Topical Field I. SOILS
I.1. Metal isotope fractionation by microbial processes in the critical zone

Supervisor: | Prof. Dr. Schippers, PD Dr. Horn |
Researcher: | M. Sc. Katharina Rabe |
Duration: | 3 years |
Funded by: | Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony |
I.2. Microbially-mediated transformation and mobilization of Fe-organic associations in the critical zone

Supervisor: | Prof. Dr. Guggenberger, Dr. Mikutta, PD Dr. Schippers |
Researcher: | Dipl.-Geow. Christine Poggenburg |
Duration: | 3 years |
Funded by: | Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony |
I.3. Dissolution of iron oxide and Fe transport in unsaturated soil as affected by DOM coatings and nonequilibrium flow conditions

Supervisor: | Prof. Dr. Bachmann, Prof. Dr. Neuweiler |
Researcher: | Dipl.-Geow. Jannis Florian Carstens |
Duration: | 3 years |
Funded by: | Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony |
I.4. Natural organic matter turnover in peatlands as major driving factor for fluxes of DOM, nutrients, and trace elements

Supervisor: | Prof. Dr. Biester, Prof. Dr. Guggenberger |
Duration: | 3 years |
Funded by: | Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony |
I.5. Water and gas flux dynamics in peatlands as controlling factors for redox conditions and natural organic matter turnover

Supervisor: | Prof. Dr. Durner, Prof. Dr. Neuweiler |
Researcher: | M.Sc. Tobias Weber |
Duration: | 3 years |
Funded by: | Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony |
Topical Field II. METALS
II.1. The formation of high-grade Precambrian iron ore deposits: Banded Iron Formation of Carajás, Brazil
Supervisor: | Prof. Dr. Lehmann, Prof. Dr. Weyer |
Duration: | 3 years |
Funded by: | Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony |
II.2. The fate of platinum-group element minerals during weathering: case studies in the Bushveld Complex, South Africa

Supervisor: | PD Dr. Melcher, Dr. Oberthür, Prof. Dr. Behrens |
Duration: | 3 years |
Funded by: | BGR |
II.3. Mobility of metals (Au, Cu) in fluids and partitioning between hydrous fluids and solid phases: experimental investigation

Supervisor: | Prof. Dr. Holtz, Prof. Dr. Weyer, Dr. Oberthür |
Duration: | 3 years |
Funded by: | Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony |
II.4. The role of the fluid composition in the formation of hydrothermal Cu-Au ores: Insights from in situ analyses of fluid inclusions and Cu-Zn isotope compositions of sulfides by Femto second LA-(MC)-ICP-MS

Supervisor: | Prof. Dr. Weyer, PD Dr. Horn, PD Dr. Melcher |
Duration: | 3 years |
Funded by: | Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony |
II.5. The Role of biological processes in the formation of polymetallic nodules

Supervisor: | Dr. Kuhn, Prof. Dr. Weyer, Dr. Lückge, Prof. Dr. Schippers |
Researcher: | Dipl.-Geow. Anna Wegorzewski |
Duration: | 3 years |
Funded by: | BGR |




