The Institute of Geological Sciences, the Natural History Museum of Bern, and the Institute of Physics have meteorite collections accessible for research projects. Specific research topics may focus on for example: i) characterizing a new meteorite and mapping its heterogeneity, ii) investigating isotopic compositions of meteorites to determine the time of formation or to better understand formation processes. Analytics may involve petrographic characterization, scanning electron microscopy analyses, electron microprobe analyses, laser ablation mass spectrometry, and/or chromatography + TIMS/MC-ICP-MS isotope analyses.
Students interested in any topic related to geochemistry of meteorites and planetary sciences, are welcome to discuss MSc research possibilities with Suzette Timmerman.
Advisors: Prof. Suzette Timmerman, Prof. em. Klaus Mezger
University: BE