Research Interests:

• importance of CO₂ in magmatic induced geodynamic processes
• stable isotope geochemistry
• maar-diatreme volcanism
• structure, composition and geodynamics of lithospheric mantle
• deep biosphere in conduits of ascending CO₂

Career:

2016 retirement, now guest scientist, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

1992-2016 senior scientist, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

1978-1991 research associate, Central Institute for Physics of the Earth Potsdam (ZIPE)

1973-1978 assistant lecturer, Freiberg Mining Academy

Education:

1973 Diplom Geologe, Freiberg Mining Academy
1982 Dr. rer. nat., Freiberg Mining Academy 

Projects:

2011 – 2018: Quaternary palaeovolcanic structures and active magmatic CO₂ degassing in the western Eger Rift.

2014 – 2017: Indications for recent magmatic unrest (2000 - 2016) in the western Eger Rift area (Czech Republic).

2010 – 2013: Comparative gravimetric, geomagnetic and geologic investigations of the Ebersbrunn diatreme and the Triasscholle near Greiz.

2005 – 2010: The different degassing behaviour of upper mantle-derived fluids in the western Eger rift area - a contribution to find an optimal ICDP location.

2007 – 2008: Supposed Mytina maar (Czech Republic) – combined geophysical and geological surveys.  

2007 – 2008: Characteristics of CO₂ degassing at Diffuse Degassing Zones of the seismically active Pocatky-Plesna fault using botanical, geochemical and isotope geochemical methods.

2002 – 2004: Seismic and petrological studies of the lithosphere in the earthquake swarm region Vogtland/NW Bohemia.

1996 – 1998: Evaluation of convectively driven heat flow by quantitative CO₂ flow analysis near the KTB location.

1992 – 1995: Active subcontinental mantle volatile system in the western Eger Rift, Central Europe: Gas flux, isotopic (He, C, and N) and compositional fingerprints.