Events

Events within the Mocca-Graduate-School

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  16JUN 2026

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  Second Place in Best Paper Award at EUSAR for Alexandre Becker Campos

  With great pleasure we announce that Alexandre Becker Campos has won the Second Place in the Best Paper Award at EUSAR (European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar), for his contribution entitled: Snow Properties-Aware Deep Learning Framework for Centimeter-Level InSAR DEM Accuracy over Ice Sheets Congratulations, Alex!With great pleasure we announce that Alexandre Becker Campos has won the Second Place in the Best Paper Award at EUSAR (European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar), for his contribution entitled: Snow Properties-Aware Deep Learning Framework for Centimeter-Level InSAR DEM Accuracy over Ice Sheets Congratulations, Alex!

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  22APR 2026

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  Two guest scientists from Karakoram International University, Pakistan, visiting our institute

  Prof. Aftab Khan and Dr. Syed Najam Hassan from Karakoram International University in Gilgit, Pakistan, are visiting our institute end of April 2026. The visit is embedded in the Erasmus program. We cordially invite you to join their guest lectures, taking place at our institute on Thursday, 30. April 2026, at 15:00: Monitoring Glacier Debris […]Prof. Aftab Khan and Dr. Syed Najam Hassan from Karakoram International University in Gilgit, Pakistan, are visiting our institute end of April 2026. The visit is embedded in the Erasmus program. We cordially invite you to join their guest lectures, taking place at our institute on Thursday, 30. April 2026, at 15:00: Monitoring Glacier Debris […]

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  22APR 2026

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  Winter Aletsch 2026 Expedition

  This was our third consecutive winter expedition to investigate temporal and spatial changes in the firn pack within the accumulation area of the Aletsch Glacier. We combined Ground‑Penetrating Radar (GPR) surveys with three shallow firn cores to directly compare geophysical and glaciological observations. The resulting multi‑year dataset is unique for a European glacier, providing repeat […]This was our third consecutive winter expedition to investigate temporal and spatial changes in the firn pack within the accumulation area of the Aletsch Glacier. We combined Ground‑Penetrating Radar (GPR) surveys with three shallow firn cores to directly compare geophysical and glaciological observations. The resulting multi‑year dataset is unique for a European glacier, providing repeat […]

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  22APR 2026

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  Research Stay at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Cambridge, United Kingdom

  I recently completed a three‑week research stay at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), which was an exceptional opportunity to broaden my scientific perspective. Working closely with Dr. Carlos Martin—both a geophysicist and modeller—was particularly enriching, offering valuable insights into approaching firn processes from a modelling standpoint. BAS is an inspiring environment for any early‑career scientist, […]I recently completed a three‑week research stay at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), which was an exceptional opportunity to broaden my scientific perspective. Working closely with Dr. Carlos Martin—both a geophysicist and modeller—was particularly enriching, offering valuable insights into approaching firn processes from a modelling standpoint. BAS is an inspiring environment for any early‑career scientist, […]

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  23OCT 2025

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  Young Scientist Award and Karl-Jörg Langenberg Award for Alexandre Becker Campos

  With great pleasure we announce that Alexandre Becker Campos received two awards, the Young Scientist Award and Karl-Jörg Langenberg Award (Best Paper Award, second place) at the Kleinheubacher Tagung 2025 with his work entitled “A Snow Properties-Aware Deep Learning Framework for Large-Scale Estimation of Penetration Bias in TanDEM-X DEMs.” This work demonstrates that the proposed […]With great pleasure we announce that Alexandre Becker Campos received two awards, the Young Scientist Award and Karl-Jörg Langenberg Award (Best Paper Award, second place) at the Kleinheubacher Tagung 2025 with his work entitled “A Snow Properties-Aware Deep Learning Framework for Large-Scale Estimation of Penetration Bias in TanDEM-X DEMs.” This work demonstrates that the proposed […]

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  30SEP 2025

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  Annual retreat of the doctorate programme M3OCCA in Erlangen

  This year’s annual research retreat of the M3OCCA international doctorate programme (IDP) took place in Erlangen. It was the last official research retreat within the first phase of the IDP. The doctoral students presented the current status of their research projects, and it was a pleasure to see the progress made over the last few […]This year’s annual research retreat of the M3OCCA international doctorate programme (IDP) took place in Erlangen. It was the last official research retreat within the first phase of the IDP. The doctoral students presented the current status of their research projects, and it was a pleasure to see the progress made over the last few […]

