The University of Hamburg’s Dr. Jonas Preine has received this year’s KlarText award from the Klaus Tschira Foundation. Each year, the foundation awards young researchers who present the background, methods, and findings of their doctoral dissertations to the public in a particularly effective manner.
In his competition entry, Jonas Preine gives a vivid and impressive account of his research on the Santorini volcanoes. He describes the Greek island’s current appearance, which barely hints at the destructive power of previous eruptions anymore. Similar to a medical ultrasound examination, Preine uses seismic images that he created of the subsurface to examine how the region around Santorini has developed. ...
