Team

We introduce ourselves

Group photo 2024

Image: David Sohr

Group leader

Ustaszewski, Kamil, Prof. Dr
Professorship of Structural Geology

Email

kamil.u@uni-jena.de

Phone

+49 3641 9-48623

Fax

+49 3641 9-48652

Link to download vCard

vCard

Room H 106
Burgweg 11
07749 Jena

Further links

Google Maps site planExternal link

To website

Image: Kamil Ustaszewski

Secretary

Voigt, Ina
Professorship of Structural Geology

Email

ina.voigt@uni-jena.de

Phone

+49 3641 9-48651

Fax

+49 3641 9-48652

Link to download vCard

vCard

Room H 109
Burgweg 11
07749 Jena

Further link

Google Maps site planExternal link

Image: Ina Voigt

Postdocs

Grützner, Christoph, Dr
Professorship of Structural Geology

Email

christoph.gruetzner@uni-jena.de

Phone

+49 3641 9-48609

Fax

+49 3641 9-48652

Link to download vCard

vCard

Room H 309 C
Burgweg 11
07749 Jena

Further links

Google Maps site planExternal link

To website

Image: Christoph Gruetzner
Balling, Philipp, Dr
Professorship of Structural Geology

Email

philipp.balling@uni-jena.de

Phone

+49 3641 9-48626

Fax

+49 3641 9-48652

Link to download vCard

vCard

Room H 105
Burgweg 11
07749 Jena

Further links

Google Maps site planExternal link

To website

Image: Philipp Balling
Rahimzadeh, Neda, Dr
Professorship of Structural Geology

Email

neda.rahimzadeh@uni-jena.de

Phone

+49 3641 9-48686

Fax

+49 3641 9-48652

Link to download vCard

vCard

Room H 312 D
Burgweg 11
07749 Jena

Further links

Google Maps site planExternal link

To website

Image: Neda Rahimzadeh

Current students

Master Geosciences

B.Sc. Stephan Domagala: Analysis of regional vertical motions in Thuringia using LiDAR data

Bachelor Geosciences

Pascal Franke: Geological remapping of carnallite inclusions in the Asse II salt mine and validation of existing maps (in collaboration with BGEExternal link). Assistant in the map collection.
Rupert Hauschild: Active Tectonics in Guatemala
Marah Kieckbusch: Kinematic forward modeling of a geological profile in the central Dinarides (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Assistant in the tectonic rock collection. Honours-Program scholarship 2025 de.

Former postdocs

Dr. Payman Navabpour, payman.navabpour@uni-jena.de, websiteExternal link
Dr. Neha Joshi, joshineha108@gmail.com, websiteExternal link

Former PhD students (alphabetically)

Dr. Taufeeq DhansayExternal link, Council for Geoscience, Pretoria, South Africa, ORCIDExternal link
Dr. Georg Löwe, georg.loewe@tlubn.thueringen.de, websiteExternal link
Dr. Erick Prince, erick.prince@uni-jena.de, website
M.Sc. Madeline Richter, website
Dr. Chris Salomon, chris_salomon@web.de, websiteExternal link
M.Sc. Benjamin Schmitz, benjamin.schmitz@deutschebahn.com, websiteExternal link
Dr. Mjahid Zebari, mmhzeb@gmail.com, websiteExternal link
Dr. Yiqiong Zhang, cugbzyq@163.com, websiteExternal link

Former students (alphabetically)

Mareike Achilles (née Danigel)External link, MSc graduate 2019
Steffen AhlersExternal link, B.Sc. graduate 2014
Eilyn Becher, MSc graduate 2020
Linda BurnazExternal link, B.Sc. graduate 2015
Muriel BülhoffExternal link, BSc graduate 2022, Honours-Program Scholarship 2022
Antje Carl, MSc graduate 2015
Sebastian CionoiuExternal link, BSc graduate 2012 and MSc graduate 2015
Monika DichtlExternal link, BSc Graduate 2022 and MSc Graduate 2025, geologist with Buchholz & Partner GmbHExternal link.
Manuel DiercksExternal link, MSc graduate 2020
Hannes EbellExternal link, BSc Graduate 2022 and MSc Graduate 2025, geologist with Baugrund SüdExternal link.
Selina Echter, BSc graduate 2020
Sonja FrölichExternal link, BSc graduate 2015
Philip GroßExternal link, BSc graduate 2012
Markus HermannExternal link, MSc graduate 2023
Leon Ispas, BSc graduate 2022
Lukas Köhler, MSc graduate 2025
Tim Knörrich, MSc graduate 2014
Sandy Laschke, MSc graduate 2015
Lukas Liebisch, BSc graduate 2016
Julien MarquardtExternal link, BSc graduate 2014
Mark Mücklisch, mark.muecklisch@uni-jena.de, MSc graduate 2022
Janis PingelExternal link, BSc graduate 2017
Emily Richter, BSc graduate 2022
Robert Scheuer, MSc graduate 2018
Keno Spille, BSc graduate 2020
Judy Stanulla (née Adamek)External link, B.Sc. graduate 2016
Adrian Steinle, BSc graduate 2018
Jane StelzerExternal link, BSc graduate 2022 and MSc graduate 2025, Honours-Program Scholarship 2024 de
Jakob Stubenrauch, jakob.stubenrauch@uni-jena.de, MSc graduate 2022
Manuel ThiemeExternal link, MSc graduate 2015
Luis Wagner, MSc graduate 2024, geologist with Goldbeck Ost GmbHExternal link
Christoph WehnerExternal link, MSc graduate 2015
Julian Welte, MSc graduate 2019
Steffen Winn, BSc graduate 2014
Sascha ZertaniExternal link, B.Sc. graduate 2013
Christina ZinkeExternal link, BSc. graduate 2015

Guest scientists (chronologically)

2024-2025: M.Sc. Wen-Han LoExternal link, visiting PhD scholar, Petrology & Geo-Microanalysis LabExternal link, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan.
2024: Prof. Dr. Chin-Ho TsaiExternal link, Petrology & Geo-Microanalysis LabExternal link, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan.
2024: Prof. Dr. Ana FociroExternal link, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geology and Mining, Polytechnic University Tirana.
2023-2024: M.Sc. Peng ChenExternal link, visiting PhD scholar, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan.
2023: Prof. Dr. Osman Parlak, Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Geology, Çukurova University,External link Turkey
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024: Prof. Dr. Marko Vrabec, University of LjubljanaExternal link, Slovenia, marko.vrabec@geo.ntf.uni-lj.si
2018, 2020: Prof. Dr. Kujtim Onuzi, Institute of Geosciences IGEOExternal link, Tirana, Abania, konuzi@yahoo.com
2019: Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Yuxiu Zhang, Univ. of Chinese Academy of SciencesExternal link, zhangyuxiou@ucas.ac.cn
2019: Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Serhiy TsikhonExternal link, Faculty of Geology, Ivan Franko University Lviv, Ukraine
2018: Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Yuriy VikhotExternal link, Faculty of Geology, Ivan Franko University Lviv, Ukraine

Team

Group leader

Ustaszewski, Kamil, Prof. Dr

Secretary

Voigt, Ina

Postdocs

Grützner, Christoph, Dr

Balling, Philipp, Dr

Rahimzadeh, Neda, Dr

Current students

Master Geosciences

Bachelor Geosciences

Former postdocs

Former PhD students (alphabetically)

Former students (alphabetically)

Guest scientists (chronologically)