Research Interests:

• Hydrogeochemical modelling
  
• Water-mineral-interactions
  
• Nuclear waste disposal
• Clay mineralogy

Career:

since 2022:     Research associate, Section 3.4 Fluid Systems Modelling, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), Potsdam

2021 - 2022:   Scientific assistant, Section 3.1 Inorganic and Isotope Geochemistry, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), Potsdam

2019 - 2020:   Student assistant, Section 3.1 Inorganic and Isotope Geochemistry, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), Potsdam

Education:

since 2022:    Doctoral student, Section 3.4 Fluid Systems Modelling, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), Potsdam

2017 - 2020:  MSc in Geosciences (major in mineralogy and petrology), University of Potsdam. Master thesis: "Investigating the interaction of smectite with bacteria and their individual behaviour in different fluid systems -Application for the use of bentonite clay as backfilling in nuclear waste repositories"

2012 - 2017:   BSc and MSc Applied Geosciences, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

Awards:

GeoBerlin 2023 - Geosciences Beyond Boundaries:     First Poster Prize (https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/press/news/details/posterpreis-fuer-marie-bonitz-auf-der-geoberlin)

GFZ Doctoral Days 2024:                                              Best Poster Award