Inhaltsbereich
Prof. Dr. Brian Horsfield
Helmholtz Centre PotsdamGFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Head of Section 4.3, Organic Geochemistry
Telegrafenberg, B 425
D-14473 Potsdam
Phone: +49 331 288 1780
Fax: +49 331 288 1782
Mail: brian.horsfield@gfz-potsdam.de
Scientific interests:
- Influence of precursor organisms and early diagenesis on the composition of macromolecular organic matter in ancient and modern sedimentary environments.
- Geochemical transformation and transport processes as revealed by kinetic determinations and molecular indicators
- Bio- und Geosphere interactions, e. g. Deep Biosphere and gas hydrate formation.
- Development and application of thermal analytical methods in organic geochemistry
Projects:
- Evolution of Australian Sedimentary Basins The NW Shelf and the Gippsland basin
- GASH - The organic matter component of gas shales: evolving source and reservoir characteristics
- Hydrocarbon leakage in a glacially influenced marine environment, Southwestern Barents Sea
- In-reservoir process effects on the carbon and hydrogen isotopic composition of petroleum hydrocarbons
- Quantification and monitoring of hydrocarbon leakage from Canadian basins: Mackenzie Basin and Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
- Shale Gas im Sichuan Becken, China: Bewertung der Gasreserven und Nutzung durch Fracturing