Dr. Nils Michelsen
Working area(s)
Isotope hydrology, Hydrochemistry, Groundwater radioactivity
Contact
michelsen@geo.tu-...
work +49 6151 16-22093
fax +49 6151 16-23601
Work
B2|02 220
Schnittspahnstraße 9
64287
Darmstadt
Academic and professional career
since 2010
PhD student at the Institute for Applied Geosciences, TU Darmstadt, Main focus: Isotope hydrology and hydrochemistry of selected Saudi Arabian aquifers
2007-2010
Hydrogeologist (isotope hydrology, hydrochemistry), GIZ International Services/Dornier Consulting, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2000 - 2007
Studies of Applied Geosciences at the TU Darmstadt, Main focus: Hydrogeology, Degree: Dipl.-Ing. Angewandte Geowissenschaften (comparable to M.Sc.)
Student research project: Geological Mapping near Malinalco, Mexico (in German)
Thesis: Application of carbon and chlorine isotopes for the quantification of natural degradation of chlorinated ethenes at contaminated sites (in German)
Awards
Prize „Hydrogeology“, awarded by the FH-DGG for the above mentioned thesis (during the FH-DGG conference 2008 in Göttingen, Germany)
Prize "Best Contribution in the Forum of Young Hydrogeologists”, awarded by the FH-DGG for the presentation "Application of carbon and chlorine isotopes for the quantification of natural degradation of chlorinated ethenes at contaminated sites” (in German; during the FH-DGG conference 2008 in Göttingen, Germany)
Prize "Best geoscientific thesis at the Technische Universität Darmstadt 2007", awarded by the Darmstädter Freunde der Geowissenschaften e.V.
Memberships
IAH (International Association of Hydrogeologists)
FH-DGGV (Fachsektion Hydrogeologie in der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft-Geologischen Vereinigung e.V.)
GASIR (German Association for Stable Isotope Research)
MOXXI working group (Measurements & Observations in the 21st Century) of the IAHS International Association of Hydrological Sciences)
Publications