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The following is a list of scientists actively involved in research at the Geoinstitut

 NamePhoneFaxResearch
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Audétat, AndreasAudétat, Andreas
37133769(Ph.D. 1999, Zürich)
Geochemistry of melts and fluids, subduction zone processes, ore deposits
B
Boffa Ballaran, TizianaBoffa Ballaran, Tiziana
3738/3740/ 3741/37423769(Ph.D. 1997, Pavia)
Solid solutions, cation ordering, high-pressure and high-temperature phase transitions in minerals
Bouvier, AudreyBouvier, Audrey
37923769(Ph.D. 2006, ENS Lyon)
Chemical and isotopic compositions of planetary materials. Origins of the solar system and planetary formation...
Buchen, JohannesBuchen, Johannes
 
37093769(Dr. rer. nat. 2018, Bayreuth)
Properties and behaviour of minerals and materials in the Earth's interior
C
Chanyshev, ArtemChanyshev, Artem
37193769(Ph.D. 2017, Novosibirsk)
Rheology in the Earth's interior; high-pressure chemistry of bridgmanite
Chattopadhyay, AritroChattopadhyay, Aritro
38783769(M.Sc. 2024, University of Calcutta)
Numerical modelling of planetary interiors
Cialdella, LauraCialdella, Laura
37463769(M.Sc. 2018, Padova)
Solubility and partitioning on nitrogen in the Earth's interior
Curtolo, AndreaCurtolo, Andrea
37353769(Ph.D. 2025, Padova)
Thermodynamics and structure of volatile-bearing mantle melts
Czekay, LauraCzekay, Laura
38943769(Dr. rer. nat. 2023, Bayreuth)
Experiments on the stability of whewellite, an organic mineral, in subduction zone fluids
D
Dale, KatherineDale, Katherine
37463769(Ph.D. 2025, Nizza)
Planet formation, cosmochemistry and early solar system processes
Di Genova, DaniloDi Genova, Danilo
 
37343769(Ph.D. 2012, Rome)
Physical and chemical processes leading to volcanic eruption and magma fragmentation
Dias, MariaDias, Maria
38753769(Ph.D. 2024, Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Experimental diffusion studies and kinetic modelling of atomic-scale transport
Dubrovinsky, LeonidDubrovinsky, Leonid
3736/37073769(Ph.D. 1986, Moscow)
Phase transformations and chemical reactions at ultra-high pressures and temperatures; Ultra-high pressure and temperature crystallography
F
Frost, DanFrost, Dan
 
37373769(Ph.D. 1996, Bristol)
Phase relations of the Earth's deep interior; thermo-dynamic properties of minerals and fluids; Terrestrial Core...
G
Ghahramani Shojaei, KomeilGhahramani Shojaei, Komeil
38783769(M.Sc. 2022, Tehran)
Experimental investigation of CO2–rock reactions and carbonate stability under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions in subduction...
Golabek, GregorGolabek, Gregor
 
37103769(Ph.D. 2010, ETH Zürich)
Numerical modelling of Earth and planetary interiors
H
Heidelbach, FlorianHeidelbach, Florian
37043769(Ph.D. 1994, University of California, Berkeley)
Reaction kinetics and plastic deformation of mantle rocks
Hlede, MatejHlede, Matej
38753769(M.Sc. 2024, Bayreuth)
Geochemistry of magmatic-hydrothermal ore deposits
K
Katsura, TomooKatsura, Tomoo
 
37913769(Ph.D. 1991, Okayama)
Physic and chemistry of the Earth's interior; High-pressure mineral physics
Keppler, HansKeppler, Hans
 
3744/3752/ 37543769(Dr. rer. nat. 1988, Karlsruhe)
Experimental Geochemisty and Geophysics
Kurnosov, AlexanderKurnosov, Alexander
37433769(Ph.D. 2004, Novosibirsk)
HP/HT elasticity of minerals
L
Li, YuanLi, Yuan
37123769(Dr. rer. nat. 2013, Bayreuth)
Experimental geochemistry; volatiles; planetary sciences
Lünenschloss, LauraLünenschloss, Laura
38883769(M.Sc. 2025, Tuebingen)
Amphibole stability in the basaltic layer of subduction zones and deep water transport
M
Magère, AliceMagère, Alice
37183769(M.Sc. 2026, Clermont-Ferrand)
Experimental studies on the physical properties of hydrous phases in the lower mantle
Miyajima, NobuyoshiMiyajima, Nobuyoshi
37283769(Ph.D. 1997, Hokkaido University)
High pressure mineralogy, Operation and supervising TEM laboratory
Mojzsis, StephenMojzsis, Stephen
 
37293769(Ph.D. 1997, San Diego)
Physical and chemical foundations of planets. Biopoiesis and biogeodynamics
P
Pöppelbaum, MelaniePöppelbaum, Melanie
38783769(M.Sc. 2022, Bayreuth)
Fluid permeability and speciation in subduction zones
Q
Qiao, YiboQiao, Yibo
37193769(B.Sc. 2020, Wuhan)
Behavior of volatiles and ore-forming metals during various pressures differentiation of arc magmas
R
Rubie, DavidRubie, David
 
37113769(Ph.D. 1971, Leicester)
Kinetics of mineral reactions, diffusion and rheology at high pressure; mechanisms of core formation in...
S
Samal, SanketSamal, Sanket
37933769(M.Sc. 2024, Pune)
Chronology of the early Solar System using achondrites and the initial distribution of 26Al
Sardar, SoumileeSardar, Soumilee
37263769(M.Sc. 2025, Jadavpur)
H2O partitioning between upper mantle minerals and melt at 1-13 GPa
Shu, ShaShu, Sha
38783769(M.Sc. 2025, Beijing)
Element partitioning and melting in the lower mantle
Silva Souza, DanielleSilva Souza, Danielle
38783769(M.Sc. 2020, Bayreuth)
High-pressure and high-temperature deformation experiments applied to investigate intermediate to deep earthquakes
Song, YunkeSong, Yunke
37393769(Ph.D. 2026, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Research on the stability, phase relations, and water-storage capacity of hydrous minerals under deep-mantle conditions
Spang, ArneSpang, Arne
 
37183769(Ph.D. 2022, Mainz)
Numerical modeling of rock deformation, earthquakes and magmatic systems
Steinle-Neumann, GerdSteinle-Neumann, Gerd
37023769(Ph.D. 2001, Michigan)
Computational high pressure physics and mineralogy; structure of Earth's deep interior
W
Weiler, TatjanaWeiler, Tatjana
37193769(M.Sc. 2023, Kiel)
Tectonic environments favouring intermediate-depth earthquake generation
Withers, TonyWithers, Tony
37453769(Ph.D. 1997, Bristol)
Origin, incorporation, storage, and processing of volatile elements in terrestrial planets
Wu, ZhenWu, Zhen
38883769(M.Sc. 2025, Wuhan)
Experimental studies on the storage and cycling mechanisms of planetary volatiles
Y
Yuqing YinYuqing Yin
38883769
Z
Zhu, Da-PengZhu, Da-Peng
37463769(M.Sc. 2022, Changsha)
Fractionation of Sn isotopes in natural and experimental samples

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