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  25SEP 2025

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  Participation in the HEFEX III campaign

  To investigate the boundary layer between glaciers and the atmosphere, the third Hintereisferner Experiment (HEFEX III) was conducted in August on glacier Hintereisferner in Austria. The campaign was organised within the frame of the Glacier Space Project from Humboldt-University Berlin (HUB) and University of Innsbruck (UIBK), with the main goal to measure vertical profiles of […]To investigate the boundary layer between glaciers and the atmosphere, the third Hintereisferner Experiment (HEFEX III) was conducted in August on glacier Hintereisferner in Austria. The campaign was organised within the frame of the Glacier Space Project from Humboldt-University Berlin (HUB) and University of Innsbruck (UIBK), with the main goal to measure vertical profiles of […]

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  29JUL 2025

  Allgemein

  Summer expedition to Aletsch Glacier 2025

  A trip to the glacier is an opportunity to bring the algorithms to life. From the 4th to the 19th of July 2025, Danielle Gunders-Hunt (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, M3OCCA) and Valentin Marx (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, M3OCCA affiliated) were situated at the Jungfraujoch research station in Switzerland to collect radar measurements using custom-built radar systems. This summer’s fieldwork […]A trip to the glacier is an opportunity to bring the algorithms to life. From the 4th to the 19th of July 2025, Danielle Gunders-Hunt (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, M3OCCA) and Valentin Marx (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, M3OCCA affiliated) were situated at the Jungfraujoch research station in Switzerland to collect radar measurements using custom-built radar systems. This summer’s fieldwork […]

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  24JUL 2025

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  IDP M3OCCA second phase is approved

  The Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Arts has approved a second phase of the International Doctorate Program “Measuring and Modelling Mountain Glaciers and Ice caps in a Changing Climate” (IDP M³OCCA) as part of the Elite Network of Bavaria (ENB). In the second phase, we will continue the close collaboration between FAU, the Technical […]The Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Arts has approved a second phase of the International Doctorate Program “Measuring and Modelling Mountain Glaciers and Ice caps in a Changing Climate” (IDP M³OCCA) as part of the Elite Network of Bavaria (ENB). In the second phase, we will continue the close collaboration between FAU, the Technical […]

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  15JUL 2025

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  Winter expedition to Aletsch Glacier 2025

  A much-awaited winter 2025 Aletsch expedition was carried out to attain repeat glaciological and geophysical measurements at locations similar to the winter 2024 Aletsch campaign. An expedition aimed to detect changes in firn stratigraphy and firn density over two consecutive years under the influence of regional climatic changes. This was achieved by using Ground Penetrating […]A much-awaited winter 2025 Aletsch expedition was carried out to attain repeat glaciological and geophysical measurements at locations similar to the winter 2024 Aletsch campaign. An expedition aimed to detect changes in firn stratigraphy and firn density over two consecutive years under the influence of regional climatic changes. This was achieved by using Ground Penetrating […]

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  16MAY 2025

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  Winter Fieldwork Hintereisferner 2025

  During regular office days, a glacier often feels very far away. Fieldwork is always exciting because it provides a clearer understanding of what we are actually researching. From April 1st until April 4th 2025, Céline Walker (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, M3OCCA-affiliated), Felix Pfluger (Technische Universität München (TUM), M3OCCA) and Léa Rodari (Université Lausanne (UNIL)) were in the […]During regular office days, a glacier often feels very far away. Fieldwork is always exciting because it provides a clearer understanding of what we are actually researching. From April 1st until April 4th 2025, Céline Walker (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, M3OCCA-affiliated), Felix Pfluger (Technische Universität München (TUM), M3OCCA) and Léa Rodari (Université Lausanne (UNIL)) were in the […]

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  13FEB 2025

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  Our doctoral candidates present their research in short videos

  Our doctoral candidates participated in an activity to make their research better accessible to the broad public. Many of them therefore created short videos where they briefly present themselves and their work. Check it out here: (the webcam video shown in Manuels video is taken from www.foto-webcam.eu)Our doctoral candidates participated in an activity to make their research better accessible to the broad public. Many of them therefore created short videos where they briefly present themselves and their work. Check it out here: (the webcam video shown in Manuels video is taken from www.foto-webcam.eu)

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