Dr. Stefan Jung

Biography

Professor Stefan Jung's research involves applications of geochemistry, geochronology, and petrology designed to understand and quantify rates and timescales of geological processes affecting the evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle. His interests include high-temperature processes in varied geological environments, the rates and geochemical consequences of mass transport in the evolving crust, and the timing and duration of mountain building and metamorphism in collisional environments. Furthermore, he is focused on the development of new methodologies to apply and interpret geochronological data using isotopic systems such as U/Pb, Sm/Nd, Rb/Sr, Lu/Hf, and Re/Os in studies of crustal and mantle evolution. His research predominantly includes field and laboratory-based analyses primarily in Proterozoic Damara and Kaoko orogens in Namibia, Proterozoic Ribeira Belt in Brazil, and Tertiary volcanic fields in central Europe, including regions such as the Rhön, Vogelsberg, Hocheifel, Siebengebirge, and Westerwald, as well as additional studies in Oman, Ethiopia, and southern central Sweden.

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