Dr. Christoph Burkhardt

Dr. Christoph Burkhardt

Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, Raum 111e
48149 Münster

T: +49 251 83 39039

  • Forschungsschwerpunkt

    • As an isotope geochemist/cosmochemist I am using natural variations in the abundance of isotopes to investigate the processes and timescales of the formation and evolution of matter

  • Vita

    Akademische Ausbildung

    Doctor of Sciences, ETH Zurich
    Diploma in Geology-Paleontology, University of Cologne
    Diploma in Mineralogy, University of Cologne

    Beruflicher Werdegang

    Research Associate at the Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
    Postdoc in the ISOCORE project at the Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
    Postdoc and Lab manager at the Origins Lab, Dept. of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, USA
    Postdoc at the Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
    Scientific assistance at the Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
    Student assistance at the Institute of Mineralogy, University of Cologne, Germany
    Civilian service at Weyertal Hospital intensive care unit, Cologne, Germany

    Preise

    Swiss National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship – Swiss National Science Foundation
    Bernd Rendel-Preis – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
    DAAD Stipendium für Studierende – Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
    Victor-Moritz-Goldschmidt-Preis – Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft
    Pellas-Ryder Award for best student paper in planetary sciences – Geological Society of America and Meteoritical Society
    Medaille der ETH Zürich – Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

    Mitgliedschaften und Aktivitäten in Gremien

    EAG
    Meteoritical Society
    Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft e.V.

  • Projekte

    • SFB TRR 170 - B06: Die vergleichende späte Akkretionsgeschichte von Mars und Erde - Zeitskalen, Herkunft und Dynamik ( – )
      Teilprojekt in DFG-Verbund koordiniert an der Universität Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Förderkennzeichen: TRR 170/2
    • SFB TRR 170 - B07: Experimentelle und isotopische Untersuchungen von Volatilverlust bei der Entgasung von Magmen ( – )
      Teilprojekt in DFG-Verbund koordiniert an der Universität Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Förderkennzeichen: TRR 170/2

  • Publikationen

    • , , , u. a. . „Tellurium isotope fractionation during evaporation from silicate melts.“ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Nr. 339: 35–45. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2022.10.032.

    • , , , u. a. . „The Loongana (CL) group of carbonaceous chondrites.“ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Nr. 304: 1–31. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2021.04.007.
    • , , , und . . „The old, unique C1 chondrite Flensburg - insight into the first processes of aqueous alteration, brecciation, and the diversity of water-bearing parent bodies and lithologies.“ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Nr. 293: 142–186.
    • , , , , , und . . „Tellurium isotope cosmochemistry: Implications for volatile fractionation in chondrite parent bodies and origin of the late veneer.“ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Nr. 309: 313–328. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2021.06.038.

    Forschungsartikel (Zeitschriften)
    • , , , und . . „Origin of volatile element depletion among carbonaceous chondrites.“ Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nr. 549: 116508. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116508.
    • , , , , , und . „Isotopic evolution of the inner Solar System inferred from molybdenum isotopes in meteorites.“ The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Nr. 898: L2.
    • , , , , und . „Early evolution of the solar accretion disk inferred from Cr-Ti-O isotopes in individual chondrules.“ Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nr. 551: 116585.
    • , , , , , und . „Astronomical context of Solar System formation from molybdenum isotopes in meteorite inclusions.“ Science, Nr. 370: 837–840. doi: 10.1126/science.aaz8482.
    Rezensionen (Zeitschriften)
    • , , , u. a. . „The Non-carbonaceous-Carbonaceous Meteorite Dichotomy.“ Space Science Reviews, Nr. 216: 55.

    • , , , , und . . „Titanium isotopic evidence for a shared genetic heritage of refractory inclusions from different carbonaceous chondrites.“ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Nr. 254: 40–53. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2019.03.011.
    • , , , u. a. . „(2019): The Renchen L5-6 chondrite breccia: The first confirmed meteorite fall from Baden-Württemberg (Germany).“ Chemie der Erde / Geochemistry, Nr. 79: 125525.
    • , , und . „Molybdenum isotopic evidence for the late accretion of outer Solar System material to Earth.“ Nature Astronomy, Nr. 3: 736–741. doi: 10.1038/s41550-019-0779-y.
    • , , , , , und . „Distinct evolution of the carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous reservoirs: Insights from Ru, Mo, and W isotopes.“ Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nr. 521: 103–112.
    • , , , , und . „Elemental and isotopic variability in solar system materials by mixing and processing of primordial disk reservoirs.“ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Nr. 261: 145–170.

