Dr. Sofia-Katerina Kufner

Dr. Sofia-Katerina Kufner
Professur für Tektonik
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I am interested in understanding how the earth works on various scales, ranging from tectonic deformation to glacial microseismicity. In order to study such phenomena, I work with seismological data from the network design and fieldwork to the data processing. For the geodynamic interpretation, I combine seismological observations with results derived from other geophysical and geological disciplines. This helps to increase knowledge on earth’s evolution and potential current and future geohazards.
since 2024: Researcher and project PI at FAU, Erlangen, Germany
2022-2024: Research Assistant at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
2019-2022: Postdoc at the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK
2019: 6 months scholarship at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
2016 – 2019: Researcher & project coordinator at the GFZ Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
2016 – PhD in Geoscineces at the Free University Berlin and GFZ Potsdam, Berlin/Potsdam, Germany
2012 – Master (German ‚Diplom‘) in Geophysics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
- DEFORM/Seismic Twister (since 2026): Embedded within the DFG Priority Program ‚DEFORM‘ (Plate Deformation and Geohazards: The Eastern Margin of the Adriatic Plate), ‚Seismic Twister‘ aims to map and understand crustal deformation in the Dinarides-Hellenides Transition Zone (Albania) by combining seismological and geological observations (https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/560302743).
- ELISE (since 2025): The interdisciplinary research initiative ELISE aims to investigate the deep underground of Vogtland and northwestern Bohemia (Germany and Czechia) to understand the causes of recurring earthquake swarms (https://www.gzn.nat.fau.eu/2025/08/11/eger-large-seismic-experiment-elise/).
- CoSuMY (since 2024): ‚CoSuMY‘ investigates how the transition from continental collision to oceanic subduction shapes 3D crustal and mantle deformation in Myanmar, situated along the eastern Himalaya syntaxis region (https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/520947397).
