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Laura Meyer, M.Sc.

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M.Sc. Laura Meyer Fellow

PhD student Applied Geology

Mail: laura.meyer@geo.uni-halle.de Tel: +49 (0)345 55 26129 Room: H3 4.30 Consultation hours: by appointment

As a doctoral student in the Applied Geology group, my responsibilities include research, field and laboratory work. I am particularly focussed on further research into the groundwater ecology of Halle.

Focus Areas:

Groundwater ecology and biodiversity of shallow aquifers, Influence of geological conditions on groundwater ecology, Anthropogenic stress factors on the urban subsurface

Biography

Since 2022 | Research assistant / PhD student

Applied Geology, Institute of Geosciences and Geography, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

2022 | Technician

Applied Geology, Institute of Geosciences and Geography, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

2021 | Research assistant

Applied Geology, Institute of Geosciences and Geography, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

2019 – 2022 | M.Sc. Applied Geosciences

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Thesis: Determination of the anthropogenic influence on the groundwater temperatures of the Saline Island in Halle (Saale)

2015 – 2019 | B.Sc. Applied Geosciences

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Thesis: Petrographic and structural characterisation of an ultramafic complex west of the Fjällfjäll window, Caledonides (northern Sweden)

Teaching

I provide support in the course “Laboratory and Field Methods in Applied Geology”. I also supervise final theses on the subject of groundwater ecology.

Publications

Meyer, L., Griebler, C., Herrmann, M., Bayer, P. (2026): Disentangling urban and hydrogeological influences on groundwater fauna in Halle (Saale). EGU General Assembly 2026, EGU26-9931.

Meyer, L., Griebler, C., Herrmann, M., Bayer,  P. (2026). Urbane und hydrogeologische Einflussfaktoren auf die Grundwasserfauna in Halle (Saale) . Tagung der Fachsektion Hydrogeologie e.V. in der DGGV e.V., Aachen.

Meyer, L., Becher, J., Griebler, C., Hermann, H., Küsel, K., and Bayer, P. (2024). Investigation on biodiversity patterns in urban groundwater of Halle (Saale), Germany. 26th International Conference on Subterranean Biology and 6th International Symposium on Anchialine Ecosystems. Cagliari, Italy, 9–13 Sep. 2024.

Noethen, M., Hemmerle, H., Meyer, L., & Bayer, P. (2024). Prognose der oberflächennahen Grundwassertemperatur in Sachsen-Anhalt. Grundwasser – Zeitschrift der Fachsektion Hydrogeologie.

Meyer, L., Becher, J., Herrmann, M., Griebler, C., Bayer,  P. (2024). Entschlüsselung der wichtigsten Einflussfaktoren auf die mikrobielle und faunistische Artenvielfalt im städtischen Grundwasser von Halle (Saale). Tagung der Fachsektion Hydrogeologie e.V. in der DGGV e.V. 2024, Aachen.

Noethen, M., Hemmerle, H., Meyer, L., & Bayer, P. (2023). Estimation of shallow groundwater temperatures in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. GeoBerlin.

Becher, J., Gardt, K., Meyer, L., Griebler, C., Hermann, M.,  Bayer, P. (2023). Hydrogeological, physicochemical, and thermal conditions as drivers of faunal diversity in an urban groundwater ecosystem. EGU General Assembly 2023, EGU23-14570.

Römhild, L., Fiandaca, G., Hu, L., Meyer, L., Bayer, P. (2022). Imaging hydraulic conductivity in near-surface aquifers by complementing cross-borehole induced polarization with hydraulic experiments. Advances in Water Resources, 170, 104322.