Applied Geology Team

Team

Applied Geology Team
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  • Prof. Dr. habil. Thorsten Schäfer

    Prof. Dr. habil. Thorsten Schäfer

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    Thorsten Schäfer

    Prof. Dr. habil.

    Telephone: 03641 /  948640
    Telefax: 03641 / 948622

    E-Mail: thorsten.schaefer@uni-jena.de

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    Personal information

    Birth Date and Place: 11.09.1969, Wiesbaden, Germany
    Marital Status: Married, 3 children

    Educational history

    • 2008
      • Habilitation (Priv. Doz. Dr. habil., 2008)
        Freie Universität Berlin,  Department of Geosciences, Germany
        Advisor: Prof. Dr. A. Pekdeger

    • 1998
      • Ph.D. in Hydrogeology (Dr. rer. nat., 1998)
        Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Department of Geosciences, Germany
        Advisors: Prof. Dr. D. Schenk, Prof. Dr. F. Sirocko (University of Mainz)

    • 1994
      • Diploma in Geology (Dipl. Geol., 1994)
        Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Department of Geosciences, Germany
        Advisors: Prof. Dr. D. Schenk & Dr. H. Knoke, Depart­ment of Geoscience

    Employment

    • seit 6/2017
      University Professor and Chair of Applied Geology
      Friedrich-Schiller-Universität (FSU) Jena, Germany
      Institute of Earth Sciences

    • 10/2014 – 2017
      Professor of Chemical Environmental Geology
      Karlsruher Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
      Department of Applied Geosciences, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences

    • 2014 – 2017
      Deputy Director
      Karlsruher  Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
      of the Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)

    • 2009 – 2017
      Deputy divisional head "Geochemistry"
      Karlsruher  Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
      of the Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)

    • 2008 – 2009
      Deputy Head of the "Geochemistry" Department
      Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, INE, Germany

    • 2004 – 2012
      Group Leader "Radionuclide Migration"
      Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, INE, Germany

    • 2002 – 2009
      Group Leader "Colloid Chemistry"
      Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, INE, Germany

    • 1999 – 2000
      Staff scientist
      Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, INE, Germany

    • 2000 – 2001
      Postdoctoral Research Associate
      Brookhaven National Laboratory (NSLS) & State Univer­sity of New York, USA

    • 1996 – 1998
      Research Associate
      Johannes Gutenberg  University of Mainz, Germany
      DFG priority program 546 "Geochemical processes with long-term effects in anthropogenically- affected seepage and groundwater"

    • 1994 – 1995
      Research Associate
      Johannes Gutenberg  University of Mainz, Germany
      German Research Foundation (DFG) priority program 546 "Geochemical processes with long-term effects in anthropogenically-affected seepage and groundwater"

    • 1994
      Research Associate
      Johannes Gutenberg  University of Mainz, Germany
      Compilation of a hy­drocarbon reservoir rock data base for the expert system FROCKI (German Society for Petroleum and Coal Science and Technology, DGMK)

    • 1995 – 1996
      Military Service
      Department of air traffic control (AFSBw)

    Awards and recognitions

    Service

    International

    • 2017 – present
      Associated Editor for Chemie der Erde – Geochemistry, Elsevier
    • 2016 – present
      Guest Editor for Geothermal Energy Journal, Springer
    • 2015 –2016
      Guest Editor for Clays and Clay Minerals
    • 2014 – present
      Associated Editor, Applied Geochemistry, Elsevie
    • 2010 – present
      Member of the expert panel on radionuclide migration in plastic clays for the ONDRAF/NIRAS and SCK∙CEN preparation of the Safety and Feasibility Case-1 (SFC-1)
    • 2006 – present
      Laboratory coordinator of the Grimsel Test Site (GTS) Colloid Formation & Migration (CFM) project
    • 2005 – present
      Representative of INE in the NEA-OECD "ClayClub" focusing on the characterization, the understanding and the Performance of Argillaceous Rocks as Repository Host Formations
      Proposal Review Committee (PRT) member of the PSI-SLS synchrotron facility "Hard XAS", Advanced light source (ALS, Berkeley) & Canadian Light Source (CLS) Panel on Geoscience applications

