High Altitude Research Stations Jungfraujoch and Gornergrat HFSJG

Current and recent research projects at the Research Station Jungfraujoch

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Country Year Project approved Institute Project leader Name of project Programmes
Austria 2022 2023 2024
2025
Institut für Sportwissenschaft, Universität Innsbruck Prof. Martin Faulhaber Problemanalyse und Forschung in der Trainingswissenschaft
Belgium 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège Dr. Emmanuel Mahieu High resolution, solar infrared Fourier Transform spectrometry. Application to the study of the Earth atmosphere
Belgium 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB) Dr. Michel van Roozendael Atmospheric physics and chemistry
Belgium 2024
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Water and Climate Prof. Harry Zekollari Detecting glacial subsurfaces to prepare the search for old ICE (DICE)
Czech Republic 2021 2022 2023 2024
Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences Ondrej Ploc Gamma-Ray Spectrometry during Thunderstorms
Finland 2021 2022 2023
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research, University of Helsinki Dr. Federico Bianchi Long-term study of aerosol particle formation in the free troposphere
France 2022
IMT Nord Europe Thérèse Salameh Carbon balance field campaign in free troposphere with intermittent planetary boundary layer influence
Germany 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Institut für Umweltphysik, Universität Heidelberg Dr. Samuel Hammer / Prof. Eliza Harris Long-term observations of 14CO2 and 222Radon at Jungfraujoch
Germany 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Max Planck Institut für Biogeochemie, Jena Dr. Armin Jordan Flask comparison on Jungfraujoch
Germany 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
University of Munich, Faculty of Medicine, Pneumology Prof. Dr. med. Rainald Fischer Correlation of blood gas analysis at 3454 m with symptoms of acute mountain sickness
Germany 2021
German Aerospace Center, Earth Observation Center, Department Land Surface Dynamics Celia Baumhoer Polar Monitor Workpackage: coordinated data aquisition of radar and optical sensors
Germany 2022
German Aerospace Center (DLR) Prof. Irena Hajnsek SWESAR (Snow Water Equivalent SAR experiment / DLR Airborne SAR Campaign on the Alesch Glacier
Germany 2022
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institute of Microwaves and Photonics Prof. Martin Vossiek Enceladus Explorer - Imaging system for crevasses in astrobiology for robot-based ice exploration
Germany 2022
University for Television and Film Munich Prof. Peter C. Slansky PERAMIS: Perseids Radiant Micro Structures
Germany 2023
Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Institute of Microwaves and Photonics Prof. Martin Vossiek Technologies for Rapid Ice Penetration and Subglacial Lake Exploration - Forefield Reconnaissance System (TRIPLE-FRS)
Germany 2023 2024
2025
Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Institut für Antriebssysteme und Leistungselektronik Prof. Axel Mertens Investigation of a verification of cosmic radiation ruggedness of GaN HEMTs with a long-term test
Germany 2023
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Larissa Lacher Intercomparison of ice cloud chambers in ambient air
Germany 2024
Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Prof. Martin Vossiek Measuring and Modelling Mountain glaciers and ice caps in a Changing ClimAte (M3OCCA)
Germany 2024
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Dr. Larissa Lacher Measurement of ice-nucleating particles using the INSEKT (Ice Nucleation Spectrometer of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Germany 2024
2025
Bavarian Academy of Science and Humanities, Geodesy and Glaciology Akash Patil Improving the Density assumption for Glacier Volume for Mass conversion
Germany 2024
German Aerospace Center (DLR) Dr. Georg Fischer Snow Water Equivalent SAR experiment (SWESAR24)
Germany
2025
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Prof. Dr. med. Rainer Boeger Translational study to assess the functional role of genetic variability in the DDAH1 and DDAH2 genes in the response to hypobaric hypoxia at high altitude in healthy humans (ALTIGENE study)
Germany
2025
RWTH Aachen University Prof. Christopher Wiebusch Technologies for Rapid Ice Penetration and Subglacial Lake Exploration - Forefield Reconnaissance System (TRIPLE-FRS)
India 2022
Rohini Devasher Rohini Devasher The Mirrored Sky
Italy 2023
University of Milano-Bicocca Prof. Luca Ferrero EXperimental determination of the Atmospheric heating Rate due to light absorbing aerosol in remote high Altitude sites (EXARA)
Italy 2023
ENEA CR Casaccia Biotechnology Laboratory Luca Nardi BioXtreme
Italy 2023 2024
2025
Finapp srl Enrico Gazzola Monitoring the flux of cosmic muons for CRNS incoming correction
Italy
2025
ISAC-CNR Simonetta Montaguti MIRA - Mountain Intercomparison of Radon Analyzers
Singapore 2022 2023 2024
2025
Nanyang Technological University Singapore Prof. Stephan C. Schuster Vertical stratification of the air microbiome
Slowenia 2022
Aerosol d.o.o. Martin Rigler Carbon balance field campaign in free troposphere with intermittent planetary boundary layer influence
Sweden 2023 2024
Ylva Snoefrid Ylva Snoefrid Cosmos and Vanitas in the Light of Conscience
Sweden 2023 2024
Lund University, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science Prof. Vaughan Phillips Observations of snow fragmentation with two portable probes
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Payerne Dr. Laurent Vuilleumier Global Atmosphere Watch Radiation Measurements
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland Dr. Martin Gysel-Beer The Global Atmosphere Watch Aerosol Program at the Jungfraujoch
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos, World Radiation Center Dr. Julian Gröbner Longwave Infrared radiative forcing trend assimiliation over Switzerland (LIRAS)
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland Dr. Lukas Emmenegger National Air Pollution Monitoring Network (NABEL)
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland Dr. Stefan Reimann Monitoring of halogenated greenhouse gases
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland Dr. Lukas Emmenegger Continuous measurement of stable CO2 isotopes at Jungfraujoch, Switzerland
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Climate and Environmental Division, Physics Institute, University of Bern Prof. Eliza Harris High precision carbon dioxide and oxygen measurements
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Bundesamt für Gesundheit, Sektion Umweltschutz, Bern Jeremy Beuret Aerosols radioactivity monitoring (RADAIR) And DIGITEL
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bern Dr. Lukas Bäni Neutron monitors - Study of solar and galactic cosmic rays
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz, Freiburg i.Br., Climate and Environmental Physics, University of Bern PhD Andreas Bollhöfer 85Kr activity determination in tropospheric air
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Berner Fachhochschule (BFH), Technik und Informatik (TI), Photovoltaik-Labor Prof. Christof Bucher Long-term energy yield and reliablity of a high alpine PV (photovoltaic) plant at Jungfraujoch (3454 m)
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Versuchsanstalt für Wasserbau, Hydrologie und Glaziologie (VAW), ETH Zürich Dr. Andreas Bauder Glaciological investigations on the Grosser Aletschgletscher
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Institut für Umweltgeowissenschaften, Universität Basel Dr. Franz Conen Measurement of 222Rn for atmospheric tracer applications
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Bundesamt für Landestopografie / Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo) Dr. Arturo Villiger Automated GPS Network Switzerland (AGNES)
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
MeteoSwiss, Zürich Stephan Bader The weather at Jungfraujoch
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Surface Meteorological Networks, MeteoSwiss, Payerne Gilles Durieux Operation of a meteorological station at high altitude in the Alps
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Dr. Peter Zingg High altitude migration of bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) over the Jungfraujoch
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
Institute for Environmental Geosciences, University of Basel Dr. Franz Conen Flux of biological ice nucleators to cloud altitudes (using Rn-222 as a tracer for atmospheric transport and mixing)
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF Dr. Marcia Phillips Evolution of high mountain permafrost rockwalls (Jungfrau Ostgrat)
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology, Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland Dr. Christoph Hüglin National Air Pollution Monitoring Network, temporary extension
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
armasuisse Wissenschaft und Technologie, Fachbereich Testcenter Dr. Ronny Lorenzo Study on the Performance of Methanol Fuel Cells in Alpine Environments
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Klima- und Umweltphysik, Universität Bern Prof. Eliza Harris Flask sample takings for intercomparison between MPI_BGC Jena (Dr. W. Brand), Univ. Groningen (Prof. H. Meijer) and UBern regarding CO2 and O2 and other species
Switzerland 2021 2022
Institute of Veterinary Physiology, University of Zuerich Dr. Markus Thiersch Cancer Incidence and Tumor Growth in High Altitude
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Dept. für Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bern Prof. Sönke Szidat Air Sampling for 14CH4 measurements
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
Amt für Geoinformation BL Patrick Reimann Einfluss der Erdkrümmung und terrestrischer Refraktion bei trigonometrischer Höhenbestimmung
Switzerland 2021
Universität Bern, Institut für Geologie, Gruppe Isotopengeologie Prof. Thomas Nägler Evaluating the contribution of Marine Aerosols to the Mo Surface Water Cycle
Switzerland 2021 2022
International Slackline Association Thomas Buckingham Study on strength degradation of flat textile materials used in mountain sports due to UV radiation and weather
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023
University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Prof. Sönke Szidat Automated sampling of atmospheric air
Switzerland 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025
ETH Zürich, Institute of Environmental Engineering Esther Mas i Sanz Investigation of bistatic scattering properties of snow using Ku-band radar
Switzerland 2021
University of Zurich, Department of Geography Jacqueline Bannwart TanDEM-X radar penetration into snow and firn: a comparison of satellite data and field measurements
Switzerland 2021 2022
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland Dr. Alejandro Keller Employment of novel tools for the continuous characterization of the carbonaceous fraction in ambient aerosol
Switzerland 2021
Peter Baracchi Peter Baracchi ART meets SCIENCE to raise climate change awareness
Switzerland 2021 2022
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL Prof. Christoph Scheidegger Ecophysiology, growth and reproduction of Umbilicaria virginis, a nival lichen
Switzerland 2021
Julie Favre Julie Favre The study of cosmic rays
Switzerland 2021
Empa Dr. Christoph Zellweger System- and performance audit for surface ozone, carbon monoxide, methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide at the high altitude research station Jungfraujoch
Switzerland 2022 2023 2024
2025
Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern Dr. Gunter Stober Swiss Meteor Survey
Switzerland 2022 2023 2024
Barakat Photography GmbH Benjamin Barakat Light Pollution & our Night Sky
Switzerland 2022
Gymnasium Thun Irina Tobler Maturarbeit
Switzerland 2022
ETH Zurich, Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Dr. Gregor Moeller A terrestrial radio occultation experiment with commercial GNSS receivers
Switzerland 2022 2024
University of Basel, Department of Environmental Sciences Dr. Nicolas Bukowiecki Visualization of surface heat transfer around the Jungfraujoch using thermal imaging
Switzerland 2022
Thales Alenia Space Daniel Matter VERTIGO (VERy high Throughput satellite-ground Optical link). Outdoor demonstration
Switzerland 2022 2023
ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Agricultural Sciences Dr. Stefan Osterwalder Mercury monitoring to evaluate the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention in Switzerland: A pilot study
Switzerland 2022
University of Geneva, Department of Applied Physics, Quantum Technologies Prof. Hugo Zbinden Swiss Space Quantum Communication
Switzerland 2022 2023
ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Agricultural Sciences Dr. Stefan Osterwalder Passive air sampling for mercury on a global scale
Switzerland 2023
ETH Zürich, Geological Institute Prof. Jordon Hemingway Collecting snow for mineral synthesis experiments
Switzerland 2023 2024
2025
MeteoSwiss Fiona Tummon SYLVA
Switzerland 2024
Inselspital Bern, Department for Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine Dr. med. Sven Straumann The effect of acute high altitude exposure on rescuer performance and patient care
Switzerland 2024
Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie, METAS Dr. Henri Baumann Absolute gravimetric calibration line Grindelwald - Jungfraujoch
Switzerland 2024
2025
Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern Dr. Gunter Stober TEMPERA-C
Switzerland 2024
2025
Empa, Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics Dr. Artur Braun Effect of photoelectrodes functionalized with cyanobacteria for solar hydrogen production under high altitude solar radiation: simulation of conditions for future space missions
Switzerland 2024
Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital Bern Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Pilgrim, pract. med. Chrisoula Dernektsi Short-term exposure to high-altitude in patient with aortic stenosis
Switzerland 2024
2025
Union Schweizerischer Kurzwellen-Amateure, Sektion Bern HB9F Roland Moser Operation of a 70 cm amateur beacon transmitter, operation of a 23 cm voice repeater station, study of high frequency propagation conditions
Switzerland 2024
2025
University of Bern, Institute of Geography Prof. Adrien Mestrot Atmospheric fluxes of arsenic and antimony: Analysis of volatile As and Sb species and their absorption on particulate matter
Switzerland
2025
Sail & Explore Association Dr. Roman Lehner Smaller sized microplastic determination and monitoring at the top of Europe
Switzerland 2024
2025
Naneos Particle Solutions Prof. Dr. Martin Fierz Intercomparison of Partector 2 with SMPS at low ambient concentrations
Switzerland
2025
ETH Zürich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science Dr. Zamin A. Kanji ACTRIS-CH Cloud In Situ (CIS) Measurement
Switzerland 2024
ETH Zürich, Robotic Systems Lab Jonay Frey / Prof. Marco Hutter GrandTour - High Altitude Data Collection For Legged Robot
Switzerland
2025
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Assistant Prof. Julia Schmale Vertical properties of aerosols in the Arctic lower atmosphere and their impact on cloud radiative effects, VAERTICAL
Switzerland
2025
ETH Zürich, Departement Chemie und Angewandte Biowissenschaften Dr. James Ellison Direct air capture of carbon dioxide in an alpine environment
Switzerland
2025
University of Basel, Department of Environmental Sciences Dr. Stéphane Affolter Daily sampling of precipitation water
Switzerland
2025
Roche Diagnostics (Schweiz) AG Daniel Klotz HIV nucleic acid test CLIA Flex Sudies
Switzerland
2025
Tofwerk AG Veronika Pospisilova Long term volatile organic compounds monitoring
UK 2022
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, The University of York Dr. Stephen J. Andrews Carbon balance field campaign in free troposphere with intermittent planetary boundary layer influence
United States
2025
Yale University Jake Vincent Maranghi A Phenomenology of Natural Sublimity, Finitude and Theophany at Altitude
USA 2021
Center for Filtration Research, University of Minnesota Dongbin Kwak Saliva evaporation test in low pressure environment
USA 2024
Purdue University, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Prof. Daniel J. Cziczo entitled Single Particle Studies of Ice Nucleation at the High Altitude Research Station Jungfraujoch
USA 2024
2025
University of Dallas, Department of Physics Dr. Will Flanagan Cosmic ray demonstrations for 'Experimental Particle Physics: Past and Present' course