Dr. Martin Stockhausen

Martin’s research focuses on the migration of natural and anthropogenic pollutants – both inorganic and organic. His PhD and subsequent postdoc primarily focused on experimentally investigating the generation, migration and release of hydrocarbons in the course of catagenesis. Of particular interest were interactions of the generated products with the rock matrix and pore water, as well as the resulting fractionation processes (geochromatography). Since joining the University of Vienna, he has worked in a much broader field of environmental science. This includes nanominerals and nanoparticles and their role in the transport of contaminants, as well as the use of gadolinium (Gd)-based contrast agents as a tool to calculate groundwater travel times and calibrating groundwater models.