Dr. rer. nat. Manuel Reinhardt

Member of the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) Science Team (ESA ExoMars mission)

Research Interests

My research focuses on paleoecosystems and the continental deep biosphere. In my studies I am using various state-of-the-art techniques, including GC-MS, GC-C-IRMS, HyPy, Raman spectroscopy and SIMS, to characterize biosignatures in modern and ancient materials.


Short curriculum
Since October 2021:
Postdoc, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
2019–2021:
Postdoc, Linnæus University, Kalmar, Sweden
June–September 2019:
Postdoc, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen, Germany
2016–2019:
PhD student, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen, Germany
2012–2015:
Graduate student (M.Sc.), Geosciences, University of Göttingen, Germany
2009–2012:
Undergraduate student (B.Sc.), Geosciences, University of Göttingen, Germany

Community service
Reviewer for Nature Communications, Geology, Geobiology, Astrobiology and Energy & Fuels
Since 2021:
Member of the Equal Opportunities Team of the Faculty of Geoscience and Geography (University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany)
2016–2017:
Student representative "International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science at the University of Göttingen" (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen, Germany)

Teaching
Earth history (lecture for B.Sc. students)
Critical intervals of geological history (seminar for M.Sc. students)
Biogeochemistry in lake environments (lab course for B.Sc. students)
Organic geochemistry (lab course for M.Sc. students)
Advanced geological mapping (field class for M.Sc. students)

Publications