Gülcher Anna, Dr.
Center for Space and Habitability, Phase 3 – Domain A – Project 5, Universität Bern, Physikalisches Institut, Welcome
PostDoc
3012 Bern
+41 31 684 84 35
| Please give us a personal quote or a quote of a famous person (e.g. of Albert Einstein) that describes you and your life/work. | |
| “All models are wrong, but some are useful” (Box, 1976) | |
| Please describe your job in only one sentence and tell us what the most important goal of this work is. | |
| I use numerical models to study the interior dynamics and surface processes of rocky planets like Venus and Earth, aiming to uncover the key factors that shape their geological and climate evolution. The most important goal of this work is to understand why Venus and Earth have diverged in their evolution and what this reveals about the (in)habitability of rocky planets in general. | |
| How did you get into this research/work field? | |
| I was drawn to classical geosciences for its unique combination of technical fields—physics, mathematics, chemistry—and gradually, my journey shifted towards placing Earth sciences within the broader context of planetary sciences. | |
| What would be the greatest discovery you would like to see in your life time? | |
| With several new Venus missions in preparation and underway in the 2030s, I would be immensely excited for the direct discovery of active volcanic plume outgassing and/or seismic activity of Venus! | |
| You work for the NCCR PlanetS. What do you think will the NCCR enable you to do you couldn’t do without it? | |
| Strengthen my network within the Swiss planetary sciences landscape. | |
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