Permafrost dynamics and thaw processesprimary
3 projects
Central theme across all three projects: Nunataryuk (coastal permafrost), CHARTER (permafrost dynamics), and Q-ARCTIC (permafrost-climate feedbacks).
Organization
B. GEOS GMBH
Austrian geoscience SME specializing in Arctic permafrost dynamics, carbon cycle feedbacks, and climate change adaptation research.
Technology SMEenvironmentATSME
H2020 projects
3
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€3.0M
Unique partners
45
What they do
Their core work
B. GEOS is an Austrian geoscience SME specializing in Arctic permafrost research, climate feedback modeling, and carbon cycle dynamics. They provide technical expertise on permafrost thaw processes, their impacts on coastlines and ecosystems, and how these changes feed back into global climate systems. Their work spans field-based observation of Arctic environments and integration into Earth system models, contributing to both climate adaptation strategies and fundamental understanding of permafrost-carbon interactions.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Arctic climate change and carbon cycle feedbacksprimary
2 projects
Q-ARCTIC focuses on quantifying disturbance impacts on permafrost-climate feedbacks; CHARTER examines drivers of Arctic terrestrial biodiversity change.
Coastal adaptation and socio-economic impactssecondary
1 project
Nunataryuk addressed permafrost thaw impacts on Arctic coastlines with a co-design approach for socio-economic adaptation.
Earth system modeling and biogeoengineeringemerging
1 project
Q-ARCTIC keywords include earth system model, biogeoengineering, and scaling — suggesting growing computational modeling capacity.
Participatory research with Indigenous communitiessecondary
1 project
CHARTER explicitly involves indigenous peoples and participatory research methods in Arctic biodiversity monitoring.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Permafrost coastal adaptation
Recent focus
Permafrost-climate feedback quantification
B. GEOS entered H2020 in 2017 focused on the applied side of permafrost science — coastal impacts, climate adaptation, and co-design with affected communities (Nunataryuk). By 2020-2021, their work shifted toward more fundamental science: Arctic biodiversity feedbacks (CHARTER), carbon cycle quantification, and Earth system modeling (Q-ARCTIC). The substantial ERC Synergy Grant funding for Q-ARCTIC (€2.5M) signals a move from adaptation-oriented applied work toward large-scale climate system science with higher research ambition.
B. GEOS is moving from applied permafrost impact assessment toward quantitative modeling of Arctic climate feedbacks, positioning themselves for the next generation of climate prediction and carbon budget research.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: specialist_contributorReach: European15 countries collaborated
B. GEOS operates exclusively as a participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project. However, with 45 unique partners across 15 countries from just 3 projects, they work in large, international Arctic research consortia. Their consistent participant role in well-funded projects suggests they bring recognized specialist expertise that major consortia actively seek out rather than building their own coalitions.
Despite only 3 projects, B. GEOS has built a broad network of 45 partners across 15 countries, reflecting the large-scale, multinational nature of Arctic research consortia. Their geographic connections likely span Nordic countries, Western Europe, and Arctic nations.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
B. GEOS is a rare find: a private SME with deep specialization in Arctic permafrost science, a field typically dominated by universities and national research institutes. Their position as a commercial entity in this space means they can offer flexibility, focused deliverables, and applied geoscience services that academic partners often cannot. For consortium builders, they represent a way to bring permafrost expertise into a project without relying on a large university department.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- Q-ARCTICERC Synergy Grant with €2.5M funding to B. GEOS alone — exceptionally high for an SME participant, signaling top-tier scientific recognition in permafrost-climate research.
- NunataryukMajor Arctic coastal permafrost project (2017-2023) combining physical science with socio-economic adaptation and community co-design — their entry point into H2020 Arctic research.
Cross-sector capabilities
Climate adaptation and risk assessmentMarine and coastal scienceEarth observation and environmental monitoringIndigenous community engagement and participatory methods
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