Dr. Patrick Frings
Building
E,
Room
227 (Büro)
Telegrafenberg
14473
Potsdam
Research Interests:
- Geochemistry of 'non-traditional' metal/loid stable isotopes
- Silicon geochemistry and biogeochemistry, with a focus on global cycle
- Silicate weathering and the planetary 'thermostat'
- Development of isotope geochemical proxies for geomicrobiological processes
Career:
- 2015-2016: Postdoctoral Researcher, Lund University, Department of Geology
- 2016-2019: Postdoctoral Researcher, GFZ-Potsdam, Section 3.3 Earth Surface Geochemistry (funded by the Swedish Research Council)
- 2019-present: Postdoctoral Researcher, GFZ-Potsdam, Section 3.3 Earth Surface Geochemistry, in collaboration with Section 3.7 Geomicrobiology (funded by the GFZ Discovery Fellowship scheme)
Education:
- BSc. Environmental Geography, University College London, United Kingdom, 2009
- MSc. Quaternary Science, University College London and Royal Holloway, Univeristy of London, United Kingdom, 2010
- PhD. Geobiosphere Science, Lund University, Sweden, 2014