Department of Mineralogy & Petrology
Geoscience Center (GZG)
University of Göttingen, Germany
Goldschmidtstraße 1, D-37077 Göttingen
Nationality: Austrian
Marital status: married, one child
Phone: +49 551 39 21685
Granulite facies metamorphism & crustal melting
Metamorphism and crustal differentiation in the Early Earth
Behaviour of REE and actinide bearing accessory minerals in crustal rocks
Geochronology of major and accessory mineral phases
since 10/2020
Research Associate, University of Göttingen
05/2023–09/2023
Parental leave
07/2020–09/2020
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Salzburg, Austria
01/2020–06/2020
Microprobe Technician
Supervision of the EPMA laboratory at the University of Graz
2017–2020
Geological mapping for the Geological Survey of Austria
Map 21 Horn, Austria
10/2016–06/2020
PhD in Geosciences, University of Graz, Austria
Thesis: “Metamorphic and tectonic evolution of the Drosendorf and Gföhl units – Lower Austria, Bohemian Massif”
Supervisor: Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr.rer.nat. Christoph Hauzenberger
10/2015–06/2017
Scientific project assistant
Interim period prior to start of doctoral project, University of Graz
01/2013–10/2015
M.Sc. in Earth Sciences (120 ECTS), University of Graz, Austria
Thesis: “Petrology of low-pressure granulites and migmatites from the Bavarian Unit, Upper Austria”
Supervisor: Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr.rer.nat. Christoph Hauzenberger
10/2009–01/2013
B.Sc. in Earth Sciences (180 ECTS), University of Graz, Austria
Thesis: “Petrography and petrology of granulites from the Bohemian Massif”
Supervisor: Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr.rer.nat. Christoph Hauzenberger
2025
Principal Investigator for a German Research Foundation (DFG) single project
Unravelling crustal melting processes through in-situ nanogranitoid analysis in monazite (210.000 €)
2017–2019
Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) grant 24886 for a 30-months doctoral fellowship
DOC – Doctoral Fellowship Programme of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, PhD-project (96.000 €)
2021
Felix-Machatschki-Price
awarded by the Austrian Mineralogical Society
2024
From Archaean Sediments and Partial Melting in the Variscan Crust: Tales of Monazite
Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
2021
From a garnet inclusion to the Variscan evolution: Implications for the polymetamorphic history of the Bohemian Massif
Felix-Machatschki award lecture at MinPet 2021
2019
Mineralogical characterization and EPMA geochronology of metamorphic monazite: implications for growth systematics and the role in metamorphic reactions.
Department of Mineralogy and Crystallography, University of Vienna
Active planning and participation in the joint research expedition to Isua, Greenland in summer 2022
together with cooperation partners from Hong Kong, USA, UK and Austria
Organization and realization of excursions for students to the Island of Elba in spring 2022 and summer 2023
scientific and logistic program
Co-organization of sessions at international meetings:
“Early Earth Evolution – New Frontiers in Archean Studies” at the EGU 2025 in Vienna
“Early Earth – Crustal evolution, metamorphism and tectonics” at the MinWien 2023 in Vienna
“Crust formation, differentiation and stabilization on the early Earth: a metamorphic perspective” at the Goldschmidt 2023 in Lyon
“The role of fluids in metamorphic and metasomatic reactions” at the GeoMinKöln 2022 in Cologne
Reviewer for peer-reviewed international journals:
Earth and Plenetary Science Letters, Journal of Petrology, Journal of Metamorphic Geology, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, American Mineralogist, Lithos, International Journal of Earth Sciences, Geological Magazine, Mineralogy and Petrology, Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences, South African Journal of Geology
MSc courses (University of Göttingen)
since 2025 Petrochronology of accessory phases: 1hr per week
since 2024 Phase equilibria: 2hrs per week
2021–2024 Polarization microscope petrography of metamorphic rocks: 1hrs per week
2022–2023 Regional geology excursion (Field Course) - Island of Elba (Italy): 1hrs per week
BSc courses (University of Göttingen)
2022–2023 Petrology of metamorphic rocks: 1hr per week
since 2022 Quantitative image analysis: 3hrs per week
since 2020 Optical microscopy: 4hrs per week
MSc courses (University of Graz)
2018 Petrography Lab: 2hrs per week, winter semester 2018
MSc courses (University of Graz)
2018-2019 Optical microscopy: 2hrs per week
“ASEA-UNINET project: Petrographic rock lab for the University of Da Nang, Vietnam”
09/2017 Preparation of a petrographic rock lab for teaching purposes and lecture for
staff members and graduated students at the University of Da Nang, Vietnam
Electron microprobe (EPMA) and scanning electron microscope (SEM)
EDS, CL & EBSD data acquisition and processing
(MC)–ICP–MS analysis (both solution and laser ablation modes)
Raman spectroscopy
micro-attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (µ-ATR-FTIR)
X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF)
Optical microscopy (transmitted and reflected light)
Processing of silicate samples in the clean lab for trace element and isotope analysis
Piston cylinder apparatus and Cold-seal pressure vessels
Geological mapping and Fieldwork
Conventional preparation techniques for rock samples
Petrological software: e.g. Perple X, Thermo-Calc, Theriak-domino
GIS software: e.g. ArcGIS, QGIS
Python, Matlab
European Association of Geochemistry (EAG)
European Geosciences Unit (EGU)
Austrian Mineralogical Society (ÖMG)
German Mineralogical Society (DMG)
Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland