Dr. Sabine Kraushaar

Happy in the Kaunertal Valley

Hi there!

I’m Sabine and I have been working since 2014 as postdoc in the ENGAGE Group at the University of Vienna (Geomorphological Systems and Risk Research). My research until now included soil erosion studies, sediment fingerprinting and sediment transport modelling in northern Jordan all under the bigger aim of enhancing ground water recharge in a water scarce country.

Currently I focus on the developmpent of a nature-based solution to stabilize slopes in high mountain environments. Beside this applied research i’m also very much interested in the tracing and quantification of permafrost degradation in the discharge of small Alpine catchments.

Research Interests

  • Soil Erosion and Transport
  • Permafrost Degradation and Thermal Erosion
  • Sediment and Water Fingerprinting
  • (Hydro-)chemical tracer analysis
  • Relation of bedrock, relief and soil genesis
  • Critical Physical Geography

Research Regions

  • Kaunertal Valley (Western Tyrol/ Austria)
  • Jordan, Palestine, Israel
  • Southern Egypt
  • Spain

Media outreach of my latest projects

PHUSICOS – ‚According to nature‘, a Podcast about Nature-based solutions.

Link to podcast

PHUSICOS – ‚According to nature‘ solutions to reduce hydro-meterological risks in mountain landscapes – Horizon 2020: 2018-2023

GeoHype – GEOmorphological and HYdrological implication of PErmafrost in the Alps – Pilot study

International Summer School on Geomorphology 2015