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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

New Dis­cov­ery: Laacher See Tephra Found in Lake Plansee

IODP3 Expe­di­tion 503 - Hadal Trench Tsunami­genic Slip His­tory

Michi Strasser, Charlotte Pizer and Mishelle Muthre are participating in IODP³ Expedition 503 onboard D/V Chikyu from Nov 24th to Dec 10th

New Paper in Earth Science Reviews

Jasper Moernaut contributed to an article published by Nore Praet et al. in Earth Science Reviews, Volume 271, December 2025.

Keywords: Subduction zone; Paleoseismology; South-central Alaska; Proglacial lakes; Turbidites

Inns­bruck-led inter­na­tional work­shop advances pale­oearthquake stud­ies from land to sea