Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy

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  • Department of Astrophysics
    • Univ.-Prof. João Alves, PhD

      Research Focus
      • The origins of stars and planets
      • The origins of the Initial Mass Function
      • The 3D distribution of stars and gas in the Milky Way with ESA Gaia
      • Science cases for the Extremely Large Telescope
      • The structure of dark clouds with ESA Planck and Herschel
      • Optical searches for extraterrestrial intelligence (OSETI)

      More information can be found at:
      www.joaoalves.org
    • Ass.-Prof. Dr. Alvaro Hacar Gonzalez, MA

      Research Focus:
      - Interstellar medium
      - Star formation
      - Radio-astronomical observations: ALMA & single-dish
      - Filaments, fibers, and cores
      - Gas dynamics & kinematics
      - Astrochemistry

      More information can be found at:
      www.alvarohacar.com
    • Prof. Dr. Manuel Güdel   

      Research Focus:
      My group’s research focus is on the formation of stars and planets and planetary evolution toward habitable environments. We study protostars and their jets, protoplanetary disk structure and dynamics, as well as debris disks. By observing and modeling planetary atmospheres, we aim at understanding how habitable environments emerge, also by including stellar magnetic activity and winds in our models. We are directly involved in relevant key observatories (JWST/MIRI, ELT/METIS, CHEOPS, Ariel, PLATO, Athena, Smile, Marvel).

      More information can be found at:
      https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/person.html?id=40508
    • Univ.-Prof. Oliver Hahn   

      Research Focus:
      The research in my group focuses on cosmic structure formation, i.e. the distribution of matter in the Universe, including e.g. the formation and distribution of galaxies, the cosmic web, intergalactic medium, galaxy clusters, among others. We are studying theses systems with numerical simulations, including the development of new numerical methods, analytical techniques, and state-of-the-art data-driven models. We are interested both in fundamental physics (  dark matter, dark energy, gravity, inflation), as well as the astrophysics of the observables.   

      More information can be found at
      https://cosmology.univie.ac.at/
    • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Glenn van de Ven

      Research Focus:
      The research in my group focuses on the dynamics of stellar systems, ranging from the Milky Way and its surrounding globular clusters and dwarf satellites, to nearby galaxies across the Hubble sequence. By constructing advanced dynamical models that fit the photometric and spectroscopic observations of these stellar systems in detail, we are able to infer their luminous and dark matterdistribution as well as to uncover the 'fossil record' of their formation history.   

      More information can be found at:
      https://dynamics.univie.ac.at
    • Prof. Dr. Bodo Ziegler

      Research Focus:
      Observational Extragalactic Astrophysics (galaxy formation and evolution).

      More information can be found at:
      galaxy.univie.ac.at
  • Department of Geography and Regional Research
    • Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Geogr. Dr. Patrick Sakdapolrak, MA

      Research Focus:   
      We pursue theoretically-founded and empirically-informed research at the interface of population dynamics, environmental change and social transformation processes. With our research we want to contribute to a better understanding of human-environment relationships, with a critical discussion of the relationship between global North and South. Our regional focus is South Asia, South-East Asia and East Africa. We seek to do excellent practice-relevant research.   

      More information can be found at:
      http://www.univie.ac.at/geographie/
  • Department of Lithospheric Research
    • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Köberl   

      Research Focus
      Impact crater research, cosmochemistry, planetary geology, isotope geochemistry, early Earth studies,  impact-cratering related studies with the NASA Mars2020 and ESA Mars missions.

      More information can be found at:
      https://lithosphere.univie.ac.at/en/
  • Department of Meteorology and Geophysics
    • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Aiko Voigt

      Research Focus:
      climate dynamics, climate modeling, clouds, radiation, midlatitude storm tracks, tropical rain belts, past climates of Earth and extrasolar planets


      More information can be found at:
      https://klimadynamik.univie.ac.at/
  • Department of Geology
    • Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Bernhard Grasemann

      Research Focus:
      Analytical and numerical modeling of deformation of rocks
      Low- and high-angle normal faulting (Greece)
      Interaction between deformation and chemical reactions
      Evolution of fold-and-thrust belts (Zagros, Syrian Arc)
      Exhumation of rocks in collision orogens (Alps, Himalayas)

      More information can be found at:
      geologie.univie.ac.at