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About Me
I have studied Geosciences at the University of Münster (2015-2020), where I obtained both my Bachelor's and Master's degree. From 2018 to 2020, I worked as student assistant at the Institut für Planetologie in Münster. From 2020-2022, I was employed as PhD student at the Institut für Planetologie in Münster, before I moved to the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (Planetary Science Department) in Göttingen to continue my PhD studies. Currently, I am working on the TRR 170 project B7 'Experimental and isotopic investigations of volatile element loss during magma degassing'.
My scientific interest is focused on understanding the early evolution of the protoplanetary disk and the formation of terrestrial planets, using high-precision isotope measurements of meteorites and terrestrial samples. My main research areas are:
- Hf-W chronometry of metal-rich carbonaceous chondrites
- Nucleosynthetic (Mo, Ti, Cr) isotope anomalies of early solar system materials and planetary genetics
- Mass-dependent Ge isotope fractionation in terrestrial samples and meteorites
Recent project work
Currently, my main research focus lies on the accretion of (moderately) volatile elements onto planetary bodies in the inner Solar System and their geochemical behavior during differentiation. Planetary bodies are generally characterized by a depletion in (moderately) volatile elements relative to primitive Solar System objects (e.g., comets and carbonaceous chondrites), however, it is matter of debate, whether this depletion mainly originates from nebular processes or from large-scale degassing of planetesimals. During my PhD studies I intend to shed new light on this issue, and particularly to improve the understanding of the timing and the processes responsible for the volatile depletion of the terrestrial planets.
Publications
- Bischoff A, Alexander C M O'D, Burkhardt C, Busemann H, Degering D, Di Rocco T, Fischer M, Fockenberg T, Foustoukos D I, Gattacceca J, Godinho J R A, Harries D, Heinlein D, Hellmann J L, Hertkorn N, Holm A, Jull A J T, Kerraouch I, King A J, Kleine T, Koll D, Lachner J, Ludwig T, Merchel S, Mertens C A K, Morino P, Neumann W, Pack A, Patzek M, Pavetich S, Reitze M P, Rüfenacht M, Rugel G, Schmidt C, Schmitt-kopplin O, Schönbächler M, Trieloff M, Wallner A, Wimmer K, Wölfer E. . ‘The old, unique C1 chondrite Flensburg–insight into the first processes of aqueous alteration, brecciation, and the diversity of water-bearing parent bodies and lithologies.’ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 293: 142-186. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2020.10.014. Publication
- Metzler K, Hezel D C, Barosch J, Wölfer E, Schneider J M, Hellmann J L, Berndt J, Stracke A, Gattacceca J, Greenwood R C, Franchi I A, Burkhardt C, Kleine T. . ‘The Loongana (CL) group of carbonaceous chondrites.’ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 304: 1-31. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2021.04.007.
Volatile-element loss during magma degassing