Good news, the first offers for graduate programs have arrived. Confirmed offers to the students of the ESS Class of 2015 are: Delft University ETH, Zurich Luleå University of Technology RWTH Aachen University of Bremen, MARMIC University of Hawaii University of Reykjavík University of Telaviv ...
Helgoland Excursion 2015 – laserline scan
Many thanks to Dorit Bormann for this wonderful laserline scan of some of the Helgoland Excursion 2015 participants ! ...
Today is World Water Day!
Find all information here: http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday ...
ESS students visit DLR Bremen
ESS students visited the DLR (German Space Agency) today ! Many thanks to Dr. Rossi for organizing this excursion. ...
Some like it hot! – Getting into a volcano’s crater and close to the lava lake…
Exciting video of scientific work (geochemistry, geobiology, volcanology) almost inside a volcano on Vanuatu: ...
EES alumni Eva Stüeken published in Nature on “Early Life on Early Earth”
Eva Stüeken, Jacobs alumni and graduate from the days when the EES program was still called “Geoscience and Astrophysics”, published exciting new results on “Early Life on Early Earth” in the No1 scientific journal “Nature” (Congratulations, Eva!): ...
Ticks! …something you should know…
Like it or not, but just like others who spend time in the outdoors, geologists should have some basic knowledge about ticks (and how to get rid of them). Here are some info: http://geology.com/articles/ticks-lyme-disease/ FSME risk areas in Germany (in German, but the map is rather ...
The Science behind “Why Popcorn pops”!
You always wanted to know why Popcorn pops? …and the real science behind it? See here for answers: http://rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/12/104/20141247 ...
EES-Professor M. Bau on “Unconventional REE deposits in the deep sea?”
Jacobs EES-Professor Michael Bau presents lecture: “Nodules, Muds and Phosphorites – Unconventional REE Deposits as Potential Targets of Deep-Sea Mining (?)” at the Master Conference 2015 “The Ocean: Research & Resources” at Universität Bremen, (Feb. 3rd, 13:45h, ...
Geochemistry: student sponsorship
Geochemistry: student sponsorship for participation in workshops and conferences available from the European Association of Geochemistry: http://www.eag.eu.com/education/student-sponsorship/ ...