Main research interests

Geodynamic modeling of planetary processes
Habitability of rocky (exo-)planets
Feedback between interior, surface and atmosphere

Recent research grants & awards (full list)

FUB TEAMS grant, 2025-2026: Project "Bewohnbarkeit als grundlegender planetarischer Prozess: Paradigmenwechsel in unserer Wahrnehmung der vermeintlichen Einzigartigkeit der Erde" (PI)

Die 100 wichtigsten Köpfe der Berliner Wissenschaft - Forschen für die Zukunft 2024: Selected as one of the "The 100 most important minds in Berlin science - research for the future 2024" by publisher "Der Tagesspiegel"

Research grant, 06/2023-05/2028: Project "DIVERSE: DIVerse Exoplanet Redox State Estimations" (PI), ERC Consolidator Grant

FUB STRUCTURE grant, 2023-2024: Project "Planetare Habitabilität: Vergleich und Bedeutung der Bewohnbarkeit von Planeten im Sonnensystem und darüber hinaus" (PI)

Einstein Circle (project meeting grant), 2022-2025: Project "Exploring otherness on Earth and beyond: Integrating perspectives from natural sciences, social sciences and humanities" (Co-I)

Paolo Farinella Prize 2021, Europlanet Society: Awarded for research within the field of “Terrestrial Planets and Super-Earths”

Research grant, 01/2021-12/2024: Project "PORTAL - PhOtotrophy on Rocky HAbiTAble PLanets" (Co-I), Belgian BELSPO research grant for BRAIN-be 2.0 project

DFG grant, 01/2021-12/2023: 'EXO-HEAT – Interior Heating of Exoplanets' (PI, SPP 1992 network “Exploring the Diversity of Extrasolar Planets”).

DFG grant, 01/2020-12/2023: 'Crust formation and outgassing on early Earth and Mars' (PI, TRR 170 II–C6, SFB TRR 170 'Late Accretion onto Terrestrial Planets'). 

DFG grant, 02/2019-02/2022: 'Global Volatile Cycles on Early Earth' (PI, N-1324/2-1, SPP 1833 'Building a Habitable Earth').

DFG grant, 01/2019-12/2021: 'The Archaean Earth - Coupling between geodynamics and 3D climate modelling' (Co-PI, SPP 1833 'Building a Habitable Earth').

Teaching Award 2019: Awarded by the students of the Institute of Geological Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin

Selected papers of the last years (full list)

• D. Ramette, L. Noack, S. Walter, F. Postberg, and K. Schepanski (2026): Making observed and modeled Martian dust storm trajectories visible using a new automatic tracking algorithm. JGR: Planets, 131(1), e2025JE009194

• L. Noack, R.-S. Taubner, S. Pohl, S. Pinna, S. Robert, F. Foucher, and J.-P.P. de Vera (2026): Exploring the Diversity within EANA and AbGradE as Mirror of the European Astrobiology Community. International Journal of Astrobiology, 25, e2, 1–18, DOI: 10.1017/S1473550425100207

• L. Noack, I.L. ten Kate, E.J. Javaux, S. McMahon, Ch. Malaterre, J.L. Grenfell, F. Klenner, Y.J. Lara, N. Khawaja, C.H.L. Patty, V. Debaille, M. Baqué, J. Hillier, and F. Postberg (2025): Why do we need (another) universal tracers portal in Astrobiology? International Journal of Astrobiology, International Journal of Astrobiology, 24, e11, 1–9, DOI: 10.1017/S1473550425100086

• C. Brachmann, L. Noack, Ph. Baumeister, and F. Sohl (2025): Distinct types of C-H-O-N atmospheres and surface pressures depending on melt redox state and outgassing efficiency. Icarus 429, 116450, DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116450

• L. Carone, R. Barnes, L. Noack, K. Chubb, P. Barth, B. Bitsch, A. Thamm, A. Balduin, and Ch. Helling (2025): From CO₂- to H₂O-dominated atmospheres and back. How mixed outgassing changes the volatile distribution in magma oceans around M dwarf stars. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 693, A303, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450307

• S. Vulpius and L. Noack (2022): Intrusive magmatism strongly contributed to the volatile release into the atmosphere of early Earth. G-Cubed, 23, e2021GC010230

• J.M. Schmidt and L. Noack (2021): Clinopyroxene/Melt Partitioning: Models for Higher Upper Mantle Pressures Applied to Sodium and Potassium. International Journal On Advances in Systems and Measurements, 14(1-2):125-136

• L. Noack, K. G. Kislyakova, C. P. Johnstone, M. Güdel, L. Fossati (2021): Interior heating and outgassing of Proxima Centauri b: Identifying critical parameters. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 651, A103, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202040176

• L. Noack and M. Lasbleis (2020): Parameterisations of interior properties of rocky planets. An investigation of planets with Earth-like compositions but variable iron content. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 37723. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202037723

• G. Ortenzi, L. Noack, F. Sohl, C. M. Guimond, L. Grenfell, C. Dorn, J. M. Schmidt, S.Vulpius, N. Katyal, D. Kitzmann, and H. Rauer (2020): Mantle redox state drives outgassing chemistry and atmospheric composition of rocky planets, Scientific Reports, Nature publishing group, 10, 10907, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67751-7