Authorlianegbenning

I am leading the interface-geochemistry group at the German Research Centre for Geosciences, GFZ in Potsdam, Germany. We study various molecular level mineral fromation reactions and microbe-mineral-fluid interaction processes. Further info can be found http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/section/interface-geochemistry/ or http://homepages.see.leeds.ac.uk/~earlgb. Blog post entries here are mostly related to field work in the Arctic - my annual guilty pleasure ;-)

Posted August 18, 2016 Uncategorized

Capturing microbes in a whirlwind of clean Greenland Air

One of the main tasks of WP2 team “Particulates” during the 2016 Black and Bloom field season was to collect all possible types of aerosols and surface samples so that … Continue Reading Capturing microbes in a whirlwind of clean Greenland Air

Posted August 18, 2016 Uncategorized

How to move “House” on the Greenland Ice Sheet

Living on the Greenland Ice Sheet has its interesting moments; one of the more interesting ones is moving “house” . All living, lab and mess tents have to be relocated … Continue Reading How to move “House” on the Greenland Ice Sheet