Markus Patzek

Current affiliations

Professorship of experimental and analytical planetology (Prof. Gundlach)

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Development of a 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

Multi-isotope (N, O, Ti, and Cr) study of C1 and CM-like clasts—Probing unsampled C1 material Patzek, Markus; Kadlag, Yogita; Rüfenacht, Miriam; Füri, Evelyn; Pack, Andreas; Bischoff, Addi; Becker, Harry; Visser, Robbin; John, Timm; Schönbächler, Maria (2025) In: Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 60(5), 1073-1094. doi:10.1111/maps.14343 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Low-Temperature Aqueous Alteration of Chondrites Lee, Martin R.; Alexander, Conel M. O’D.; Bischoff, Addi; Brearley, Adrian J.; Dobrică, Elena; Fujiya, Wataru; Le Guillou, Corentin; King, Ashley J.; van Kooten, Elishevah; Krot, Alexander N.; Leitner, Jan; Marrocchi, Yves; Patzek, Markus; Petaev, Michail I.; Piani, Laurette; Pravdivtseva, Olga; Remusat, Laurent; Telus, Myriam; Tsuchiyama, Akira; Vacher, Lionel G. (2025) In: Space Science Reviews, 221, 11. doi:10.1007/s11214-024-01132-8 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Characterization of the micrometer scale surface roughness of meteoritic samples Marshal R; Patzek M; Rüsch O (2024) In: Icarus, 412, 115984-115984. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2024.115984 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
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), e2023JE007910. doi:10.1029/2023JE007910 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
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), e2023JE007944. doi:10.1029/2023JE007944 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published

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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