 30 minute report about the SPICE network on the Bavarian Television as part of the series „Spitzenforschung in Bayern“ („Cutting-edge research in Bavaria“), December 2004.