Professor Dr. Christine Thomas
Current affiliations
- Professur für Geophysik (Prof. Thomas)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Global Seismology, Array Seismology, Processes und structures inside the Earth from crust to core, lowermost mantle and D" region, anisotropy in mantle and core, mititgation of wind turbine generated noise, prediction of the wavefield for gravitational wave detection, ice-dynamics and icequakes in polar regions (Antarctica, Greenland).
Academic Education | |
| 1996 - 05/1999 | PhD (Univ. Göttingen) |
| 10/1988 - 12/1994 | Undergraduate studies (Univ. Marburg (Pre-Diploma), Univ. Erlangen-Nürnberg (Diploma)) |
Work Experience | |
| since 11/2024 | adjunct Professor, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Copenhagen, DK |
| since 01/2009 | Professor |
| 02/2001 - 12/2008 | Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Univ. Liverpool) |
| 06/1999 - 01/2001 | Postdoc (Univ. Leeds) |
| 05/1995 - 11/1995 | visiting scientist, Univ. Cambridge and British Antarctic survey, UK |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 12/2023 | Direktorin, Institut für Geophysik, Institute of Geophysics |
| since 07/2023 | Member, Executive committee, IUGG |
| since 10/2022 | Member, Senate, University of Münster |
| since 2020 | executive board of UnivEarthS Labex Paris |
| since 2020 | Chair AG Seismology |
| since 12/2017 | Editor Frontiers of Solid Earth |
| since 11/2017 | Beirat für Geowissenschaftliche Hochdruckforschung der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften |
| since 2011 | Steuergruppe Deutscher Gerätepool |
| since 2011 | Steuergruppe SZO |
| since 2010 | Member EGU |
| since 2009 | member DGG |
| since 2007 | Editorial board PEPI |
| since 1994 | member AGU |
| 2019 - 2023 | Chair SEDI |
| 2015 - 2016 | Organisation DGG2016 |
| 2008 - 2016 | Editor GJI |
| 2004 - 2016 | Fellow of the RAS |
Publications
Rochira, Federica; Thomas, Christine (2023) In: The Seismic Record, 3(2) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Papanagnou I.; Schuberth B.S.A.; Thomas C. (2023) In: Geophysical Journal International, 234(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Hosseini S.; Thomas C.; Garnero E.J.; Abreu R. (2023) In: Geophysical Journal International, 235(3) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Borleanu F.; Petrescu L.; Seghedi I.; Thomas C.; De Siena L. (2023) In: Global and Planetary Change, 223 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Rochira, F., Thomas, C. (2022) In: Geophysical Journal International, 2022 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2026 Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/06/2023 - 31/05/2026 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Verbundprojekt 05D2022 - ErUM-Wave: Antizipation 3-dimensionaler Wellenfelder, Teilprojekt 1 (ErUM-Wave) Duration: 01/03/2023 - 28/02/2026 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project | |
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025 Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/12/2021 - 30/11/2024 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project |
Prizes
| Ernst-von-Rebeur-Paschwitz-Medaille 2020 Awarded by: German Geophysical Society (DGG) Award given to: Thomas, Christine Announced at: 28/09/2020 | Date of awarding: 15/09/2020 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Fowler Award for Geophysics 2008 Awarded by: Royal Astronomical Society Award given to: Thomas, Christine Date of awarding: 01/01/2007 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Sir Alistair Pilkington award for Innovation in teaching Awarded by: University of Liverpool Award given to: Thomas, Christine Date of awarding: 01/01/2005 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Investigating the generation of
scattered waves and D′′ reflections
through a lower mantle scattering layer Candidate: Hiemer, Vanessa | Supervisors: Thomas, Christine | Reviewers: Thomas, Christine; Rost, Sebastian Period of time: 01/09/2017 - 05/07/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| New constraints on seismic anisotropy,
deformation and mineralogy in the D" region
Candidate: Pisconti, Angelo | Supervisors: Thomas, Christine Period of time: until 23/08/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Investigation of the Earth's mid- and lower mantle using out-of-plane signals Candidate: Schumacher, Lina | Supervisors: Thomas, Christine Period of time: until 06/03/2020 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Array study of the Réunion hotspot
region from the mantle transition
zone to the core-mantle boundary Candidate: Reiß, Anne-Sophie | Supervisors: Thomas, Christine Period of time: until 12/07/2019 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Detailed investigation of upper mantle seismic discontinuities beneath the Northern Atlantic Candidate: Saki, Morvarid | Supervisors: Thomas, Christine Period of time: 01/05/2011 - 17/08/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |