Basil Tufail joined the Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) as a doctoral student in late October. Basil earned his Bachelor’s in Space Sciences from the Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. He then completed the EAGLE Masters at the University of Würzburg in 2021. Since then, he has been part of the Institute of Earth Observation at Eurac Research in Bolzano, Italy, working on various vegetation-related projects and advanced computing for EO data. At the EORC, Basil’s research focuses on Alpine vegetation above the tree line, specifically the sub-nival vegetation and its role in the ecosystem.
Congratulations to Julia Rieder on Her Successful PhD Defense
We are pleased to congratulate Julia Rieder on the successful defense of her PhD thesis! Over the past years, Julia has investigated how European beech forests respond to severe drought events and which factors determine whether individual trees survive or die under...








