Tasks and Responsibilities

General Responsibilities

Polar Research

Support of DFG Statutory Bodies

German National SCAR/IASC Committee
German National SCOPE Committee

Scientific Areas of Responsibility

316-01 Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Crystallography

Scientific Areas of Responsibility (Deputy Contact)

315-01 Geophysics
315-02 Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, Cartography

Coordinated Programmes (procedural matters)

Infrastructure Priority Programmes

1158	Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas

Priority Programmes

1385	The first 10 Million Years of the Solar System - A Planetary Materials Approach

Research Units

741	Nanoscale Processes and Geomaterials Properties
763	Natural Halogenation Processes in the Environment - Atmosphere and Soil
2125	"Structures, properties and reactions of carbonates at high temperatures and pressures"
2440	Matter Under Planetary Interior Conditions - High-Pressure, Planetary and Plasma Physics

Coordinated Programmes (scientific matters)

CRC/Transregios

170	Late Accretion onto Terrestrial Planets (LATP)

Clusters of Excellence

80	The Future Ocean

International Research Training Groups

2156	Deep Earth Volatile Cycles