Lectures

Only the scientific lectures will be published on this page. The detailed schedule for the student presentations (Bachelor and Master) can be accessed via Opal. There you will also find all information on the lecture topics offered, the specifications for the lectures, as well as a sample of the evaluation basis. Participation is mandatory for everyone.

The lectures will take place in the lecture theatre of the Otto-Meißer-Bau (MEI-0080) in Gustav-Zeuner-Straße 12.

Summer semester 2026

DatePresenter(s)Lecture title / topic
09.04.2026 Introduction and announcement of the topics of the literature lectures
16.04.2026
23.04.2026Akshay Kamath & Sam Thiele (HIF)Semi-supervised neural fields for geological modelling and inversions
30.04.2026
07.05.2026
21.05.2026
28.05.2026
04.06.2026
11.06.2026
18.06.2026
25.06.2026
02.07.2026
09.07.2026

16.07.2026

Winter semester 2025/26

DatePresenter(s)Presentation title / topic
23.10.2025 Introduction
30.10.2025 Announcement of the topics of the literature lectures
06.11.2025M. MikoszekLiterature lecture
13 November 2025A. Menchen, P. Gläser, L. TautzPresentations on ongoing Bachelor theses
20 November 2025B. Jacobsen, J. SchulzLiterature lectures
27 November 2025C. Alexandrakis, R.-U. BörnerSeminar Scientific Communication
04 December 2025P. Menzel (TU Freiberg)Assessing the effect of uncertainty on inversion results by using Gaussian random fields
11.12.2025I. Storch (BEAK Consultants GmbH, Freiberg)Predictive Mapping Using Machine Learning Applied to 2D and 3D Geospatial Data
18.12.2025R. Kramer (Uni Wien)Environmental Monitoring with Passive Seismic Methods
08.01.2026T. Arzig, P. GläserLiterature Lectures
22 January 2026N. Skibbe, R. Rochlitz (LIAG Hannover)Scientific software development using the example of custEMx
29 January 2026D. Geudtner (ESA)Remote Sensing with Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Interferometry
05/02/2026H. Lehmann, J. Milde

Literature presentations

Announcement of topics for BSc and MSc theses

12.02.2026J. Otto, M. Kemter
L. Rimpel
Literature lectures
Lecture on the current bachelor thesis

Summer semester 2025

DatePresenter(s)Lecture title / Topic
10.04.2025Sascha WeitNeural Networks for application in EM simulation and inversion
17.04.2025Ralph-Uwe BörnerEdition Literature Topics (MSc)
24.04.2025Julius Pechmann (GGL Leipzig)Engineering Geophysics: Insights into Professional Practice
08.05.2025Felix HloušekSeismic Methods in Mineral Exploration
15.05.2025Anna Marti (Univ. Barcelona)Sensing the Earth with magnetotellurics: methodology and applications
22.05.2025Jan-Philipp Schmoldt (NLBL)Martial Search with Geophysics
05.06.2025BScStudent Lectures
12.06.2025Philipp Kotowski (Uni Münster)Drone-Based Deep Electromagnetic Exploration: Application Insights and Case Studies
19.06.2025Niklas KühneApplication of Seismic Imaging Techniques to Characterise the Asse Salt Structure: Implications for the Retrieval of Stored Nuclear Waste
26.06.2025Markus Schiffler (IPHT Jena)Advances in Processing and (joint) Inversion of magnetic and electromagnetic data
03.07.2025MScStudent Lectures
10.07.2025MScStudent Lectures