Visiting scientists
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Prof. Stephen Cox Australian National University Canberra, Australia Research School of Earth Sciences |
Research topic: Stable isotope geochemistry of crack-seal calcite vein networks in the Oman Mountains and fluid flow history. In collaboration with Simon Virgo & Max Arndt. August 2011 - January 2012 |
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Dr. Prokop Závada Postdoctoral scientist, Institute of Geophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague |
Research topic: Deformation mechanisms of rocks including liquid phase (e.g. metamorphic rocks with interstitial melt, crystallizing volcanic rocks, salt rocks with interstitial brine fluid) and mechanisms of vertical transport and fabric transpositions of various geological materials. At the RWTH: Detailed microstructural analysis of salt rocks from Kuh-e-Namak (Dashti) salt diapir from southern Iran. Since January 2009, the five months scholarship is funded by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). |
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Prof. Babadagli University of Alberta, Canada Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery and Reservoir Characterization Research Group |
Research topic: fracture closure mechanism due to mineral precipitation during brine flow (visit hosted by Prof. J. Urai and Dr. Ch. Hilgers). In August 2001. Sponsored by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). |
| Prof. Bhattacharya University of Lucknow, India Department of Geology at the faculty of science. |
Humboldt Fellow. |