Prof. Dr. Marie Besse
Archaeology, Environment, Social and behavioural sciencesPrehistoric Archaeology
Prof. Dr. Gudrun Massmann
Nominated by
- German Research Foundation (DFG)
- AcademiaNet member since 17.05.2010
- AcademiaNet- Selection Criteria
Employed by
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Academic Discipline/Fields
- Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Field
Environment
Area of specialisation
Hydrogeology
Research interests
Groundwater
Interactions between ground and surface water
Landscape water regimes
Water in the ecosystem
Artificial groundwater recharge
Coastal hydrogeology
Organic trace pollutants/xenobiotics in groundwater
Redox sensitivity of organic trace pollutants
Distinctions and Awards
Dresden Prize for Groundwater Research, 2003
Ernst Reuter Prize, 2003
Interested in
- Lectures, Management position, Membership in scientific bodies
Languages
English, French, German
Doctorate
- 2002: Infiltration of River Water into the Groundwater – Investigation and Modelling of Hydraulic and Geo-chemical Processes during Bank Filtration in the Oderbruch, Germany ("Infiltration of river water into the groundwater – Investigation and modelling of hydraulic and geo-chemical processes during bank filtration in the Oderbruch, Germany")
PostDoc qualification, e.g. Habilitation
- 2009: Urban Water Reuse – Hydrodynamic and Hydro-chemical Aspects of Managed Aquifer Recharge and Natural Bank Filtration and the Behaviour of Selected Organic Micropollutants ("Urban water reuse – Hydrodynamic and hydro-chemical aspects of managed aquifer recharge and natural bank filtration and the behaviour of selected organic micropollutants")
Short CV/Education and training
- 1991 – 1998Studied geology/palaeontology at the University of Bremen, Germany, and the University of Edinburgh, UK
- 1998Diplom degree from the University of Bremen
- 2002Doctorate
- 2009Habilitation (postdoctoral qualification)
Selected publications
Massmann, G. et al.: Sulfide oxidation and sulfate reduction in a shallow groundwater system (Oderbruch aquifer, Germany). In: J. of Hydrology 278(1-4), 2003. pp. 231-243.
Massmann, G. et al.: On variable density surface water – groundwater interaction: A theoretical analysis of mixed convection in a stably-stratified fresh surface water – saline groundwater discharge zone. In: J. of Hydrology 329 (3-4), 2006. pp. 390-402.
Massmann, G. et al.: The impact of variable temperatures on the redox conditions and the behaviour of pharmaceutical residues during artificial recharge. In: J. of Hydrology 328 (1-2), 2006. pp. 141-156.
Massmann, G. et al.: Investigation of groundwater residence times during bank filtration in Berlin – a multi-tracer approach. In: Hydrological Processes 22, 2008. pp. 788-801.
Massmann, G., Sültenfuß, S., Pekdeger, A.: Analysis of long-term dispersion in a river-recharged aquifer using tritium/helium data, Water Resour. In: Res. 45, 2009. W02431, doi:10.1029/2007WR006746.
Selected projects
Investigation of transport processes in the groundwater reservoir of the Oderbruch using the tritium-helium dating method. A German Research Foundation (DFG) project
Redox sensitivity and long-term persistence of organic trace pollutants in groundwater – wastewater-bound compounds. A DFG project
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