Markus Patzek

Current affiliations

Professorship of experimental and analytical planetology (Prof. Gundlach)

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Development of an advanced cometary analogue material
Formation and evolution of regolith on asteroids and the Moon
Mission studies and development of space hardware.
Classification of meteorites
aqueous alteration and the significance of fluids in volatile-rich clasts
Lithologies of the meteoritic breccia Almahata Sitta (Asteroid 2008/TC3)

Academic Education
04/2016 - 05/2020	PhD - Institut für Planetologie, WWU Münster
10/2013 - 10/2015	Master of Science: Planetology - Institut für Planetologie, WWU Münster - "Identification and characterization of volatile-rich clasts in brecciated meteorites"
10/2010 - 09/2013	Bachelor of Science: Geosciences - Institut für Planetologie, WWU Münster - "Textural and microchemical investigation of selected ureilitic fragments from the Almahata Sitta strewnfield"
Work Experience
since 04/2024	Lecturer, Institute for Planetology, Universität Münster
since 02/2016	Research assistant (doctoral student), Institute for Planetology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
10/2020 - 03/2024	Research assistant (Postdoc), Institute for Planetology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
03/2015 - 12/2015	Research assistant, Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Functions and Memberships
since 2024	Member, Europlanet Society
since 2015	Meteoritical Society

Publications

Characterization of the micrometer scale surface roughness of meteoritic samples Marshal R; Patzek M; Rüsch O (2024) In: Icarus, 412 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Discovery of a Dust Sorting Process on Boulders Near the Reiner Gamma Swirl on the Moon Rüsch O; Hess M; Wöhler C; Bickel VT; Marshal RM; Patzek M; Huybrighs HLF (2024) In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
On the Response of Chondrites to Diurnal Temperature Change—Experimental Simulation of Asteroidal Surface Conditions Patzek M; Rüsch O; Molaro JL (2024) In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Oxygen Isotopic Variations in the Calcium, Aluminum-rich Inclusion–forming Region Recorded by a Single Refractory Inclusion from the CO3.1 Carbonaceous Chondrite Dar al Gani 083 Ebert, Samuel; Nagashima, Kazuhide; Krot, Alexander; Patzek, Markus; Bischoff, Addi (2024) In: Astrophysical Journal, 966 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
The anomalous polymict ordinary chondrite breccia of Elmshorn (H3-6)—Late reaccretion after collision between two ordinary chondrite parent bodies, complete disruption, and mixing… Bischoff A; Patzek M; Alosius RML; Barrat J; Berndt J; Busemann H; Degering D; Di Rocco T; Ek M; Gattacceca J; Godinho JRA; Heinlein D; Krietsch D; Maden C; Marchhart O; Martschini M; Merchel S; Pack A; Peters S; Rüfenacht M; Schlüter J; Schönbächler M; Stojic A; Storz J; Tillmann W; Wieser A; Wimmer K; Zielke R (2024) In: Meteoritics and Planetary Science, (early view) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)

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Prizes

Brian Mason Award 2018
Awarded by: Meteoritical Society and International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA)
Award given to: Patzek, Markus
Announced at: 27/07/2018 | Date of awarding: 27/07/2018
Type of distinction: Best publication award