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© IGP @ EGU26 
IGP researchers at EGU26 (from left to right, starting from the back row): Prof. Dr. Benjamin Bomfleur, Dr. Reinhard Wolff, Dr. Nina Papadomanolaki, Jakob Quabeck, Giovanni Manzella (Universitat de Barcelona), Rohit Samant, Monica Terraza, Qingqing Jiang, Prof. Dr. David De Vleeschouwer© IGP @ EGU26 22.06.2026Monica Terraza receives ‘Outstanding Student and PhD Candidate Presentation’ Award
Researchers from the Institute of Geology and Palaeontology (see photos) attended the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), held in Vienna from 3 to 8 May 2026. 58 per cent of the abstracts presented there were by early-career researchers. This included Monica Terraza’s contribution: Accelerated uplift of the Rhenish Massif (central Europe) since 700–800 ka revealed by isochron-burial dating of strath terraces. For this work, she was awarded the ‘Outstanding Student and PhD Candidate Presentation (OSPP)’ Award in the geomorphology division. The poster presented was based on the content of the recent publication of the same-titled article in the journal Geomorphology.
© Moritz Tönnis 22.04.2026Alumni Reunion 2026
On the 17th April 2026, an alumni reunion was held for the second time by the Institute of Geology and Paleontology’s alumni network at the Geomuseum of the University of Münster. Approximately 60 members attended. The history of the Geosciences program in Münster goes back a long way, and accordingly, a diverse mix of age groups was represented.
PD Dr. Patricia Göbel, team of the alumni network, Prof. Dr. Harald Strauß, Director of the Geomuseum, and Prof. Dr. Benjamin Bomfleur, Executive Director of the IGP, welcomed all the members who had traveled to the event and were delighted by the lively turnout. In addition to food and drinks, an “industry speed dating” session contributed to the entertainment and networking.Alumni from various professional fields were also interviewed. These interviews were published on the Instagram profile GeoMünster.
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