The Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Rostock (IAP) conducts research in physics of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere in close collaboration with national and international partners. Besides studying specific processes in this region, our research also connects to climate change and to the role of atmospheric forcing on space weather.
IAP’s scientific and experimental work integrates into the following main research themes:
IAP is a member of the Leibniz Association. The institute is located near the Baltic Sea resort Kühlungsborn, it operates a branch station at Juliusruh on the Rügen island, and it is a major partner of the ALOMAR observatory in northern Norway. As an associated institute of the University of Rostock it forms an integral part of the teaching program at the Institute of Physics. Together with about 70 employees the institute has a clear approach to an equal opportunity and family-friendly human resource policy and is certified by the audit "berufundfamilie" ('career and family').
(07.07.2025) Research rocket with IAP instruments to study mesospheric dust particles successfully launched from Andøya Space.
(02.07.2025) On June 30, 2025, the official start of the new excellence research project AIR-MoPSY took place in Greifswald.
(03.06.2025) New documentary on Arte shows IAP research on noctilucent clouds - now available in the media library.
(20.05.2025) Great interest in our research: The IAP was present at the Long Night of Science in Rostock with a stand and a lecture.
(14.05.2025) Great interest in science in Kühlungsborn: Around 750 guests took the opportunity to get to know the IAP.
(24.02.2025) ARD Wissen documentary with IAP participation, now available in the media library
(21.01.2025) Thorben Mense has successfully defended his PhD
(10.01.2025) Prof. Baumgarten gave his inaugural lecture “Insight into the Ignorosphere: Growing Challenges at the Edge of Space” at the University of Rostock.
(20.12.2024) Prof. Jorge Chau, Head of the Radar Sounding Department at the IAP, has been appointed SCOSTEP Fellow.
(12.12.2024) The IAP congratulates Dr. Toralf Renkwitz on his appointment as honorary professor at Wismar University of Applied Sciences.
(26.11.2024) Ashique Vellalassery has successfully defended his dissertation!
(12.11.2024) Prof. Claudia Stephan gave her inaugural lecture at the University of Rostock on the topic of “Weather forecasts and climate predictions to the edge of space”.
(07.11.2024) The new issue of Leibniz-Nordost has recently been published.
(27.09.2024) IAP PhD student Jennifer Hartisch receives one of three Young Scientist Best Paper Awards at the U.R.S.I. National Committee meeting in Germany.
(23.09.2024) The Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics recently organized the 16th International Workshop on Technical and Scientific Aspects of MST Radar and Lidar (MST16/iMST3) at the historic Aula of the University of Rostock.
(04.09.2024) The 30th anniversary of the observatory in was celebrated with a symposium that highlighted the successes and future of the research centre.
(07.05.2024) Registratrion for 16th International Workshop on Technical and Scientific Aspects of iMST Radar and Lidar in Kühlungsborn in September is open
(16.07.2024) Project applied for by Prof. Dr Claudia Stephan in the Leibniz Programme for Women Professors has been approved.
(11.07.2024) In June 2024, the IAP successfully completed a new remote radar receiving field in northern Norway.
(05.07.2024) Juliana Jaen has successfully finished her doctoral studies
(13.06.2024) Larisa Goncharenko successfully defends her doctoral thesis!
(31.05.2024) New article about the work of the IAP published in MV-Magazine
(06.05.2024) A new SIMONe receiver was set up on the Danish island of Bornholm to complement the SIMONe Germany meteor radar network.
(26.04.2024) Kesava Ramachandran has successfully defended his Ph. D. Thesis!
(04.04.2024) The IAP has again received the certificate of the berufundfamilie GmbH.
(02.04.2024) Dr. Gerd Baumgarten has accepted the appointment offer of the Faculty of the University of Rostock for the professorship of Optical Sounding of the Atmosphere
(21.03.2024) Leibniz-Lab faces the challenge of rapid loss in biodiversity and ongoing climate change and at the same time an intensified agriculture and securing of food supply.
(19.03.2024) Dr. Suman Das receives Humboldt Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
(01.01.2024) Prof. Claudia Stephan takes over the lead of the modelling department
(25.09.2023) Appraisal ceremony. A jubilee was celebrated on the 25th of September 2023...
(25.08.2023) Two prizes were awarded to IAP early career scientists for their contributions to the XXXVth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium in Sapproro...
Minister Bettina Martin from the Ministry of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs visited IAP on 18th July 2023.
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