Research Interests

• Lu-Hf dating of evaporites at dry limit settings
• Evolution and geochemistry of evaporites in arid to hyper-arid environments for paleoclimatic reconstructions (Atacama desert, Chile)
• Garnet geochronology using the long lived Lu-Hf isotope system
• HP and UHP metamorphism of eclogites

Analytical expertise

• Sample preparation & digestion as well as ion exchange procedures for isotope analyses of evaporites and eclogites
• Method development and optimization of analytical techniques for Lu-Hf dating of evaporites
• Lu-Hf geochronology using MC-ICP-MS