Welcome to the Environmental Physics Division (UP)

Environmental Physics addresses various research topics within the Earth System Sciences utilizing physical methods, including subsystems such as air, soil, and water.

Environmental Physics as a subdiscipline of physics deals with research questions such as fluxes of energy and matter in the environment, namely within the environmental systems such as water, soil, air, and ecosystems, as well as in between these systems (transfer processes at the boundaries).

The term physics therein points to the special methods used, in principle the point of view under which these problems are treated. One method of Environmental Physics is model building, which considers the system-like nature of the environment. (transl from: Bericht zum Arbeitstreffen "Umweltphysik", April 1997, Heidelberg).

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News

  • Spring meeting 2026: We will be convening with SKM in Dresden (March 9-11, 2026). Under our leadership, we are planning a broad, cross-disciplinary symposium on sustainability in physics ("The sustainability challenge: A decade of change" - Monday, March 9).  Prof. Dr. John Plane will talk about the impact of metals on atmospheric chemistry. A symposium on tipping points under the leadership of the Professional Association Physics of Socio-economic Systems (SOE) ("Tipping points in socio-economic and climate systems" - Thursday, March 12) is also planned. We are also happy to welcome Prof. Dr. Dominik Brunner (EMPA, CH) and Prof. Dr. Mirjana Sakradzija (LMU Munich) as keynote speakers.
  • Spring meeting 2025: Many thanks to everyone who presented their work at the D-A-CH Tagung in Bern (June 23-28, 2025) and for the inspiring discussions on the sidelines of the conference.

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From the advisory board

  • We are looking for a representative of early-carrier scientists. If you are interested in contributing to our work do not hesitate to contact us.

Events

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