Sermilik Research Station

In 2024 I started a new position as Scientific Head of the Austrian research station at Sermilik Fjord in East Greenland. Thanks to the generous support of a private donor, the University of Graz was able to establish this new station. We operate the station site together with University of Copenhagen and focus on interdisciplinary polar research and long-term monitoring of Arctic environment connections.

The station is open to students and researchers from all disciplines and can accomodate up to 25 researchers. While current research campaigns primarily take place during the summer months, the station is designed to be operational year-round.

Monitoring the Arctic

My passion for the Arctic began early in life, and I feel incredibly privileged to contribute my energy and expertise to building this new research hub in such a remarkable environment. With a background in physics and computer science, I apply machine learning and computational methods to study the severe impacts of climate change in the Arctic and to model complex interactions within the cryosphere.

Arctic Fieldwork

Sermilik station is strategically positioned at the entrance of the large Sermilik fjord system at Ammassalik island. The Mittivakkat mountain glacier is in close proximity to the station as well as various glacial lakes and bedrocks. The Greenlandic ice sheet starts across the fjord, where at it’s northern end the gigantic Helmheim and other glaciers feed fresh water into the fjord.