Faculty
APRI involves 18 research groups, including about 50 scientists, specialized in one of the three research areas.
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Research Group Abermann
Cryosphere & Climate
Greenland's cryosphere impacts the climate system. Global climate change is causing changes in the cryosphere, with consequences in runoff, the ecosystem, and ultimately all of us.
Research Group Bartsch
Cryosphere & Climate
We focus on changes of landscape hydrology and their impact in the Arctic. This includes monitoring of thaw lakes, snow conditions and surface moisture with satellite data.
Research Group Füreder
Polar Ecology
We are studying the biogeography, biodiversity and biocomplexity of aquatic organisms and communities in cold lotic ecosystems. We investigate high arctic river ecosystems.
Research Group Greilinger
Cryosphere & Climate
We are interested in the climate's impact on the polar cryosphere for different scales, whereas in-situ field observations are building the foundation of our research.
Research Group Haimberger
Cryosphere & Climate
While everyone can observe the dramatic warming of the polar region, we feel it is important to quantify also the changes in the energy and water budgets in this region.
Research Group Heinz
Polar Ecology
We are analyzing species composition and biodiversity, biogeographic ranges, trophic interactions, abundances and fossil assemblages of benthic and planktonic foraminifera.
Research Group Herndl
Polar Ecology
We are studying the link between the large-scale water mass transport and microbial community composition and activity in the Arctic Sea and the Southern Ocean.
Research Group Loy
Polar Ecology
We are studying the biogeography and ecosystem function of microorganisms in permanently cold marine sediments and in Arctic wetlands.
Research Group Moseley
Cryosphere & Climate
Speleothem deposits are analysed using U-series dating, stable isotopes and trace elements to improve understanding of climate change in Northeast Greenland.
Research Group Prinz
Cryosphere & Climate
We use glaciers as instruments to investigate climate and climate change. Therefore, we study the sensitivity of atmosphere-cryosphere relations from local to regional scales applying in-situ observations and numerical models.
Research Group Richter
Polar Ecology
The Richter group’s scientific curiosity is centered on understanding transformation, decomposition and release of organic carbon from tundra ecosystems.
Research Group Rieder
Cryosphere & Climate
We are studying the effects of the ozone and greenhouse gas forcings on the climate system.
Research Group Rott
Cryosphere & Climate
Development of methods for satellite observations on mass balance and dynamics of ice sheets and glaciers, including synergy with in situ measurements and studies of ice/climate interactions.
Research Group Sattler
Polar Ecology
Investigations focus on the microbial characterization of lake ice, glaciers, ice sheets and caps as well as the snow cover and – as a novel aspect – also cloud systems.
Research Group Saxinger
Social & Cultural Systems
The overall interest of this research group is the socio-economic wellbeing of arctic inhabitants and multi-perspective topics related to the development of the extractive industries in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic.
Research Group Schöner
Cryosphere & Climate
We are studying the reaction of glaciers and ice-caps in NE-Greenland through both comprehensive measurements and modelling attempts of the surface energy- and mass balance.
Research Group Schweitzer
Social & Cultural Systems
I am working on issues of mobility, infrastructure, climate change, and identity in the circumpolar North, in particular in Alaska and Siberia.
Research Group Trügler
Cryosphere & Climate
We investigate climate change impacts on the polar cryosphere, with special focus on Greenland and computational methods.
