Dr.
Edgar Zorn

Building
H 7,
Room
318 (Büro)
Helmholtzstraße 6/7
14467
Potsdam
Function and Responsibilities:
Postdoctoral researcher in volcanologyResearch Interests:
Volcanology
Volcano flank instabilty
Extrusion processes and deformation of lava domes
Drones/UAS surveying
Photogrammetry
Analogue modelling of volcanic processes
Radar and camera based remote sensing
Career:
2017-2020, PhD Candidate, GFZ-Potsdam
2021-2022, Postdoc, GFZ-Potsdam
2022-2024, Postdoc, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich
2025-today, Postdoc, GFZ-Potsdam
Education:
2011-2014 B.Sc. in Geosciences at the University of Potsdam2015-2017 M.Sc. in Earth Sciences at the University of Auckland
2017-2020 Ph.D. in Geology at the University of Potsdam
Projects:
ERC VOLCAPSE
BMBF TSUNAMI_Risk
ERC MODERATEAwards:
R.N. Brothers Memorial Award – 2016 – University of Auckland, New Zealand
Postgraduate Student Research Award – 2019 – University of Auckland, New Zealand
Most Cited Early Career Researcher Award – 2020 – Bulletin of Volcanology, IAVCEI/ Springer Journal