Sedimentology & Marine Paleoenvironmental Dynamics
Dr. Michaela Falkenroth
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Institute of Earth Sciences |
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Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg |
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Im Neuenheimer Feld 234 |
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D-69120 Heidelberg |
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202 |
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+49 (0)6221-54 8279 |
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Research Profile:
- Quaternary climate and sea-level change of the Arabian peninsula, especially last interglacial shorelines along the northeastern coastline of Oman.
- The utilisation of cemented coastal sediments, like beachrock, as sea-level indicator. Facies variability and architecture in paleo beach deposits.
- Beachrocks as an archive of extreme wave events in the SW Indian Ocean.
- The incorporation of marine litter (glass, plastics and metals) into cemented coastal sediments on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
Academic Education:
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since 08/2022 |
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Germany |
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11/2018 – 07/2022 |
PhD Geoscience, Department of Neotctonics and Natural Hazards (NUG), RWTH Aachen Topic: “Beachrocks as sea-level indicator – addressing common problems through sedimentological facies analysis” Supervision: Prof. Dr. Klaus Reicherter, PD Dr. habil. Gösta Hoffmann |
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11/2017 – 12/2017 |
Research Intern at Department of Ocean Systems, NIOZ, Texel, Netherlands Topic: “Mg/Ca ratio in oyster shells as a paleo temperature proxy” |
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03/2017 – 11/2018 |
Research Assistant project: DFG HO 2550/11-1 Quantification of relative sea level changes along the coastline of Oman (Arabic Ocean) |
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10/2013 – 03/2018 |
M.Sc. Geoscience, University Bonn Topic: “Sedimentology, Ichnology and Petrology of beachrock deposits on marine terraces between Dibab and Sur, Sultanate of Oman” Supervision: PD Dr. habil. Gösta Hoffmann |
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10/2010 – 09/2013 |
B.Sc. Geoscience, University Bonn Topic: “Facies Analysis of the Cearfai Group (Lower Cambrian), Wales” Supervision: Prof. Dr. Tom McCann |
Research Grants
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2019 |
2-month DAAD short scholarship for doctoral students for fieldwork in South Africa |
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2018 |
3-year Phd scholarship by the RWTH Aachen |
Publications:
(As of 10/2022)
2021
Falkenroth, M., Green, A. N., Cooper, J. A. G., Menzel, M. D., & Hoffmann, G. (2021). Breaking up and making up–reworking of Holocene calcarenite platform into rapidly-forming beachrock breccias on a high energy coastline (St. Lucia, South Africa). Sedimentology, 69(3), 1339-1364.
de Winter, N. J., Dämmer, L. K., Falkenroth, M., Reichart, G. J., Moretti, S., Martínez-García, A., ... & Ziegler, M. (2021). Multi-isotopic and trace element evidence against different formation pathways for oyster microstructures. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 308, 326-352.
2020
Decker, V., Falkenroth, M., Lindauer, S., Landgraf, J., Al-Lawati, Z., Al-Rahbi, H., ... & Hoffmann, G. (2021). Collapse of Holocene mangrove ecosystems along the coastline of Oman. Quaternary Research, 100, 52-76.
Hoffmann, G., Schneider, B., Mechernich, S., Falkenroth, M., Dunai, T., & Preusser, F. (2020). Quaternary uplift along a passive continental margin (Oman, Indian Ocean). Geomorphology, 350, 106870.
Falkenroth, M., Adolphs, S., Cahnbley, M., Bagci, H., Kázmér, M., Mechernich, S., & Hoffmann, G. (2020). Biological indicators reveal small-scale sea-level variability during MIS 5e (Sur, Sultanate of Oman). Open Quaternary, 6(1).
2019
Ermertz, A., Kázmér, M., Adolphs, S., Falkenroth, M., & Hoffmann, G. (2019). Geoarchaeological evidence for the decline of the medieval city of Qalhat, Oman. Open Quaternary, 5(8), 1-14.
Falkenroth, M., Schneider, B., & Hoffmann, G. (2019). Beachrock as sea-level indicator–a case study at the coastline of Oman (Indian Ocean). Quaternary Science Reviews, 206, 81-98.
Schneider, B., Hoffmann, G., Falkenroth, M., & Grade, J. (2019). Tsunami and storm sediments in Oman: Characterizing extreme wave deposits using terrestrial laser scanning. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 23(4), 801-815.
