The “Altaussee Project” had its origins in the “Einstein of the Oceans”, Walter Munk. Institutions such as BOKU Vienna, UNI Innsbruck, UNI Bern and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography came together for this reason. Our students from the environmental and resource management branch, whose thesis will also be related to the lake, helped out the Americans in autumn 2020 who were not allowed to enter the country due to the CoVid-19 pandemic and continued their investigations.
Walter Munk with his wife Mary, Peter Beuchel, GR Mag. Barbara Ronacher, Dr. Helmut Kalss
As the year progressed, they were also invited to attend or experience other research projects, which led to the cooperation between the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and BOKU Vienna, the UNI Innsbruck and the UNI Bern, etc. Since then, our students have visited the lake at regular intervals to advance their research project and thus their diploma thesis.
Here are some impressions and details about how the research was carried out
(author of the videos: Dr. Helmut Kalss)
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An expedition to Bear Island and a trip to America, California are currently planned for this summer. Both stays are in the service of research and are of essential importance for your diploma thesis.
Further information
Walter Munk Foundation
report in the standard
