{"id":22582,"date":"2026-04-27T14:53:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geowiss.uni-mainz.de\/institut-fuer-geowissenschaften\/spelaeothemforschung\/dr-regina-mertz\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:29:47","slug":"dr-regina-mertz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geowiss.uni-mainz.de\/en\/institut-fuer-geowissenschaften\/spelaeothemforschung\/dr-regina-mertz\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Regina Mertz"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n
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Email: regina.mertz@uni-mainz.de<\/a>Phone: +49 6131 39 24759<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Institute of GeosciencesSpeleothem ResearchJohann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 2155128 Mainz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since Aug 2012<\/td>Head of ICP-MS LaboratoryInstitute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg-University,Mainz, GermanyQuadrupole ICP-MS Agilent 7700x and NWR 193 Excimer Laser Ablation System, ESI\/New Wave Trace element concentration and isotope ratio determinations on geological, biogenic, archaeological and synthetic materials<\/td><\/tr>
March 2011 \u2013 July 2012<\/td>Post-doctoral research fellow at the Berkeley Geochronology Center,Berkeley, USADevelopment of analytical methods for U-Th-Pb and U-Th disequilibrium dating using MC-ICP-MS and laser ablation (Thermo Neptune Plus and PhotonMachines 193 nm Excimer laser system), application to questions in paleoenvironment, neotectonics, and archaeology, cleanroom analytics<\/td><\/tr>
May 2009 \u2013 Feb 2011<\/td>Postdoctoral fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, MainzDevelopment of new instrumental methods for in-situ<\/em> determination of Th-U isotope ratios using LA-ICP-MS, multi-element analyses of carbonates, characterization of element and isotope composition of reference materials using laser ablation technique and TIMS<\/td><\/tr>
Jan 2008 \u2013 Apr 2009<\/td>Academic staff member at the Institute of Geophysics and Geology, Leipzig University<\/td><\/tr>
Nov \u2013 Dec 2007 \/ March \u2013 Apr 2009<\/td>Visiting scholar at the Berkeley Geochronology Center, Berkeley, USA<\/td><\/tr>
Jan 2006 \u2013 Dec 2007<\/td>Academic staff member at the Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg-University, MainzDFG Project: Seasonality and interannual climate variability during the Late Miocene: Testing and tuning climate models using oxygen isotope stratigraphy, growth increment analysis and new ground data<\/td><\/tr>
Vocational Training<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Jan 2006 \u2013 March 2009<\/td>Doctoral thesis at the Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz“Mediterranean-type climate in the South Aegean (Eastern Mediterranean) during the Late Miocene: Evidence from isotope and element proxies”Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas C. Brachert<\/td><\/tr>
June 1996<\/td>Diplom, degree program Geology and Paleontology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
Sept 1992<\/td>Pre-Diplom, degree program Geology and Paleontology, University of Stuttgart<\/td><\/tr>
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