Christian Schmidt

Project engineer and team leader (field) in the hydraulic testing department Trainee and project engineer in the environmental department

Sedimentological, organo-geochemical, isotope-chemical and microscopic investigations at marine black shale successions of the Coniac Santon at ODP site 1259 and 1261, Demerara Rise. Analyses (carbon, sulfur) with the Leco CS 300 elementary analyzer

Compilation of data for the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive. Evaluation of hydrogeological archives documents, seizing and scanning of geophysical logs, allocation from logs to hydrogeological drillings, integration and graphic completion of the scanned logs into the data base MS Access.

Sampling and preparation of ODP cores in the section for sea geology and deep sea mining. Extraction of Alkenons for the later reconstruction of SST (sea surface temperature). Measurement of sturdy carbon isotopes with IR mass spectrometer (C12, C13). Literature search and archiving.

Conditioning of soil samples for further analysis on inorganic and organic parameters (heavy metals, AOX/EOX, NO3 etc). Conditioning of samples for groundwater, drainage water and surface water as well as soil air and dump gas. Sampling of drill cores and materials contaminated with environmentally sensitive materials. Sample preparation of waste oil (PCB and total halogen) and sewage sludge. Maintenance and support of measuring instruments. Disposal of waste materials and samples. Sampling of soil, soil v

Execution of high temperature experiments and geochemical analyses in connection with volcanic processes (infrared measurements of temperatures at fumaroles, condensation of volcanic gas, sampling from a mud volcano, seismic measurements at Mt. Aso, gravimetric and levelling measurements, underground deformations and magneto-telluric measurements.

Sedimentology Hydrology