    National

    • 2013 – present
      Principal investigator (PI); research field energy proposal for a Helmholtz research programme "Renewable Energies Topic 4: Geothermal Energy Systems" (2015-2019)
    • 2013 – present
      Principal investigator (PI); research field energy proposal for a Helmholtz research programme "Nuclear Waste Management and Safety as well as Radiation Research Topic 1: Nuclear Waste Management" (2015-2019)
    • 2016 – 2017
      Member "Geo/Water" of the Council for Research and Promotion of Young Scientists (CRYS) at KIT
    • 2014 – 2017 
      Deputy Topic speaker "Georesources" of the KIT Climate and Environment Center
    • 2012 – present
      Member of the Holcim-Award
    • 2009 – present
      Advisory committee member of the "Center of Competence for Material Moisture, CMM"
  • Secretary

    Katrin Schönherr

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    Katrin Schönherr

    Address: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Raum H 101

    Telephone: 03641 /  948621

    Telefax: 03641 / 948622 

    Email:katrin.schoenherr@uni-jena.de

     

  • Merten, Dirk Dr. (Head of Laboratory)

    Merten, Dirk Dr.

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    Dirk Merten

    Dr.

    Address: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Room H118

    Telephone: 03641 / 948616

    E-Mail: dirk.merten@uni-jena.de

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    Research focus: BioGeo processes, (Nano)particles

    Employment

    Dr. Dirk Merten, born on 29. January 1969 in Lünen

    • since 11/03 
      • Head of the Hydrogeochemical lab at the Institute of Geosciences at the Friedrich Schiller university Jena
    • since 07/99
      • Responsible for the ICP-MS system at the Institute of Geosciences at the Friedrich Schiller university Jena
    • 12/98 
      • Grade: Dr. rer. nat.
    • 07/97 – 08/97 
      • Stay abroad at ISA Jobin Yvon in France, funded by the LEONARDO-Project oft he European Union
    • 09/95 – 12/98 
      • PhD in the group Analytical Chemistry (translated from German):
        "Development of direct and coupled methods for the analysis of ZrO2
        based ceramic powders using fast sequential atomic emission spectrometry with the inductively coupled plasma."
    • 08/95 
      • Grade: Dipl.-Chem.
    • 01/95 – 08/95 
      • Diploma thesis (translated from German):
        "Modelling and experimental verification of the evaporation behaviour
        of refractory particles for ICP-OES with pneumatic nebulization of suspensions"
    • 10/94 – 11/94 
      • Diploma examination
    • 10/89 – 11/94 
      • Studies of Chemistry at the University of Dortmund

    Academic teaching

    Bio-Geo-Colloquium (WS and SS), in English

    In a weekly lecture series lecturers report on their research on the manifold interactions in the systems atmosphere, plant, soil, and groundwater. The lecture series is focused on the spatially and temporally extremely diverse microbiological, molecular genetic, geological, hydrogeochemical, mineralogical, pedological, and geoecological mechanisms transport and impact of substances in the environment rely on.

    The current program can be found hereExternal link

    Schedule: during the lecture period, Tuesday, 4.15 p.m. to 6 p.m., Lecture Hall, Wöllnitzer Str. 7

    Methods applied in hydrogeochemistry (WS), in German

    Knowledge of sampling groundwater and surface water and its preservation for analysis for organic and inorganic water constituents is provided. An introduction to various analytical methods for dissolved and colloidal water constituents and for extraction from soils is given. Practical applications are made to check plausibility and to evaluate and present analytical results. 

    (For current dates please search in the course catalogExternal link under event no.: 45686)

    Biogeoscientific career field (WS)


    Career orientation is of fundamental interest to students. For this reason, a new module was established for the winter semester 2023/2024, which combines the support offered by the Career Point de for career orientation and applications with the legal and business management knowledge for setting up and working in companies taught in the Business Competence course. The module is supplemented by a seminar in which graduates from the biogeosciences report on their current professional fields and the relevant qualifications acquired during their studies.

    Bio-Geo-Interactions 1 (Part 2) , in German

    Literature and database research on selected topics in the geosciences and biosciences and the presentation of the acquired knowledge promote the ability to work independently in a scientific manner.

    (For current dates please search in the course catalogExternal link under event no.: 22750)

    Projects

    Research

    Rare earth elements as tools for process studies in various environmental compartments

    After normalization to suitable standards such as Post Archean Australian Shale Rare earth elements (REE: La- Lu) can be applied to study processes such as dissolution, co(preciptation), sorption in the system water, soil, rock, and biota.

    However, the application of REE for process studies relies on high qualitative analytical data. Typically, concentrations of REE in the environment are rather low while matrix elements are often highly concentrated thus impeding analytical measurements. For this reason methods for matrix separation/enrichment of REE from the water phase and for the interfrence free determination of REE are developed (further).

    A further research topic is the microbial impact on geochemical processes.

  • Sadeghnejad, Saeid Dr. (Group leader of AI and Machine Learning)

    Sadeghnejad, Saeid

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    Saeid Sadeghnejad

    Dr.

    Room: H 307

    Telephone: 03641 / 948618

    E-Mail: s.sadeghnejad@uni-jena.de

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    Research interest: Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in porous media during the energy transition period

    Employment

    • since January 2024
      • Researcher at Friedrich Schiller University Jena
        Institute for Geosciences
    • 2020-2022
      • Researcher, Alexander von Humboldt fellowship
        Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany
    • since 2020
      • Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering
        Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
    • 2014-2021
      • Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering
        Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
    • 2014-2024
      • Company Advisor, Core analysis laboratory
        Bien company, Iran
    • 2017
      • Visiting Research Scholar
        University of Waterloo, Canada
    • 2006-2014
      • Senior Reservoir Ingenieur/Software developer
        MAPSA Co., Iran

    Education

    • 2006-2011
      • PhD candidate in Petroleum Engineering
        Sharif university of Technology, Tehran, Iran
        Dissertation: Estimation of reservoir performance parameter using percolation approach
    • 2004-2006
      • Master program: Reservoir Engineering (Petroleum Engineering)(M.sc.)
        Sharif university of Technology, Tehran, Iran
        Masterthesis: Characterization of reservoir rock properties using wavelet transform
        and fractal analysis
    • 2000-2004
      • Bachelor program: Chemical Engineering (B.Sc.)
        Sharif university of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Grants, Awards, and Fellowships

    • 2026
      Granted synchrotron beamtime at DESY (PETRA III), Hamburg via competitive peer-reviewed proposal for 4D dual-energy micro-CT experiments in environmental geosciences
    • 2026-2029
      Co-Principal Investigator, Training and Research Academy for Geological Repository Systems (TRANSFER), funded by BMFTR and BGE.
    • 2025-2026
      Granted Innovation in Teaching support by Academy for Teaching Development (ALe), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, for the project “AI and Machine Learning for All: Exploring Applications in Geosciences”.
    • 2020-2022
      Alexander von Humboldt FellowshipExternal link for Experienced Researchers at Institut für Geowissenschaften, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany
    • 2010
      Innovation award for distinguished innovation in research and education for phD thesis (Certificate of Dr. Mojtahedi), Sharif University of Technology

    Lectures

    Introduction to Machine Learning in Geosciences (Geowissenschaftliche Vertiefung III, MGEO007)

    How is Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used in Geosciences today? This block course  will answer this question by introducing the capabilities of AI and, more specifically, machine learning techniques for geoscience applications. Participants in this course not only gain proficiency in programming (in Python) but also acquire a thorough understanding of the diverse applications of machine learning (in Pytorch) within this framework.

    Coring and core analysis analysis in oil and gas (in Vorlesung Rohstoffgeologie, MGEO2.2; MUGM: MGEO2.2)

    In this course, formation evaluation via integrated core analysis and geological studies is presented. The role of geoscience in analyzing core rock properties extracted from hydrocarbon reservoirs is introduced. The course covers the essential steps of coring, routine core analysis (RCAL), special core analysis (SCAL), and geological studies.

