Sedimentary Geology Innsbruck
Welcome to SedGeoInn: We investigate sedimentary records to understand how tectonics and climate shape Earth’s systems. Using and newly developing geophysical, sedimentological and core scanning data science techniques, we quantify geophysical and geomorphological hazards and study system recovery across various timescales
News
Best Dissertation Award to Christoph Daxer
Congratulation to Christoph Daxer, recipient of the 2026 Faculty of Geo- & Athmospheric Science Best Dissertation award
Congratulation Gerald Degenhart
Gerald successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled High resolution X-ray computed tomography: new developments of applications in Earth Sciences and Archaeometry
New Papers in Scientific Drilling
We contributed to two new papers advancing X-ray computed tomography (XCT) methods for scientific ocean drilling
Earthquakes and Carbon Burial
We contributed to a new study revealing how earthquake-driven sediment dynamics regulate the burial and preservation of organic carbon in the Japan Trench.
Ideas, Insights and Impetus: Three productive Days in Obernberg
Group Retreat Obernberg 2026
First Facies Model for Hadal Trench Event Deposits
Our results of detailed facies analysis on IODP cores from the Japan Trench published in Sedimentology provide new insights into event bed deposition in a hadal trench environment
New Paper in Biogeosciences
Michi Strasser contributed to a biogeoscience study advancing our understanding of subseafloor microbial life in deep-sea samples.
Why the 2011 Japan Tsunami was so intense
A new paper in Science co-authored by Charlotte Pizer explains why the 2011 tsunami in Japan was so intense
Gratulation Hannah Rössl
Hannah Rössl hat am 18.Dezember erfolgreich ihre Masterarbeit Ereignissedimente und Grundwasserquellen im Hintersteiner See verdeidigt