    Forschungsartikel (Zeitschriften)
    • , , , u. a. . „Ti isotopic evidence for a non-CAI refractory component in the inner Solar System.“ Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nr. 498: 257–265. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.06.040.
    Forschungsartikel (Buchbeiträge)
    • , , , , und . „Tungsten Isotopes and the Origin of Chondrules and Chondrites.“ In Chondrules, herausgegeben von S.S. Russell, H.C.Connolly Jr. und A.N. Krot. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

    • , , , u. a. . „In search of the Earth-forming reservoir: Mineralogical, chemical, and isotopic characterizations of the ungrouped achondrite NWA 5363/NWA 5400 and selected chondrites.“ Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Nr. 52 (5): 826. doi: 10.1111/maps.12834.
    • , , , , und . . „Age of Jupiter inferred from the distinct genetics and formation times of meteorites.“ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Nr. 114 (26): 6712–6716. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1704461114.
    • , , , , und . . „The cosmic molybdenum-neodymium isotope correlation and the building material of the Earth.“ Geochemical Perspectives Letters, Nr. 3: 170–178. doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.1720.
    • , , , , und . „Mixing and Transport of Dust in the Early Solar Nebula as Inferred from Titanium Isotope Variations among Chondrules.“ Astrophysical Journal Letters, Nr. 841 (1) doi: 10.3847/2041-8213/aa72a2.
    • , , , u. a. . „The Stubenberg meteorite—An LL6 chondrite fragmental breccia recovered soon after precise prediction of the strewn field.“ Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Nr. 52 (8): 1683–1703. doi: 10.1111/maps.12883.

    • , , , , , und . „A nucleosynthetic origin for the Earth's anomalous 142 Nd composition.“ Nature, Nr. 537 (7620): 394–398. doi: 10.1038/nature18956.
    • , , , , , und . „Molybdenum isotopic evidence for the origin of chondrules and a distinct genetic heritage of carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous meteorites.“ Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nr. 454: 293–303. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.09.020.
    • , , , , und . „Tungsten isotopic constraints on the age and origin of chondrules.“ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Nr. 113: 2886–2891. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1524980113.

    • , , , und . „Ru isotope heterogeneity in the solar protoplanetary disk.“ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Nr. 168: 151–171. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.07.032.
    • , und . . „Intrinsic W nucleosynthetic isotope variations in carbonaceous chondrites: Implications for W nucleosynthesis and nebular vs. parent body processing of presolar materials.“ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Nr. 165: 361–375. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.06.012.
    • , , , , und . . „Planetary and meteoritic Mg/Si and δ30Si variations inherited from solar nebula chemistry.“ Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nr. 427: 236–248. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2015.07.008.

    Forschungsartikel (Zeitschriften)
    • , , , , und . „Nucleosynthetic W isotope anomalies and the Hf-W chronometry of Ca-Al-rich inclusions.“ Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nr. 403: 317–327.
    • , , , und . „Geochemical arguments for an Earth-like Moon-forming impactor.“ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, Nr. 372: 20130244. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2013.0244.
    • , , , und . „Evidence for Mo isotope fractionation in the solar nebula and during planetary differentiation.“ Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nr. 391 (null): 201–211. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.01.037.
    Lexikonartikel (Buchbeiträge)
    • . „Isotopic composition of the Moon and the lunar isotopic crisis.“ In Encyclopedia of Lunar Science, herausgegeben von B. Cudnik. Basel: Springer International Publishing.

    • , , , , und . „Experimental evidence for Mo isotope fractionation between metal and silicate liquids.“ Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nr. 379 (null): 38–48. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.08.003.

    • , , , und . . „Origin of isotopic heterogeneity in the solar nebula by thermal processing and mixing of nebular dust.“ Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nr. 357: 298–307. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.09.048.
    • , , , und . . „Nucleosynthetic tungsten isotope anomalies in acid leachates of the Murchison chondrite: Implications for hafnium-tungsten chronometry.“ Astrophysical Journal Letters, Nr. 753: L6.
    • , , , , , und . „Hf–W chronometry of core formation in planetesimals inferred from weakly irradiated iron meteorites.“ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Nr. 99: 287–304.

    • , , , , , und . . „Molybdenum isotope anomalies in meteorites: Constraints on solar nebula evolution and origin of the Earth.“ Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nr. 312: 390–400. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.10.010.

    • , , , u. a. . „Hf-W mineral isochron for Ca,Al-rich inclusions: Age of the solar system and the timing of core formation in planetesimals.“ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Nr. 72 (24): 6177–6197. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.10.023.