About me
I am a petrologist who studies how the properties and processes of melts, magmas and minerals affect planetary features. My research involves conducting experiments to provide quantitative information that can be applied to natural phenomena and the study of natural samples.
I am particularly interested in the rheology of silicate and carbonate melts and magmas, and in diffusion.
Education
2018 - 2022 // Doctorate
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Advisors: Sumit Chakraborty & Hans-Werner Becker
2015 - 2017 // MSc Geosciences
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Advisors: Arne Willner & Hans-Peter Schertl
2012 - 2015 // BSc Geosciences
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Advisor: Hans-Peter Schertl & Sumit Chakraborty
Research
since Sep 2025 // Research associate
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Institute of Geosciences
Petrology and Geochemistry workgroup Prof. Raúl Fonseca
Jan 2023 - Aug 2025 // Postdoctoral researcher & Head of Fast Differential Scanning Calorimetry Laboratory
Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Workgroup Prof. Donald B. Dingwell
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022 // Postdoctoral researcher
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Institute of Geosciences
Petrology and Geochemistry workgroup Prof. Raúl Fonseca
Feb 2018 - Jun 2022 // Research assistant
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Central Unit for Ionbeams and Radionuclides
Dec 2015 - Mar 2017 // Undergarduate research assistant
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Hans-Peter Schertl
May 2015 - Nov 2015 // Student assistant
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Hans-Peter Schertl
Teaching activities
WS 2025/2026 MSc Igneous Petrology
Lectures and Exercises on Igneous Petrology
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
WS 2024/2025 MSc Physics and chemistry of melts
Practicals on diffusion in silicate melts and glasses
Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany
Apr 2021 // 5 day MSA-DMG Virtual Diffusion Short Course
hosted by Sumit Chakraborty & Ralf Dohmen
Jun 2020 // 2 day Goldschmidt Virtual Diffusion Workshop
hosted by Thomas Shea, Sumit Chakraborty, Shah Wali Faryad, and Kendra Lynn
Oct 2018 // 5 day MSA-DMG Diffusion workshop
hosted by Sumit Chakraborty & Ralf Dohmen
WS 2016/2017 // Tutor
Practical for mineral identification
WS 2015/2016 // Teaching assistant
Practical for rock and mineral classification
Grants
DFG BI 2585/1-1 Formation of submarine basalts (part of SPP ICDP)