Current projects:

ET MICROBIALITES - Formation mechanisms of Early Triassic microbialites in the aftermath of the greatest mass extinction (Permian-Triassic-Boundary)

The goal of ET MICROBIALITES is to understand the causes and modes of microbialite formation in critical periods of Earth history, typified by changing environments using the example of the Permian-Triassic-Boundary mass extinction event.

Flysch Vienna Basin - Tectonics, stratigraphy, lithofacies, reservoir properties and clay mineralogy of the Rhenodanubic flysch units in the subcrop of the Vienna Basin

The project Flysch Vienna Basin will establish a stratigraphic, lithofacies and structural database for the Rhenodanubian Flysch units in the pre-Neogene basement of the Vienna Basin using an interdisciplinary approach with stratigraphy, sedimentology, structural geology, tectonics and sedimentary petrology techniques to achieve its goals.

UNESCO/IUGS IGCP555 Rapid Environmental/Climate Change in the Cretaceous World

IGCP 555 investigates the causes, processes, and consequences of rapid environmental changes in the Cretaceous greenhouse world. IGCP 555 investigates the implications of short-term episodes of warming and cooling of an otherwise stable climate system.

Tectonic Evolution of the Vienna Basin and the Waschberg Zone during the Karpatian and Lower Badenian

This cooperation project with OMV Exploration and Production AG integrates structural data from seismic and surface outcrops, facies studies and well data to develop lead maps and coherent geologic models for Karpatian and Lower Badenian of the Vienna Basin.

Karst Water - tectonics, karst morphology and speleology

This cooperation project with the Vienna Waterworks (MA 31) investigates tectonics, karst and cave morphology on high alpine karst plateaus which form major drinking water resources, especially for Vienna. The aim is to determine the distribution of vulnerability of groundwater to potential contaminations.

Projects in clay mineralogy and applied sedimentology

Current projects: research on diagenesis and clay mineralogy in cooperation with the oil industry; industry sponsored applied projects on the mineralogy and strength of construction materials.