Research
ACINN is devoted to basic research in the areas of weather forecasting, mountain meteorology, earth atmosphere interactions and ice-climate relations. Our research activity is largely supported by third-party funding.
Studies
We offer a full degree programme in Atmospheric Sciences, from Bachelor to Master and PhD. Our teaching covers all the core subjects of the dynamics, physics, chemistry of the atmosphere-cryosphere-climate system and includes prerequisites from mathematics, statistics, physics and earth sciences.
Graduate Seminar
Time and location of the graduate seminar, a list of speakers, abstracts etc.
About Us
The Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences (ACINN) is one of the few university departments worldwide where research and education in atmospheric science and glaciology are co-located. It is located in the heart of the Alps. Therefore, ACINN's research and teaching focus on mountain weather and forecasting, mountain climate, earth-atmosphere interaction – with an emphasis on snow- or ice-covered surfaces, exchange of gases, aerosols and other atmospheric properties over complex topography – and ice-climate relations. ACINN is embedded in the university's research areas Mountain Regions and Scientific Computing. It plays a key role in the research centre Climate - Cryosphere and Atmosphere.
Contact
Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences
University of Innsbruck
Innrain 52f
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
News and Events
- Secretary's office - opening times in July 2025
Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences (ACINN) secretary's office opening times
from 14th of July to 4th of August, 2025:Wednesday to Thursday: 9 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. to 12 a.m.
- Bachelor's Theses Defenses SS 2025
The Bachelor's Theses Defenses will take place on Monday, 30th of June, 2025, starting at 08:30 a.m., (seminar room 60819 and on-line), 8th floor, Bruno-Sander-Haus, Innrain 52f
Please note: There has been a small change. The students Simon Widy and Sebastian Brandl have swapped their presentation slots.
Sebastian Brandl will now present from 3:00 p.m. onwards.
You can find the programme and the on-line access link here: https://fileshare.uibk.ac.at/f/80b7038d3d434282a840/ - PhD Defensio: Samuele Mosso
Title: "Turbulence Anisotropy in the Atmospheric Surface Layer"; location: 60819 SR, Bruno-Sander-Haus 8th floor, Innrain 52f, and on-line;
4th of July, 2025, starting at 2 p.m.
If you want to join on-line e-mail us at atmosphaere@uibk.ac.at - Graduate Seminar: Students and Georg Mayr (ACINN, University of Innsbruck)
Title: "Insights and Impressions from the Tornado Alley"
Wednesday, June 18, 2025; location: 8th floor of Bruno-Sander-Haus, Innrain, 52f, and on-line.
If you want to join on-line e-mail us at atmosphaere@uibk.ac.at - TEAMx Observational Campaign (TOC)
The TEAMx Observational Campaign (TOC) started on 15 September and will run for a whole year until mid-September 2025. During this time, information about ongoing TOC activities, including TEAMx UIBK activities in the Inn Valley, will be posted on the TEAMx Website: https://www.teamx-programme.org/newsletters/