My main research interest is understanding the inaccessible Earth’s interior. I use high-pressure and high-temperature experiments on geologically relevant materials to investigate their structure and physical properties under conditions found deep inside planets.
Materials at extreme conditions
Pressure and temperature change the way atoms are arranged and how materials behave. Laboratory experiments allow us to investigate these changes and connect the properties of individual materials to questions about the deep Earth.
During my PhD at the Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, I studied spin transitions in geological materials and their effects on properties such as partitioning behaviour and bulk moduli. My supervisors were Falko Langenhorst and Leonid Dubrovinsky.
Experiments and analysis
Efficient data analysis is a central part of my work. The amount of data collected during experiments continues to grow, and useful analysis tools can change which experiments are feasible and how their results are explored.
I develop scientific software for diffraction, spectroscopy, and equations of state, including Dioptas, Glassure, and Peritheos.