Niklas Kallnik, B.Sc.

Geochemistry Group
Student Assistant - M.Sc. Student
Room Room 241 Building B
12249 Berlin
Research interests |
MSc. project: Fractionation of siderophile-volatile elements in lunar basalts using the example of Apollo 17 High-Ti Mare Basalts. |
BSc. project: Examination of S extraction regarding the recovery from geological reference materials using pyrohydrolysis. |
Formation, magmatic evolution, and devolitilization of the Moon. Late accretion onto Earth and Moon. Early evolution of Earth’s crust and mantle. Elemental as well as isotopic composition and dating of meteorites (e.g. 53Mn-53Cr dating). |
Experience |
2020-ongoing: Student assistant in Geochemistry Group, FU Berlin |
2020: Internship at The Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for |
2019-2020: Student assistant in Sedimentary Systems Group, FU Berlin |
Field experience |
Ivrea zone, Italy, 1 week |
Conference abstracts:
Julian Hülscher, Edward R. Sobel, Niklas Kallnik, J. Elis Hoffmann, Ian L. Millar, and Anne
Bernhardt (2021): Selective recording of a tectonic forcing in different grain-size fractions in
the Oligocene/Miocene Eastern Alpine Molasse Basin.
Publication:
Hülscher, J., Sobel, E.R., Kallnik, N., Hoffmann, J.E., Millar, I.L., Hartmann, K.., Bernhardt, A. (2022) Apatites record sedimentary provenance change 4-5 m.y before clay in the Oligocene/Miocene Alpine Molasse. Frontiers in Earth Sciences 10, 914409. DOI: 10.3389/feart.2022.914409