    Digital rock physics (in Vorlesung Methoden der Charakterisierung von Grenzflächen, MGEO106)

    The two paradigms of digital rock physics (DRP) are imaging and computation. Participants in this course delve into the revolutionary advancement of rock analysis through advanced imaging techniques and computational technologies. They learn to construct digital twin of rock samples at the pore scale, enabling detailed simulations and analyses of their physical properties and behaviours. Participants in this course will learn the steps involved in CT scanning using the available 3D x-rax microscope Xradia versa 620 (Zeiss Co.). Additionally, they will gain proficiency in image preprocessing and analysis (using Avizo, ImageJ, and Dragonfly). Furthermore, various pore scale modelling approaches, including PNM, LBM, and DNS, will be taught to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter

  • Ashrafizadeh, Marjan

    Marjan Ashrafizadeh

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    Marjan Ashrafizadeh

    Dr.

    Room: H 307

    Telephone: 03641 / 948618

    E-Mail: marjan.ashrafizadeh@uni-jena.de

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    Research interest: Design, synthesis, and characterization of smart polymeric systems for various applications

    Employment

    • since 2024
      • PostDoc at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
        Institute for Geosciences
    • 2019-2021
      • Lab Data Analyst, Core Analysis Laboratory, Bien Company, Iran
    • 2017
      • Visiting Research Scholar, Laboratory for Functional Colloids and Sustainable Nanomaterials, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada
    • 2016
      • Teaching Assistant, Fluid Mechanics, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran
    • 2015-2016
      • Research Assistant, Laboratory for Dynamic Surface Phenomena and Colloidal Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran
    • 2010-2012
      • Teaching Assistant, Heat Transfer Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

    Education

    •  2019
      • Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
        University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
        Dissertation: Synthesis and performance investigation of pH-sensitive polymer for water flow pattern control

    • 2011
      • M.Sc. Polymer Engineering (Chemical Engineering)
        Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
        Master thesis: Experimental investigation and theoretical modelling of swelling and solution of nanoscale coated polyacrylamide particles in porous media
    • 2009
      • B.Sc. Chemical Engineering
        Technische Universität Sharif, Teheran, Iran
        Bachelor thesis: Laboratory investigation of the viscosity of dilute polyacrylamide solutions in high saline media
  • Berger, Dietrich

    Dietrich Berger

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    Dietrich Berger

    Address: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Room H307

    Telephone: 03641 / 948618

    E-Mail: dietrich.berger@uni-jena.de

    Vegetation is a main landscape feature. It is anthropogenic influenced more or less and subjected to succession.  Particularly dynamic changes can be observed in devastated post mining areas as around Ronneburg. Standardized vegetation surveys are necessary to analyze such changes, for example vegetation survey according to Braun-Blanquet. With ecological indicator values of different species site conditions can be concluded."

  • Buchwald, Frank

    Buchwald, Frank

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    Frank Buchwald

    Address: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Room H009

    Telephone: 03641 / 948603

    E-Mail: frank.buchwald@uni-jena.de

  • Buhler, Ulrike

    Ulrike Buhler

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    Ulrike Buhler

    Address: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Room H111B (office) and L002 (lab)

    Telephone: 03641 / 948644 und 03641 / 948649

    E-Mail: ulrike.buhler@uni-jena.de

  • Fröhlich, Jakob

    Jakob Froehlich

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    Jakob Fröhlich

     M. Sc. Biogeosciences

    Telephone: +49 3641 9-48669

    Address: Burgweg 11, DE 07749 Jena, Room: H 111A

    E-Mail:jakob.froehlich@uni-jena.de

    Project affiliation: UV-ToN
    (Cooperation with German Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE))

    Field of research: Interactions between clay formations, nitrate and selenium species and their influence by the microbial community in context of high-level waste disposal

    since 03/2026 Scientific employee at Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE)
    since 02/2026 PhD student at Applied Geology group

    Further Interests and Methods

    • Groundwater contamination with Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
    • Data analysis and visualization using Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
    • Visualization and processing of geodata using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
    • Soil mapping and groundwater sampling

