Contributors

At five institutions across Germany, many scientists from very different disciplines are working on research topics related to geothermal energy.

Karlsruhe Institut für Technologie

The project team at KIT coordinates the GeoLaB project and contributes to geothermal research in GeoLaB with its knowledge from various specialist disciplines.

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Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum

The GFZ specialises in research into the solid Earth. GFZ scientists contribute their knowledge of geosciences and drilling technology to GeoLaB.

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung

The UFZ is developing the ‘Virtual GeoLaB’, a so-called digital twin of the real research laboratory in the virtual world.

Technische Universität Darmstadt

TU Darmstadt contributes regional geoscientific knowledge to the Tromm region. The scientists involved are mainly concerned with the occurrence, movement and quality of groundwater.

Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung

In the GeoLaB project, the Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal (BGE) wants to learn what challenges need to be overcome in the construction of underground facilities and how modern technical solutions can help.

The BGE's involvement in GeoLaB ends with the commissioning of the research laboratory. No repository will be built at the actual GeoLaB site. The legally regulated selection process for a disposal site will proceed independently of the BGE's basic research with GeoLaB.

Contributing Persons

  • Dr. Katharina Schätzler

    KIT - Sprecherin für Kommunikation, Hauptansprechpartnerin

  • Dr. Bastian Rudolph

    KIT - Gesamtprojektleitung

  • Prof. Dr. Thomas Kohl

    KIT - Gesamtkoordination

  • Prof. Dr. Ingo Sass

    GFZ - Sprecher Wissenschaft
    TU Darmstadt - Angewandte Geothermie

  • Prof. Dr. Olaf Kolditz

    UFZ - Virtual GeoLaB, Umweltinformatik

  • Dr. Karsten Rink

    UFZ - Sprecher Digital GeoLaB

  • Dr. Nadine Haaf

    KIT - Geophysik

  • Karine Marchand

    KIT - Administration

  • Nicolas Neuwirth

    KIT - Geowissenschaften

  • Judith Bremer

    KIT - Geowissenschaften
    Kommunikation und Koordination Programmforschung

  • GeoLaB Team

    GeoLaB-Team der BGE mit (v.l.) PD Dr. Wolfram Rühaak, Otto Christopeit, Dr. Melissa Perner, Dagmar Dehmer, Prof. Dr. Jürgen-Heinz Schamp, Thora Schubert

  • Prof. Dr. Eva Schill

    Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Kalifornien, USA; bis April 2024: KIT - Gesamtprojektleitung