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Anika Thomas, M.Sc.

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M.Sc. Anika Thomas Fellow

Research assistant Applied Geology

Mail: anika.thomas@geo.uni-halle.de Tel: +49 (0)345 55 26137 Room: H3 4.33 Consultation hours: by appointment

I simulate flow and transport processes in fractured aquifers, characterise stochastic fracture networks and develop numerical and Bayesian methods for modelling and calibrating fracture systems.

Focus Areas:

Numerical methods, discrete fracture networks (DFN), inversion, hydraulic and tracer tomography, Bayesian statistics

Biography

2024 – today | Research Fellow

Applied Geology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

2023 – 2024 | Intern and research assistant

Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Subsurface Process Modelling and Geoenergy

2021 – 2024 | M.Sc. Applied Geosciences

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Thesis: CRM analysis of rocks of the North German Basin for the co-utilisation of deep geothermal plants

2020 – 2023 | Research assistant

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

2018 – 2021 | B.Sc. Applied Geosciences

Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

Thesis: Conception of a practical experiment for geoelectric resistivity sounding

Teaching

GEO.07105 – Laboratory and field methods in applied geology (5 ECTS, BSc 5th semester, winter semester)

Publications

Regenspurg, S., Thomas, A., Stammeier, J. A., Schiepersky, F., Scheck-Wenderoth, M., and Kieling, K.: Critical raw materials from geothermal fluids: Potential in the North German Basin, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-19791, 2024.

Thomas, A., Feldbusch, E., Kieling, K., Stammeier, J., Bayer, P. und Regenspurg, S. (2023). CRM-Analyse von Gesteinen des Norddeutschen Beckens für die Co-Nutzung tiefengeothermischer Anlagen, Der Geothermiekongress 2023, Poster Präsentation Science Bar, Essen, 17-19 Oct 2023.