    Employment

    • 06/2024-01/2025
      • Working student
        • JENA-GEOS-Ingenieurbüro GmbH
        • Department Soil Protection, Soil Geology and Land Use Planning

    Education

    • 10/2022-09/2025
      • Master program: Biogeosciences (M.Sc.)
      • Profile: Hydrogeology
      • Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
      • Master's thesis: „Screening Study of Groundwater in NW-Thuringia with Focus on per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and their Analysis via Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)“
    • 10/2018-09/2022
      • Bachelor program: Environmental Protection (B.Eng.)
      • Specialization: Waste Management, Soil and Groundwater Protection
        Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences
      • Bachelor's thesis: „Identifizierung von PFAS-Eintragsquellen in das Grundwasser in Bayern“ (in cooperation with Bavarian Environment Agency (LfU))
  • Gabert, Valentin

    Valentin Gabert

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    Valentin Gabert

    M.Sc. Biogeosciences

    Room: Burgweg 11, H 312 C

    Telephone: 03641 / 948634

    E-Mail: valentin.gabert@uni-jena.de

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    Research focus: Transport properties of radionuclides

    Project assignment: SPIEG3L

     

     

     

     

    Education

    • since April 2024
      • Ph.D candidate at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
        Institute of Earth Sciences
        Chair of Applied Geology
    • 11/2020-03/2024
      • Master program: Biogeosciences (M.Sc.)
        Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
      • Master's thesis: Methodischer Vergleich zur Pflanzenaufbereitung von Getreide/Holz zur Ermittlung möglicher Verunreinigungen im Arbeitsprozess für Spurenelementanalyse
    • 10/2017-09/2020
      • Bachelor program: Biogeosciences (B.Sc.)
        Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
        Bachelor's thesis: Investigation of the production of metallophores in the chemosphere of the macroalga Ulva under copper stress
  • Kamp, Ines

    Kamp, Ines

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    Ines Kamp

    Address: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Room H111B (office) and L002 (lab)

    Telephone: 03641 / 948644 und 03641 / 948708

    E-Mail: ines.kamp@uni-jena.de

  • Muturi, Denis
    Denis Muturi

    Denis Muturi

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    Denis Muturi

    Telefon: +49 3641 9-48634

    Adresse: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Raum: 304

    E-Mail: denis.muturi@uni-jena.de

    Project assignment: TRANSFER (Training and Research Academy for Nuclear Safety and Future Expertise on Geological Repository Systems)

    Collaboration with Helmholtz Centers, universities, and the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) and the Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal (BGE)

    Field of research: Upscaling geological heterogeneity in porous media using deep learning to support safety-relevant processes in radioactive waste repository systems

    since 04/2026 PhD Candidate, Applied Geology Group

    Professional Experience

    • 11/2025 – 03/2026

    Drilling Assistant (Bohrassistent) - BGA Bohrgesellschaft, Aachen, Germany
    Assisted drilling operations and field logistics

     Education

    • 10/2021 – 07/2024

    Master of Science: Applied Geosciences
    RWTH Aachen University, Germany
    Thesis: Halogen Systematics during the Progressive Kaolinization Process in Granitic Rocks
    Focus: Mineralogy, Geothermics, Scientific Machine Learning, Reservoir Engineering, Geophysics and plate tectonics

    •  09/2015 – 09/2020

    Bachelor of Science: Petroleum Geoscience
    University of Nairobi, Kenya
    Thesis: Source rock evaluation of Lower Cretaceous formations from Block 9 of the Anza basin.
    Focus: Petroleum System, Basin & Reservoir modelling, sedimentology and Paleontology, structural geology, Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Plate tectonics

     Additional Training

    2024 - Digital Shaper Program – AI & Deep Learning Track
    TechLabs Aachen, Germany
    Neural networks, computer vision, time series analysis
    Project: AI-based robotic assistant (Clean Up My Mess)

  • Nettemann, Sarah

    Sarah Nettemann

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    Sarah Nettemann

    Dr.

