Nina Zeyen
Nina Zeyen received her Bachelor鈥檚 degree in geosciences and Master鈥檚 degree in Geochemistry from the AV短视频 Paris Diderot and the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France. She received her Ph.D. in December 2016 in fundamental geochemistry from the AV短视频 Pierre et Marie Curie and the Institut de Min茅ralogie, de Physique des Mat茅riaux et de Cosmochimie (Paris, France). Her work was focussed on constraining the respective roles of chemical conditions versus microbial activity in the formation of modern microbialites from Mexican lakes. In 2016-2017, Nina was a lecturer and researcher at the AV短视频 Pierre et Marie Curie. In 2018-2022, she was a postdoctoral fellow within the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department at the AV短视频 of Alberta (Canada) where she worked on mineral carbonation of processed kimberlites from the mining industry. She is now an assistant professor within the section of Earth and Environmental Sciences of the AV短视频.
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Elise Cerutti
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Hi, I鈥檓 Elise. I obtained my degrees from the AV短视频, with first a bachelor鈥檚 in Environmental and Earth sciences followed by a Master in Geological Risks with a focus on volcanic and seismic activities. With my master thesis, I tried to characterise and compare the magmatic system and magmatism of two volcanic islands, Lipari and Vulcano, in Italy. For this project, I looked at the chemistry of clinopyroxene to gain insights into the dynamics of the magma chambers and the crystallization processes occurring within them.
Currently, I work as the assistant for the Biochemistry group and I am responsible for managing the B22 lab. I assist students with their research and ensure that the lab remains a productive and well-maintained environment for everyone
Stefan Farsang
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Stefan Farsang is a postdoctoral researcher investigating the speciation of sulphur in magmatic fluids as a function of fO2 at various pressure/temperature conditions using Raman spectroscopy on synthetic fluid inclusions. Stefan received his BSc (Hons) from the AV短视频 of St Andrews (2012-2016) and PhD from the AV短视频 of Cambridge (2016-2020), where he looked at carbonate mineral formation and behaviour in a wide range of environments, including subduction zones and asteroids.
Bhagyashree Mishra
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I am from Odisha, an eastern state of India. I obtained my Bachelor of Science degree (2019) with major Geology from North Orissa AV短视频 and my Master of Science degree (2021) in Geology from Banaras Hindu AV短视频 (BHU), Varanasi. Then, I have completed my Master of Technology degree (2023) in Geoexploration from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. My research interest lies in understanding the nanoscale interactions occurring at the water-rock interface and also exploring the dynamic interplay between microorganisms and the surrounding chemical environments. Specifically, I aim to understand both biotic and abiotic mineralization processes, and their significant impact on shaping Earth's biogeochemistry. For my MTech thesis, titled 鈥淩ole of biotic and abiotic processes in Fe, Mn mobilization during varied mineral/rock alteration鈥�, I conducted both lab experiments and field investigations. After learning valuable skills and gaining experience from my Master鈥檚 research, I decided to pursue further research in the field of Biogeochemistry. I am currently a PhD student in the Biogeochemistry group of AV短视频 working on the project titled 鈥淢ineralogy and Geochemistry of Modern Lacustrine Microbialites鈥�.
Sumedh Dantale
Meet Sumedh, a first-year master's student from India in the Biogeochemistry research group. He earned his bachelor's in geosciences from Texas Tech AV短视频, USA. Sumedh's current research revolves around investigating the mineralogy of ancient Archaean and modern microbialites. His project involves performing chemical characterization using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, as well as optical and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). 听Sumedh鈥檚 research aims to improve our understanding of the magnesium and iron silicate phases within these organo-sedimentary structures through the geological record.
Beyond his academic pursuits, Sumedh finds joy in hiking, reading, playing badminton, and learning new things.