Function and Responsibilities:

Senior scientist in the working group 4.8.4 Geothermal Fluids

- R&D projects (third party funding, planning, scientific realisation, administration and coordination)

- project management and controlling

- supervision of internships, master and PhD students

- management of fluid monitoring lab

Research Interests:

geochemical processes in geothermal fluids under high pressure/high temperature conditions
real time detektion and prevention of scaling, metal extraction/adsorption

organic and polymer chemistry, multifunctional biomaterials
chemical analytics

translation of scientific results into industrial application

project management and controlling

Career:

Jörg Zotzmann has obtained his PhD in the field of Organic Chemistry and has a lot of experience in multifunctional polymers. In his research at the GFZ he concentrates on the chemistry of geothermal fluids in general and scaling and metal extraction in particular. Jörg is experienced in applying experimental and analytical techniques under high pressure/high temperature conditions. He also holds a MBA degree with specialization on project controlling.

CV

since 2013: German Centre for Geosciences Potsdam (scientist geochemistry, projekt manager)
2005 – 2012: Hereon Centre for Biomaterial Development Teltow (scientist polymer chemistry)
2004: Chiracon GmbH, Luckenwalde (labhead analytics, organic synthesis, quality management)
2001 – 2003: University of Washington, Seattle und Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston (postdoc, organic and pharmaceutical chemistry)

Projects:

• Thermoinhibitoren (BMU): Application of Inhibitors for the prevention of scaling and corrosion in deep reservoir fluids of Molasse Basin and North German Basin
  
• SURE (Horizon 2020): Novel Productivity Enhancement Concept for a Sustainable Utilization of a Geothermal Resource
• PERFORM (GEOTHERMICA; Horizon2020): Improving Geothermal System Performance through Collective Knowledge Building and Technology Development

Finished projects

• PERFORM2 (GEOTHERMICA; Horizon2020): Improving Geothermal System Performance through Collective Knowledge Building and Technology Development
• CRM-Geothermal (EU, Horizon 2020): Raw materials from geothermal fluids
• THC prognos: hydrochemical characterisation for prognostic modeling of sustainable reservoir management