The BGI Team
University of Bayreuth Bavarian Geoinstitute (BGI) Germany
Bayreuth (Germany) & Budapest (Hungary)
Nestled in the BGI building on the campus of the University of Bayreuth, the Bayreuth node of the geoastronomy project has unique access to cutting-edge experimental facilities and numerical modeling capabilities. The BGI node also maintains a close connection to the Research Center for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (CSFK) in Budapest, Hungary and key collaborators at Konkoly Observatory.
The BGI Team
Research Interests:
- Geoastronomy
- Biogeodynamics
- Metamorphic field petrology
- Stable- and radiogenic isotope geology
- U-Pb zircon geochronology
- Nuclear astrophysics
contact:
stephen.mojzsis@uni-bayreuth.de
website: link
Stephen J. Mojzsis
Planetary Geochemistry
PI Geoastronomy Project
My work centers on stellar and supernova nucleosynthesis, galactic chemical evolution and stellar archaeology, presolar grain anomalies and nuclear astrophysics.
Contact:
mpignatari@gmail.com
Marco Pignatari
Nuclear Astrophysics
Staff Research Scientist
Oleg’s research interests focus on impact cratering, thermal processes, and planetary habitability.
contact:
oleg.abramov@uni-bayreuth.de
website: link
Oleg Abramov
Planetary Physics
Staff Research Scientist
I’m interested in the chemistry of planet formation including (but not limited to) the chemistry of planetary building blocks, metal-silicate differentiation and volatile loss.
contact:
katherine.dale@uni-bayreuth.de
Katherine I. Dale
Planetary Dynamics
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Interests: Galactic chemical evolution of the Milky Way, with a focus on short-lived radioactive nuclei in the early solar system.
Contact:
tomtrueman@hotmail.com
Thomas Trueman
Galactic Chemical Evolution
Dr./Postdoctoral Researcher
I’m interested in the hierarchy of planetary building blocks. I use compositional data analysis and phylogenetic tree-building on the chemistry and isotopes of chondrites to ask how the earliest solids in the Solar System are related to one another, and how far those relationships can really be resolved from the data we have today.
Alexander Tevzadze
Cosmoinformatics
PhD Student
My role encompasses outreach and IT coordination, including web development, graphic design, and workshop organization.
Contact:
kathleen.ebert@uni-bayreuth.de
website: link
Kathleen Ebert
Outreach & Information Technology Officer
Institute Staff