    Telephone: 03641 / 948667

    Address: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Room H 305

    E-Mail: sarah.nettemann@uni-jena.de

    Research focus: GeoBio interactions, (bio)colloid/nanoparticle characterization, rhizosphere processes

    Project affiliation: BMBF-Projekt MykoBEst

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    Education

    • since 2024
    • August 2019 - April 2024
      • Ph.D candidate at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
        Institute of Earth Sciences
        Chair of Applied Geology
        PhD thesis: Mobility of trace elements associated with natural nanoparticles in acid mine drainage influenced pore-and groundwaters
    •  October 2016 – March 2019
      • Master program: Biogeosciences (M.Sc.)
        Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
        Master's thesis: Nanoparticle Tracking Fluorescence Analysis (Fluo-NTA): a new method to differentiate between inorganic nanoparticles and biocolloids?
    •  October 2013 – September 2016
      • Bachelorprogram: Biogeosciences (B.Sc.)
        Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
        Bachelor's thesis: Investigation of the diversity of methylamine-utilizing microorganisms in freshwater ecosystems
  • Philipp, Sven

    Sven Philipp

    M.Sc. Applied Geoscience

    Telephone: 06742/80499-60


    E-Mail:     sven.philipp@uni-jena.de

    Employment

    • since 12/2018
      • Ph.D candidate in Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
        Institute for Geosciences
        Chair of Applied Geology

    • since 07/2015
      • Employee in Wasser und Boden GmbH
        Boppard-Buchholz

    Education

    • 2012-2015
      • Master program: Applied Geoscience
        Darmstadt University of Technology
        Master's thesis: Hydrochemistry and Isotopic Analysis of Deep (Partly Thermal) Wells and Springs in NW-Slovenia
    •  2007-2012
      • Bachelor program:  Applied Geoscience
        Darmstadt University of Technology
        Bachelor's thesis: Geologische Kartierung des Zechsteins am südöstlichen Harzrand bei Breitungen
  • Pirrung, Michael

    Michael Pirrung

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    Michael Pirrung

    PD Dr.

    Responsibilities: Room plan, lecture plan and exam dates (Friedolin) for the study paths B.Sc. and M.Sc. Geosciences, lectureships geology, proportionaltely organisation of biogeoscientific field course. 

     

    Address: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Room H121

    Telephone: 03641 / 948697

    E-Mail: michael.pirrung@uni-jena.de

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    Teaching (in german language)

    WS: introduction to geosciences field trip, introduction to remote sensing/GIS, proportionately soft rocks.

    SS: mapping for biogeosciences, geological mapping course for biogeosciences, earth history field trip for M.Sc. Geography, proportionately introduction to applied geology.

    Projects

    Research

    • Dust as environmental signal from geogenic and anthropogenic sources
    • magnetic susceptibility of recent fluvial sediments and their catchment rocks in Germany and surrounding areas
    • geochemistry of catchment rocks and recent fluvial sediments in the catchment of river Thüringische Saale
  • Pukallus, Caroline

    Caroline Pukallus

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    Caroline Pukallus

    Telephone: 48667

    Address: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Room: H305

    E-Mail: caroline.pukallus@uni-jena.de

    Project affiliation: BMBF-Projekt MykoBEst

    Field of research: Dendroanalysis

     



     

     

     

    Employment

    • Since February 2024
      • PhD student at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
        Institute of Geosciences
        Chair of Applied Geology

    Education

    • October 2021 – March 2024
      • Master program: Environmental and Georesources Management (M. Sc.)
        Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
        Master’s thesis at Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry Jena: 
        Monitoring of soil enzymes involved in C, N and P cycle and their response to different forest management practices
    • October 2017 – March 2021
      • Bachelor program: Environmental engineering (B. Sc.)
        Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena – University of Applied Sciences
        Bachelor's thesis at Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS Hermsdorf: Synthesis and characterization of palladium-based membranes for the separation of hydrogen from gas mixtures
  • Riefenstahl, Markus

    Markus Riefenstahl

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    Markus Riefenstahl

    M. Sc. Biologie

    Address: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Room D305

    Telephone: 03641 / 948667

    E-Mail: markus.riefenstahl@uni-jena.de

     

