
Senior Scientist ()
RD4 Dynamics of the Ocean Floor
RU Magmatic and Hydrothermal Systems –
Marine Mineral Resources (MMR)
Office:
Room: 8A-109
Phone: +49 431 600 1433
E-Mail: pbrandl(at)geomar.de
Address:
Wischhofstrasse 1-3
D-24148 Kiel
Projects & funding
- DOMETRAP (Dynamics of Ore MEtal TRansport in Alkaline Porphyry systems) as a subproject of the , including a PhD position funded through the German Research Foundation (DFG) for 36 months (02/2021-01/2024)
- , MSCA Doctoral Network (EU funded) coordinated by the University of Helsinki with participation of the Universities Bergen (Norway), Münster (Germany), Polytechnico Torino (Italy), Claude Benard Lyon (France) and the geological survey of Finland. Furding for 48 months (11/2024-10/2028)
- KIMERA – Artificial intelligence applied to mapping of the seafloor and marine spatial planning. Funded trough the State of Schleswig-Holstein (09/2023-08/2026)
- SO299 DynaMet (geoDYNAmics and METallogeny), chief scientist and project coordinator: 36 working days with RV Sonne includes the deployment of ROV Kiel 6000: Townsville–Singapur, 06.06.-29.07.2023)
- SPRINTER (Spatial and temporal evolution of Plume-Ridge INTERaction and its geo- and biological impact on the Foundation Segment (Pacific-Antarctic Ridge)), co-chief scientists, recommended for cruise scheduling: 30 working days with RV Sonne including the deployment of ROV Kiel 6000
Vita
- Since March 2016: Research Scientist at ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
- Jan – Feb 2016: Postdoctoral Feodor Lynen Fellow (Alexander von Humboldt-Fundation) at the GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen NürnbergÂ
- Jan 2014 – Dec 2015: Postdoctoral Feodor Lynen Fellow (Alexander von Humboldt-Fundation) at the Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra
- May – Dec 2013: Postdoc at the GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen NürnbergÂ
- Jan 2010 – May 2013: Promotion at the GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen NürnbergÂ
Thesis title: "The geochemistry of oceanic basalts: constraints on melting and composition of the Earth's mantle". Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Karsten M. Haase and Dr. Marcel Regelous - Oct 2004 – Jun 2009: Studying Geology/Palaentology at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Degree: Diplom-Geologe (equivalent to MSc.).
Publications (OceanRep)
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Publications (Highlights)
- Brandl, P.A., Hannington, M.D., Krätschell, A., Petersen, S., Baxter, A.T., Stewart, M.S., Galley, C., Emberley, J. & Sander, S.G. (2024): A new geological map of the marginal basins of Eastern Papua New Guinea: Implications for crustal accretion and mineral endowment at arc-continent collisions. Lithosphere, 2024(4), lithosphere_2024_145, . (Open Access)
- Brandl, P.A., Beier, C., Haase, K.M., Genske, F., Hauff, F., Regelous, M., Devey, C.W. & Rüpke, L.H. (2024): The geodynamics of plume-influenced mid-ocean ridges: insights from the Foundation Segment of the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge. Frontiers in Earth Sciences, 12:1456429. (Open Access)
- Brandl, P.A., Hannington, M.D., Geersen, J., Petersen, S. & Gennerich, H.-H. (2020): The submarine tectono-magmatic framework of Cu-Au endowment in the Tabar-to-Feni island chain, PNG. Ore Geology Reviews 121, invited. doi: (Open Access)
- Brandl, P.A., Hamada, M., Arculus, R.J., Johnson, K., Marsaglia, K.M., Savov, I.P., Ishizuka, O., & Li, H. (2017): The arc arises: The links between volcanic output, arc evolution and melt composition. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 461, 73-84 (Open Access).
- Brandl, P.A., Regelous, M., Beier, C. & Haase, K.M. (2013): High mantle temperatures following rifting caused by continental insulation. Nature Geoscience 6, 391-394.
Science communication
Selected contributions
- Public talk "Probing the evolution of oceanic basins through scientific drilling" in the virtual Ridge Seminar Series, 13 April 2021,
- EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union (AGU): "". EOS Vol. 101, doi:10.1029/2020EO141846
- Articles (in German) for the special theme "Volcanism and Society" of the Earth System Knowledge Platform (ESKP): "" (P.A. Brandl/S. Petersen) and "" (K. Strehlow/P.A. Brandl)
- Article "Geology of the Deep Sea" for the permanent exhibition "The Deep Sea - Diversity in the Dark" (Editors: T. Müller/G. Hoffmann-Wieck), Senckenberg-Buch 83, 46-50, Schweitzerbart, Stuttgart. ISBN:978-3-510-61415-8.
- Guest in the GeoShow "Unterirdisch" (Cologne, 18.03.2019) with
- during IODP Expedition 376
Scientific relevance
- 43 peer-reviewed publications in international journals
- 1,128 citations, h-index: 18 (Scopus, 12 September 2024)
- Associate Guest Editor for Frontiers in Earth Sciences, special issue ""
- Reviewer for Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (G3), Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (GCA), Geology, International Journal of Earth Sciences, Journal of Petrology, Lithos, National Science Centre (NCN, Poland), National Science Foundation (NSF, USA), Tectonophysics
Conferences & invited talks
- Invited talks e.g., at Ridge Seminar Series, CEED (Uni Oslo), Macquarie University Sydney, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, WWU Münster, Uni Heidelberg
- Numerous participations and presentations at national and international conferences and workshops incl. DMG (2010, 2018, 2022), Nordic Summerschool 2010, AGU fall meeting (2011, 2012, 2014), Goldschmidt (2011-2013, 2015, 2017, 2019), EGU (2019, 2020, 2024), IODP-ICDP Germany (2011-2013, 2016-2019), Basalt (2013), State of the Arc Meeting (2015), Gordon Research Conference on the Geochemistry of Ore Deposits (2016)
- Co-Convener of several sessions at national an international conferences, e.g., at 25th Goldschmidt Conference, Prag 2015, GeoBonn 2018, EGU 2020 and 2024
Fellowships
- Postdoctoral Feodor Lynen research fellowship: 2014-2016, funded through the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- PhD Stipend of the Erika Giehrl Foundation: 2012
- Member of the Leonardo Kolleg (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Expeditions
- SO299 DYNAMET (2023), RV Sonne – Chief Scientist
- SO-267 ARCHIMEDES I (2018/19), RV Sonne
- IODP Expedition 376 Brothers Arc Flux (2018), DV JOIDES Resolution
- IODP Expedition 351 Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc Origins (2014), DV JOIDES Resolution
- SO-229 VANUATU (2013), RV Sonne
- SO-203 WOODLARK BASIN (2009), RV Sonne
- Circum-Arctic Structural Events (CASE) 10 (2007), Svalbard