Dr. Theresa Hennig
Function and Responsibilities:
Leader of working group Geochemistry of nuclear waste disposalResearch Interests:
Reactive transport simulations
Hydrogeochemical modelling
Nuclear waste disposal
Career:
Since 2024: Working group leader, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam
2022 - 2024: Research fellow (Postdoc), GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam
2018 - 2022: Research fellow (PhD student), GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam
2014 - 2018: Student assistant, Notus energy Plan
Education:
2018 - 2022: Doctorate in Hydrogeology from University of Potsdam. Dissertation: "Uranium migration in the Opalinus Clay quantified on the host rock scale with reactive transport simulations"
2010 - 2018: Study of Geoecology (B.Sc. and M.Sc.), University of Potsdam. Master thesis: "Hydromechanical simulations to assess chimney formation in the Viking Graben". Bachelor thesis: "Die Reaktion tropischer Böden auf Wiederbewaldung”
Projects:
iCross - Integrity of nuclear waste repository systems – Cross-scale system understanding and analysisResearch Boards and Committees:
Member of GFZ's Internal Scientific Council
Awards:
2024 Poster prize in the category "Early Career Researchers" at the 9th Clay Conference in Hannover
2023 Dissertation Award of the Universitätsgesellschaft Potsdam
2022 Friedrich-Robert-Helmert-Award of the Association of Friends and Supporters of the GFZ