GRK 273:  Fluid-Rock Interaction

• Subject Area: Geology and Palaeontology
• Term: from 1996 to 2005
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 271503

The aim of this interdisciplinary research training group of Earth Sciences is to investigate the influence of fluid phases on soft and hard rocks and the interaction between rocks and geofluids. The general theme of research is to study the transport of dissolved matter in fluid phases, and interactions with mineral surfaces. The research training group bundles the scientific activities of several departments at the University of Heidelberg, housed within the Faculty of Earth Sciences and the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, and the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics. The interdisciplinary programme encompasses the following research topics: (A) Hydrogeochemical processes in limnic systems, (B) Alteration processes and (C) Structurally controlled rock-water-interactions.

• DFG Programme: Research Training Groups
• Applicant Institution: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
• Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Thilo Bechstädt
• Participating Researchers: Professor Dr. Rainer Altherr; Professor Dr. Reinhard Greiling; Dr. Johann Ilmberger; Professorin Dr. Margot Isenbeck-Schröter; Professor Dr. Augusto Mangini; Professor Dr. Kurt Roth; Professor Dr. Heinz-Friedrich Schöler; Professor Dr. William Shotyk; Professor Dr. Mario Trieloff; Professorin Dr. Helga de Wall; Professor Dr. Laurence Noel Warr