Research Topics
In our interdisciplinary working group we study and teach physical properties of minerals and rocks from atomic to global scale. Our main research topics are:
Crystallography
Physical Properties of Minerals and Rocks
Logging Tools
Geomechanics
Computational Geodynamics
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Laser Flash Apparatus (LFA)
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Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
Logging Tools
CO2 Borehole Research Apparatus (COBRA)
Single Crystal X-Ray Diffractometer (SCXRD)
CoreScan3 and CoreScan UV
Further Equipment
- Ultrasonic (vp and vs – Sound Velocity Determination)
- Impedance Spectroscopy (Zahner) capability for very high electrical resistivities
Current Projects
| Title | Startdate | Enddate | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| IGWN | 2025 | 2027 | B. Müller |
| CoolStress | 2025 | 2027 | F. Schilling |
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DAMAST – Dams and Induced Seismicity Technologies for Risk Reduction DAMAST-Transfer – Dams and Induced Seismicity Transfer for Sustainability |
2019 2022 2022 |
2022 2024 2025 |
|
| SAMUH2 | 2022 | 2025 | F. Schilling |
| SpannEnD 2.0 | 2020 | 2025 | B. Müller |
Completed Projects
| Title |
|---|
| FloodRisk |
| QEWSplus |
| LFZG Seng |
| Data-driven thermomechanical modelling of lava flows |
| W3 Professur und Aversa "Technische Petrophysik" |
| Magnetic Fatigue of Magnetite |
| Reducing Systematic Errors in Laser Flash Method Caused by Detector Inherent Delayed Response |
| Increasing of the brilliance and extension of the sample environment (triaxial cell) for the strain / stress diffractometer EPSILON (impulse reactor IBR-2M, VIK Dubna) |
| SUBI – Safety of underground gas storage sites during cyclic loading: Functionality, integrity and monitoring of storage sites and drillings |
| SpannEnD – Tectonic stress field for the site selection of a repository for nuclear waste |
| Seismic Hazard Assessment in the Shillong Plateau |
| Unravelling the Areas Prone to Large Earthquakes in the Caucasian Region |
| Sytematik der Regionen starker Erdbeben im Kaukasus (KaukasUs-R) |
| Einsatz von Flächendetektoren zur Spannungs- und Texturanalyse mit Neutronen-Flugzeit-Diffraktion |
| Verbundvorhaben QEWS II Qualitätssicherung bei Erdwärme-sonden II mit Beteiligung am IEA-ECES-Annex 27 – Teilvorhaben: Entwicklung und Implementierung konsistenter Auslegungs- und Auswertungsmodelle für oberflächennahe geothermische Anlagensysteme |
| THELMA: Thermisch wirksame Bauelemente für das Mauerwerk |
| RMS: Reservoir Management and Seismicity |
| POF: Portfoliomittel Geoenergie |
| CCS - Natürliche Analoga für CCS im Südkaukasus |
| COBRA: CO2-Speicherung - Bohrlochsimulator |
| Geostress I-III - Geodynamik (mit NAGRA) |
| Landesforschungszentrum Geothermie (LFZG): Phase I & II |
| Inno Energy |
| DUBNA I & II - In Situ Strain-Stress-Messungen |