Aquatic Geochemistry
The working group Geochemistry, led by Jens Hartmann, focuses on chemical weathering in the Earth System at various scales and changes and variation of land-ocean matter fluxes:
A specific focus is recently on Carbon Dioxide Removal methods with a focus on Enhanced Weathering and its combination with other methods like Biochar. In addition fluid composition and generation in volcanic systems are a research focus. The working group integrates laboratory work, field experiments and modelling.
Important spinoffs from our research are
the global river hydrochemistry database GloRiCh
the global lithological map GLiM
and the global unconsolidated sediment map database GUM.
Members of the section:
Dr. Thorben Amann (Research Associate)
Stefan Baltruschat (PhD Candidate / Future-H2O)
Peggy Bartsch (Technician)
Dr. Janine Börker (Postdoc / PALMOD )
Tom Jäppinen (Lab-Engineer )
Xuming Li (PhD Candidate / basalt weathering)
Carl Lim (PhD Candidate / Ocean Alk-Align)
Dr. Tobias Linke (Postdoc / PyMiCCS & UPTAKE)
Dr. Charly Moras (Postdoc / Ocean Alk-Align)
Annika Nolte (PhD Candidate / Future-H2O)
RP Poetra (PhD Candidate / Project BAM)
Niels Suitner (PhD Candidate / RETAKE)
Mingyang Tian (PhD Candidate / Carbon-flux trends)
Panunporn Tutiyasarn (PhD Candidate / BICest Januar 2021)
Lukas Rieder (PhD Candidate / Project BAM)
Dr. Maria-Elena Vorrath (Postdoc / RETAKE & PyMiCCS & Carbon Drawdown Initiative)