GFZ German research centre for geo sciences

Dr. Cornelius Octavian Schwarze

Cornelius Octavian Schwarze
Scientist
Dr. Cornelius Octavian Schwarze
Building A 69, Room 219/221 (Büro)
Telegrafenberg
14473 Potsdam

Function and Responsibilities:

Since 2024, I have been working as a scientist at the GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) Potsdam, specializing in geothermal energy and aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES). Currently, I am employed as a Reservoir Engineer within the RealLabor Adlershof project, focusing on the hydraulic properties of the geothermal reservoir.

Research Interests:

  • Geothermal energy and the sustainable use of hydrothermal systems
  • Aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES)
  • Thermal properties of the subsurface and their optimization
  • Career:

    Oct. 2024 – present
    Postdoctoral Researcher, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ)
    Research Focus:

    • Geothermal energy
    • Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES)
    • Reservoir Engineering

    Aug. 2023 –Sep. 2024
    IT Consultant, Senacor Technologies

    • Role as IT consultant with a focus on projects in the financial sector
    • Business Analyst
    • Data Analyst

    Apr. 2022 – Aug. 2023
    Postdoctoral Researcher, Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Chair of General Geophysics)
    Research Focus:

    • Marine Geophysics
    • Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS)
    • Management of the Petrophysics Laboratory

    Teaching Responsibilities:

    • Programming course
    • Plate Tectonics
    • Laboratory exercises

    Jan. 2016 – Apr. 2022
    PhD (Dr. rer. nat.), Friedrich Schiller University Jena
    Dissertation: "Outer forearc architecture and submarine landslides related to seamount subduction at the Hikurangi Margin (offshore New Zealand)"

    Research Focus:

    • Marine Geophysics
    • Cyclostratigraphy, Tephrochronology
    • Critical Taper Analysis

    Oct. 2028 –Sep. 2015
    Diploma in Geophysics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
    Thesis: "Bestimmung der thermischen Gesteinseigenschaften im Untergrund durch Labor- und Feldversuche an den Bohrungen KB-Moxa 1/13 und FB-Moxa 1/13"

    Research Focus:

    • Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS)

    Projects:

    Titel: GeoSpeicherBerlin – Integration eines Hochtemperatur-Aquiferwärmespeichers mit Wärmepumpensystem in ein Fernwärmenetz

    Acronym: GeoSpeicherBerlin
    Funding Source: BMBF
    Identification number: 03EWR022
    Period: 2023-10-15 2027-10-15
    Amount: 11,166,835.33 €
    Role: employee

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