Research Interests:
- Anthropocene definition and markers, e.g. Pu-isotopes, microplastic, geochemistry
- Sediment Generation and Quantitative Provenance Analysis of modern sediments
- Modelling of compositional data (geostatistics), reconstruction of sedimentary processes and quantification of erosion and external forcing controls
- Environmental Signals and External Forcing Controls (tectonics, climate, lithology) in transient landscapes
- GIS: geomorphological and hydrological analysis, integration in web applications (WebGIS)
Master Thesis: “External forcing controls on erosion rates of the Earth’s highest coastal range - the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Colombia)” (2020; Supervisors: Dr. Luca Caracciolo, Prof. Dr. Harald Stollhofen; Friedrich-Alexander-University, Germany)
Bachelor Thesis: “Composition and Provenance of the Tsondab Sandstone, Namib Desert (Namibia)” (2017; Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Harald Stollhofen, Dr. Luca Caracciolo; Friedrich-Alexander-University, Germany)
PhD Project: „Anthropocene stratigraphic signals“ which is part of the WWTF (Vienna Science and Technology Funds) project “From Romans to the Anthropocene, from Carnuntum to Vienna: An Urban Anthropocene Field Lab (WWTF ESR20-027)”
Publications:
Hatzenbühler, D., Caracciolo, L., Weltje, G.J., Piraquive, A., Regelous, M., 2021. Lithologic, geomorphic, and climatic controls on sand generation from volcanic rocks in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Massif (NE Colombia). Sedimentary Geology. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2021.106076
Caracciolo, L., Hatzenbühler, D., Chew, D., Weltje, G. J., Piraquive, A., Lünsdorf, K., Villanueva, N., (in review). What do we measure in Provenance Analysis? A controversial case study on Sediment Generation in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Colombia). Geological Society of America Bulletin.
Caracciolo, L., Stollhofen, H., Garzanti, E., Limonta, M., Hatzenbühler, D., Vermeesch, P., Joachimski, M. (in review). Climatic controls on the Miocene-Present evolution of the Namib Sand Sea (Namibia). Earth Science Reviews.