Dr. Mark Peternell

EDUCATION

04/10/2007

Dr.rer.nat. (“summa cum laude”, equivalent to PhD with honours), Technische Universität München (TUM), Munich, Germany.

16/04/2003

Diplom-Geologe (equivalent to Msc.), TUM

WORK HISTORY

Since 04/2011

Lecturer – Department of Earth Sciences, Tectonophysics, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany.

10/2008 - 03/2011

Research Fellow – Microstructural Modelling – School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

03/2008 - 05/2008

Chercher Invité (Invited Researcher) – National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.

05/2003 - 12/2007

Research & Teaching Assistant – Tectonics and Material Fabrics Section, TUM, Munich, Germany.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

SUPERVISION

Supervisor of one PhD student (3rd year), 4 Master theses (finished), 4 Master mapping projects (2 finished), and 9 Bachelor theses and mapping projects (8 finished).

LECTURES AND LAB-COURSES

Since 2012

“Maps and profiles (e-learning)” - annual lecture and labs for undergraduate students.

“Tectonics (e-learning)” - annual lecture and labs for undergraduate students.

2013

Invited lecture (one day workshop) – 6th International Conference on Fractals and Dynamic Systems in Geoscience. Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universià di Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

2011/2012

“Microtectonics” - annual workshop for graduate students (4 days).

“Rheology of the solid earth” - annual lecture for graduate students.

2010

Invited lecture at the Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (four weeks workshop) – Rock microstructure quantification.

2003-2007

“Microscopy” - Lectures and labs in microscopy of rock forming minerals for undergraduate students, and igneous and metamorphic rocks for graduate students.

FIELD-AND MAPPING COURSES

Since 2012

Annual two weeks mapping course, Elba, Italy.

Since 2011

Annual 4 days tectonic excursion (together with Prof. Cees Passchier), Rhenish shield, Germany.

2011/2012

Co-Supervisor of a one week mapping course in Cadaques, Spain.

Co-Supervisor of a 4 days mapping course in the Rhenish Shield, Kirn, Germany.

Annual 4 days tectonic excursion, Western Alps, Swiss and Italy.

2009

Demonstrating – One week field and mapping course (Prof. Christopher J.L. Wilson) Mallacoota, Australia.

2007

Demonstrating – Three weeks field- and mapping course (Prof. Jörn H. Kruhl), Scotland.

2004-2007

Annual two weeks mapping course (together with colleagues), Elba, Italy.

TEACHING AND LEARNING PROGRAMME

Participant of the „Hochschullehre Kompakt-Kurs” (teaching at the university intensive course), within the program of academic teaching advancement, Carl von Linde Akademie, TUM; Munich, Germany.