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Sensational success at IESO in Beijing, China, 2024
News of ieso.at:
3 gold medals (1x time - Willi Schroers Peraugymnasium Villach, 1x time Kevin Brunner and 1x time Nico Waldhör both HTL Leoben) and a bronze medal (1x time Maximilian Kepplinger also HTL Leoben) in the international team competitions (ITFI - International Team Field Investigation & ESP - Earth Science Project) and an incredible individual bronze medal (Maximilian Kepplinger HTL Leoben) in the individual competition (Individual Test)!
For the first time since Covid-19, 35 nations (worldwide) and 140 students aged 14 to 18 took part in this international Olympiad (note: International Earth Science Olympiad). Only the 4 best students from each nation will be travelling to the venue.
On site were Kirsten von Elverfeldt (AAU & HeiGIT), Bernhard Sallay (Peraugymnasium Villach) and Head of Delegation Team Austria, Christopher Wintschnig (BG/BRG Gymnasium - St. Veit an der Glan).
The IESO is an international Olympiad for young people of secondary school age. The participating nations set themselves tasks from theoretical and practical areas of earth sciences and astronomy. Teamwork and an interest in sustainability are the main focus. The project is led by Christopher Wintschnig (BAfEP Klagenfurt). Together with Kirsten von Elverfeldt (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt), Bernhard Sallay (Peraugymnasium Villach) and Michael Lukas (HTL Leoben), he forms the team of supervisors. The four young people have been selected nationwide since 2015 in the form of a national competition at the HTL Leoben site. The scientific preparation phase for the national team then begins at the scientific partner institutions.
The IESO 2018 took place in Thailand. Mira Gaggl, Peraugymnasium Villach, Michael Narnhofer and Thomas Uhl, HTL Leoben won bronze in the individual competition (140 participants). Victoria Kalla, BG/BRG Mössingerstraße was awarded gold in the ITFI (International Team Field Investigation) and silver in the ESP (Earth System Project). Mira Gaggl won a gold medal in the ESP.
New paper
of Clifford Patten (Department of Mineralogy and Petrology) as first author in nature communications:
Save the date
Simone Sandholz und Robert Hafner invite to their habilitation lecture:
Von Denkstilen und Kontexten: Eine Neuinterpretation geographischer Zusammenhänge
on 12 November 2024,, 7.15 p.m., Hörsaal 7 (Innrain) or online: https://webconference.uibk.ac.at/rooms/zut-zyb-egs
Prizes of the Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences
Prizes will be awarded in two categories for the 2023/24 academic year:
- Best assessed dissertation
- Best assessed master's thesis
A total of € 2,400 will be awarded for the best dissertation and € 1,200 for the best master's thesis. In each category, the prize can be divided among a maximum of three theses.
Prizes are awarded for current and outstanding theses in the doctoral and master's degree programmes offered at the Faculty.
All graduates of the relevant doctoral or master's degree programmes at the University of Innsbruck in the academic year 2023/24 are eligible to apply.
Prerequisites and further information you will find here >>
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- Significant decline of CO2 emissions in Innsbruck
Air monitoring measurements at the University of Innsbruck's atmospheric observatory show that carbon dioxide emissions in western Austria have fallen by around 20 percent since 2018. Emissions are therefore well below the levels predicted by various models. Observational data is becoming increasingly important for assessing greenhouse gas budgets.
16.01.2024 - From Glaciers to Rainfall: Ten Years in the Andes
Scientists at the University of Innsbruck have been studying the water cycle and glaciers in the Andes near Huaraz in northern Peru for a long time. They recently documented a previously unreported rainfall phenomenon. These light rainfalls, known locally as "Pushpa", mark the beginning of the sowing season. Their unpredictability from one year to the next complicates matters for farmers, a situation potentially worsened by climate change.
15.11.2023 - Ice cliffs as an early warning system for the climate
It is rare to find glaciers bounded on land by vertical ice cliffs. These ice cliffs respond with particular sensitivity to environmental changes. Research teams from Tyrol and Styria are investigating ice formations at a site in the far north of Greenland. The researchers intend to draw conclusions about the development of the Arctic climate based on the changes in the glacier walls.
06.11.2023
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