Thomas Ritschel, Dr.
							Thomas Ritschel, PD Dr						
											
								Research foci
- Column experiments
 - Interactions at mineral interfaces in soils
 - Modelling of aggregation mechanisms
 - Simulation of flow and transport in porous media
 
Teaching
- Physikochemical Aspects of Transport (practical)
Biological Aspects of Transport (practical) - Hydrogeology I (practical)
 - Hydrogeology II (practical)
 - Simulation of Flow and Transport
 - Hydrogeochemical Methods
 
Professional Experience
since 10/2011: Research Assistant at the Institute for Geosciences (FSU Jena)
Education
- PhD, 2016: Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Closed-Flow Column Experiments - An Alternative Approach for the Investigation of Solute Transport at the Continuum Scale
 - M.Sc. in Bio-Geosciences, 2011: Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Institute for Geosciences (Chair of Hydrogeology), Thesis: Parametrisierung der Sorption (Ausmaß, Typ, Geschwindigkeit) eines ausgewählten Modellsorbat-Sorbenten-Systems mittels Kreislauf-Durchbruch-Experimenten
 - B.Sc. in Bio-Geosciences, 2009: Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Institute for Geosciences (Chair of Applied Geology ), Thesis: Sorption und Kopräzipitation von Seltenen Erden Elementen an Goethit und Ferrihydrit
 
Memberships
- Deutsche Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft (DBG)
 - American Geophysical Union (AGU)
 
Projects
- Microaggregates: formation and turnover of the structural building blocks of soils (MADSoilExternal link)
 - Monitoring Migration Pathways in the Subsurface Using Tailored Polymer Tracer Libraries (AquaDiva C05External link)
 - Exploration of interface and pore-space properties on the continuum scale using closed-flow experiments
(SPP 1315 Biogeochemical Interface in soilExternal link)