About us: Our Team & Partners

Education:

• Study of Geology, Bergakademie Freiberg

Range of activities:

As Managing Director, Claudia is responsible for overseeing the overall planning and ensuring the smooth execution of daily operations. She also manages the microscopy of coal samples, particularly the QMAT (Quantitative Microlithotype Analysis with Assessment of Textite).

Specialization:

• Geology of fuels
• Microscopy of lignite and its refined products

Education: 

• Geology technician, ZAS Johanngeorgenstadt
• Studies at the Technical College of Geology, Bergakademie Freiberg

Range of activities:

As head of laboratory Monika is the contact person for all questions about processing and preparation of samples and cuticular analyses.

Specialization:

• Organic petrology (lignite)
• Preparation of polished sections
• Maceration and specimen preparation
• Cuticular analysis
• Sampling
• Storage

Education:

• Studies and PhD in Earth Science, Université             d´Orléans, France
• Director of the Research Laboratory of Organic Petrology (University Tübingen)
• Research Associate Department of Geology, Geochemistry, Oil and Coal Deposits, RWTH Aachen

Range of activities:

Bertrand is the director of the Laboratory for Applied Organic Petrology (LAOP) in Tübingen. He is specialized in petrography of coals and oil shales. His innovative research activities in the development and the application of organic petrological methods in archeology, pedology and environmental science attract attention worldwide.

Specialization:

• Coal- and oil-gas-geology
• Organic petrology

Education:

• Studies of Chemistry, TU Chemnitz
• Studies of Geology/Paleontology (basic course), TU Bergakademie Freiberg
• Studies of Geology (main course), University Marburg

Range of activities:

Frank supervises the XRF mapping of the surface mine Nochten and is engaged in in-field and laboratory application of X-ray fluorescence analyses. Further he handles sediment petrography topics as well as diverse issues of scanning electron microscopy.

Specialization:

• Macro petrography of lignite
• Geochemistry of sediments
• Deposit modeling
• Radiation protection officer
• Scanning electron microscopy

Education:

• Studies of Geology/Paleontology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Range of activities:

Daniela is responsible for sample preparation and analysis of light and heavy minerals as well as for issues of scanning electron microscopy. In addition she deals with the lignite geology at the surface mine Welzow-Süd.

Specialization:

• Geology of mineral deposits
• Petrology
• Hydrogeology
• Engineering geology
• Heavy mineral analysis
• Scanning electron microscopy

Education:

• Studies of Geology/Paleontology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Range of activities:

Nora's area of expertise is microscopy, especially of pollen from the Tertiary period. Further she is responsible for the deposit modeling in terms of lignite quality for the upper seams at the surface mines Nochten and Welzow-Süd.

Specialization:

• Geology of mineral deposits
• Sedimentology
• Volcanology
• Petrology

Education:

• Studies of Geology/Paleontology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Range of activities:

Martin deals with the lignite geology at the surface mine Reichwalde and is one of the company's radiation protection officers.

Specialization:

• Petrology
• Geology of mineral deposits and geology of fuels
• Macro petrography of lignite
• Radiation protection officer

Education:

• Carpenter and furniture maker

   

Range of activities:

As person responsible for our core logging facility in Schwarze Pumpe Silvio guarantees a trouble-free geological routine. Moreover he is a highly experienced sampler and supports us in many ways using his craftsmanship.

Specialization:

• Skilled sampler
• Equipment manager

Education:

• Construction material tester

   

Range of activities:

Danny, who reinforces our team in rope-supported work, is experienced both as sampler and as assistant in field geology. Furthermore he has a profound knowledge of soil mechanics.

Specialization:

• Many years of experience in a geotechnical test laboratory
• Skilled sampler 
• Radiation protection officer

Education:

• Bachelor Geosciences, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Master Geosciences, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Range of activities:

Fabian is responsible for sampling, XRF mapping, special surveys, and coal quality deposit modeling of the main seam at the Nochten open-pit mine. Additionally, he manages the website content and geographic information systems.

Specialization:

• Sedimentology
• Resource geology
• Structural geology
• Geographic Information Systems

Education:

• Study of Land Use and Water Management, BTU Cottbus

Range of activities:

Josephine is responsible for the processing and preparation of samples, as well as the preparation of slides for microscopy. Additionally, she supports geological sampling and measurements in open-pit mining.

Specialization:

• Sampling
• Processing
• Preparation of polishes sections
• Measurements
• Archiving