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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

My research focuses on the life cycle assessment of existing and new caverns as storage facilities for thermal energy and hydrogen. By combining geological, technical and LCA methods, I develop assessment approaches that, for example, capture thermal interactions in the subsurface and estimate their environmental impacts.

Focus Areas:

Seasonal thermal energy storage in caverns (CTES), life cycle assessment (LCA), environmental impacts, thermal impacts, impact assessment methods

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., Pogarell, N., Stammeier, J.A., Wilke, F.D.H., van Schijndel, V., Assessment for co-production of critical metals (lithium, copper, strontium) and geothermal heat in various geological formations of the North German Basin, Applied Geochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2026.106725.

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.