    Field of activity: Phytoremediation, Bio-Geo-Interactions

    Project affiliation: BMBF-Projekt MykoBEst, Phytoremediation experiments with fast-growing tree species

    Employment

    • since 2013
      • PhD candidate
        Institute of Geosciences, Working group Applied Geology
    • since 2012
      • Scientific assistant
        Institute of Geosciences, FSU in Jena
    • 2003–2012
      • Bachelor + Master program: Biology, Geography und Geology (B.Sc. + M.Sc.)
        Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
        Masterthesis: Studies on the effect of microbial factors and Ethanolamin on growth parameters and heavy metal tolerance in plants
  • Sowoidnich, Thomas

    Sowoidnich, Thomas

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    Thomas Sowoidnich

    Telephone: 03641 / 948641

    Address: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Room: H 309 D

    E-Mail: thomas.sowoidnich@uni-jena.de

    Field of research:

    Cement chemistry, raw material technology, nanoparticles

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    CV:

    Since 04/2026 Post-Doc at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Institute for Geosciences, Chair of Applied Geology

    11/2015
    Doctorate at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Faculty of Civil Engineering (Dr. rer. nat)
    „A study of retarding effects on cement and tricalcium silicate hydration induced by superplasticizers“

    Since 2009
    Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, F.A. Finger-Institute for Building Materials Science, Chair of Building Materials

    2006-2009 Graduate scholarship from the Free State of Thuringia at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

    2006
    Thesis at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Faculty of Civil Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.)
    „Grundlagenuntersuchungen zur Hydratation von Tricalciumsilikat“

  • Stengel, Edwin

    Edwin

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    Edwin Stengel

    Address: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Raum: H111B (Büro) und L002 (Labor)

    Telephone:  03641 / 948644 und 03641 / 948649

    E-Mail: edwin.stengel@uni-jena.de

  • Ude, Michael

    Michael Ude

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    Michael Ude

    Address: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Room 213

    Telephone: 03641 / 948721

    E-Mail: michael.ude@uni-jena.de

  • Van Overloop, Léon

    Van Overloop, Léon

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    Léon van Overloop

    Phone: 03641 948669

    E-mail: leon.van.overloop@uni-jena.de

    Office: Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Room 111A

    Project: EVIDENT

    Professional experience:

    July 2022 – November 2023

    Technical assistant at the Chair of Hydrogeology, Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

    Employment

    • Since December 2023
      • PhD student at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
        Institute for Geosciences
        Chair of Applied Geology

    Education

    • October 2019 – July 2022
      Master program: Biogeosciences (M.Sc.)
      Friedrich Schiller University Jena
      Master's thesis: Dynamic relocation experiments using the example of agricultural loess soils
    • October 2016 – September 2019
      • Bachelor program: Biogeosciences (B.Sc.)
        Friedrich Schiller University Jena
        Bachelor thesis: Investigation of the temperature dependence of the reactive transport of PEG polymer colloids in a circulation column experiment
    • October 2013 – June 2016
      • Training: State-certified chemical-technical assistant
        Justus-von-Liebig School Hanover
  • Wiede, Stefanie
    stefanie.wiede

    stefanie.wiede

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    Stefanie Wiede

    Phone: 03641 9-48653 (Lab, Burgweg 11)

                  03641 9-48745 (Lab, Wöllnitzer Straße 7)

    E-mail: stefanie.wiede@uni-jena.de

    Office: L003 (Lab, Burgweg 11),

                 E004 (Lab, Wöllnitzer Straße 7)

Former team members

  • Böhm, Marcus

    Marcus Böhm

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    Marcus Böhm

    Dr

    Member of the working group from: 2018-2026

    Project affiliation(s): Travaris

  • Kogiomtzidis, Anna

    Anna Kogiomtzidis

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    Anna Kogiomtzidis

    MSc. Geosciences

    Member of the working group from: 2024-2026

    Project affiliation(s): Travaris

  • Weinzierl, Gerit
    Weinzierl, Gerit

    Weinzierl, Gerit

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    Gerit Weinzierl

    Lab Technician (until 2026)

  • Lange, Dan Frederik

    Frederik Lange

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    Dan Frederik Lange

    Dr.

