Dr. Franziska Wilke
Building
D,
Room
222 (Büro)
Telegrafenberg
14473
Potsdam
Function and Responsibilities:
Head of the electron mircoprobe laboratoryResearch Interests:
Petrology and petrography of (U)HP metamorphic rocks: investigations about subduction and exhumation ( Photo selected for the EGU blog)
Isotope geochemistry: geochronology (U-Pb) and thermochronology (Ar-Ar, fission-track, (U-Th)/He)
Mobility of elements (eg metals, radioactive elements, fluoride, REEs) in anthropgenically influenced systems such as shale gas or geothermal energy production sites, as well as in natural systems
Weathering of minerals in complex environments, such as aquifers and hydrate bearing sediments, convenient for pure or impure CO 2 injection as well as in the acidic or alkaline environment of volcanoes
Projects:
CRMgeothermal (EU-funded project - ongoing since July 2022) - also on GFZ webpage
Fluoride in geothermal systems of the Main Ethiopian Rift
"Contaminants, distribution and transport in groundwater within the Central Kenya Rift" (VW-Foundation; former project)
M4ShaleGas (a Horizon 2020 Project; former project)
COSONOStRA – CO2-SO2-NOX-Stimulated Rock Alteration (in GeoEn; former project)