Michael Angelopoulos

Dr. Michael Angelopoulos is a Permafrost and MOSAiC Researcher at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), part of the Helmholtz Association. His work focuses on permafrost dynamics, sea ice physics, and geophysical processes in polar regions. He is affiliated with the Permafrost Research department under the Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems division. His research interests include subsea permafrost evolution, thermokarst mechanisms, and planetary analogues for Earth's cryosphere. Angelopoulos contributes to large-scale projects such as MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate).

• Affiliations: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Association
• Key Projects: MOSAiC Expedition, Arctic Permafrost Studies

His expertise spans applied geophysics, heat and salt flow modeling, and interdisciplinary approaches to Arctic environmental challenges. Angelopoulos's work integrates field observations with computational modeling to understand climate change impacts on polar ecosystems.