    Member of the working group from: 2021– 2026

    Project affiliation(s): Graduate program International Max Planck Research School for Global Biogeochemical Cycles at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, in association with the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

  • Ewouame, Ruth Amenuvela

    Ruth Amenuvela Ewouame

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    Ruth Amenuvela Ewouame

    M.Sc. Geowissenschaften

    Member of the working group from: 2022– 2025

    Participation in the following projects: AquaDiva

  • Hellmann, Steffen

    Steffen Hellmann

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    Hellmann, Steffen

    Dr.

    Member of the working group from: 2021– 2025

    Project affiliation(s): DFG SPP 2005, CONCERT-CCair de

     

     

     

     

    Technical Specialist – Geochemistry and Geochronology Lab Manager

    School of Geographical & Earth Sciences

    University of Glasgow

    Email: steffen.hellmann@glasgow.ac.uk

    Google ScholarExterner LinkExternal link                  ORCIDExterner LinkExternal link

    ResearchGateExterner LinkExternal link                    LinkedinExterner LinkExternal link

    Web of ScienceExterner LinkExternal link                ResearcherIDExternal link

     

  • Löwe, Ariunzaya

    Ariunzaya Löwe

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    Löwe, Ariunzaya 

    M.Sc. Geowissenschaften

    Member of the working group from: 2022– 2025

    Participation in the following projects: RENA

  • Kusturica, Annemie

    Kusturica, Annemie

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    Kusturica, Annemie

    M.Sc. Geowissenschaften

    Member of the working group from: 2021– 2025

    Participation in the following projects: WTZ-Granit

  • Hupfer, Sarah

    Hupfer, Sarah

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    Hupfer, Sarah

    Dr

    Member of the working group from: 2019– 2025

    Responsible person for 3D x-ray microscope

    ResearchGateExternal link

  • Leins, Alessio

    Leins, Alessio

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    Leins, Alessio 

    Dr

    Member of the working group from: 2020– 2024

    Participation in the following projects: REFLECT

  • Jara Heredia, Daniel

    Jara Heredia, Daniel

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    Jara Heredia, Daniel

    Dr.

    ResearchGateExternal link

     

     

     

    Member of the working group from: 2018 – 2024

    Participation in the following projects: TRANS-LARAExternal link

  • Mirgorodsky-Hausig, Daniel

    Mirgorodsky, Daniel

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    Mirgorodsky-Hausig, Daniel

    Dr.

    ResearchGateExternal link

    LinkedInExternal link

     

    Member of the working group from: 2008 – 2022

    Participation in the following projects: USER IIExternal link, USERExternal link

  • Gil-Díaz, Teba

    Gil-Díaz, Teba

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    Teba Gil-Díaz

    Dr.

    ResearchGateExternal link

    Member of the working group from: 2019 - 2022

    Participation in the following projects: CONCERT_CCAirExternal link

  • Pingel, Janis Leon

    Pingel, Janis Leon

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    Janis Leon Pingel

     

    M. Sc. Geowissenschaften

     

     

    Member of the working group from: 2020 – 2023

    Participation in the following projects: Kollorado-e3 de

    ResearchGateExternal link

  • Seidel, Susanne

    Susanne Lehmann

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    Susanne Seidel

    Dr.

    ResearchGateExternal link

    OCRIDExternal link

    Member of the working group from: 2021 – 2023

    Participation in the following projects: RENAExternal link

  • van Laaten, Neele

    van Laaten, Neele

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    Neele van Laaten

    Dr.

    Google ScholarExternal link

    ResearchGateExternal link 

    ResearcherIDExternal link 

    Member of the working group from: 2016 – 2023

    Participation in the following projects: Anthropogenic and geogenic sources of dust in urban areas in central GermanyExternal link

  • Piechnick, Regina

    Piechnick, Regina

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    Secretary until 2023