Lena Weimann

Research Interests

I am interested in the evolution of life including the earliest organic biosignatures using geobiology, biogeochemistry, and geochemistry methods. In my doctoral thesis, I focus on Archean biosignatures (kerogen) in barites from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. In addition, I am working on hydrothermal maturation experiments testing the preservation of organic matter with varying mineral matrices. Therefore, I am using technics like gas chromatography coupled-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), catalytic hydropyrolysis (HyPy) and scanning electron microscope (SEM).


Short curriculum
Since October 2021:
PhD student, University of Göttingen, Germany
2018–2021:
Graduate student (M.Sc.), Geosciences, University of Göttingen, Germany
2015–2018:
Undergraduate student (B.Sc.), Geosciences, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany

Awards and Qualifications
2016–2021:
Scholarship holder, Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft
2018:
Bachelor thesis award, Wolfgang-Helms-Stiftung, Clausthal University of Technology

Teaching
Organic geochemistry (lab course for M.Sc. students)