Allgemein – Molecular Geobiology

New publication

We have a new publication in Organic Geochemistry showing that the brGMGT ‘orphan’ lipids found abundantly in soil are produced by heterotrophic bacteria distinct from those producing brGDGTs: Heterotrophic origin and diverse sources of branched glycerol monoalkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGMGTs) in peats and lignites.

New group member

Xiaoxiao Zhao joins the group as our second PhD student. She will work on reconstructing changes in the nitrogen cycle during the Paleogene.

New group member

Chris Rosendahl joins the group as our first PhD student. He will be working on carbon and hydrogen stable isotope fraction in archaea and their application to paleoclimate reconstructions.

New group member

Jan Kleint joined the group as a Postdoc. Based at MARUM in Bremen, he will be working on the construction of a moving wire microcombustion system for high-precision analysis of intact GDGTs.

Pieter Schenck Award

I am honored to have received the Pieter Schenck Award at #IMOG2021. https://eaog.org/pieter-schenk-awards/

Launch of the HYDROCARB project

We just launched the HYDROCARB project, which is funded by the DFG through the Emmy Noether program. Within the project we aim to develop novel paleoclimate proxies based on the carbon and hydrogen isotopic compositions of archaeal lipids. Check out our Projects page for more information. PhD and postdoctoral position will become available soon andContinue reading “Launch of the HYDROCARB project”