Ronny BOCH, Priv.-Doz. MMag. Dr.
Room Number: 2A277
Research, teaching and consulting with focus on carbonates, tunneling and geothermal energy
Expertise
- Water-gas-rock-biology-interaction in natural environments and geotechnics
- Tunneling: drainage, unwanted mineral deposits, microbial processes, material alteration
- Geothermal energy: thermal waters, scaling, plugging
- Karst and caves: hydrogeology, paleoclimate
- Environmental monitoring: sampling strategies, sensors, data loggers
- Numerical modeling: hydro-/geochemistry
- Isotope and environmental tracers
- University teaching and workshops
see also my sites at
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.at/citations?hl=de&user=2BZW5nUAAAAJ
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ronny-Boch-2
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronnyboch/
Current research and consulting
- Thermal waters, mineral deposits and alteration in geothermal wells of the Pannonian Basin (Hungary): unwanted processes (scaling, plugging, corrosion, biofouling), different aquifers with broad range of thermal fluid production conditions, focus on calcareous scaling, sampling and monitoring strategies, new tracers, evaluation of scale inhibitors, international exchange of experiences
- Carbonates from Erzberg – environmental information from fracture veins and iron ore: chemical-sedimentary deposits such as “Erzbergite” aragonite-calcite, authigenic dolomite, siderite-ankerite mineralization, “Eisenblüte” excentrique aragonite precipitates, focus on age determination and depositional rates, formation conditions, paleoenvironmental (paleoclimate) context, potential microbial (bacterial) contributions, in-situ monitoring of CaCO3 precipitation and groundwaters
- Tunnel drainage – optimization of drainage systems and maintenance: water-rock-building material interaction, field testing (e.g. construction alternatives of drainage systems with focus on unwanted mineral and biomass deposition), concepts and application of “green inhibitors” against calcareous deposits based on field-/laboratory tests and numerical modeling, utilization of new monitoring techniques related to deep groundwaters, tunnel-/drainage atmospheres and solid phases (sensors/data loggers, mobile fluorometers, environmental tracers), case studies e.g. Koralmtunnel, Siebergtunnel, Gratkorntunnels, Semmering Tunnel Chain.
Short CV
| since 07/2024 | Research Associate at Institute of Geology, University of Vienna |
| since 03/2021 | Graz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Geosciences, Dozent |
| since 03/2021 | Geoconsult ZT GmbH, Affiliated Senior Expert, Tunnel Drainage Management |
| 2019 | Habilitation (Venia Docendi, Priv.-Doz.) in Geochemistry and Environmental Geology, TU Graz |
| 2018 | Nationally Certificated Consulting Engineer (Earth Sciences) |
| 10/2013 – 09/2019 | Assistant Professor (Univ.-Ass.), Graz University of Technology, Institute of Applied Geosciences (6-year temporary position) |
| 09/2011 – 09/2013 | Teaching chemistry and physics, supervision of students (Matura) and start-up of new chemistry-lab at BRG in der Au (new high-school), InnsbruckSchool coordination of project “Cave.Life” (Sparkling Science Program) |
| 04/2008 – 05/2011 | Postdoc, Institute of Geology, University of Innsbruck and Department of Earth Sciences (geochemistry group, Prof. R. L. Edwards, Prof. H. Cheng), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA |
| 2010 | Woldstedt-Award, German Quaternary Association (DEUQUA), for outstanding dissertation |
| 2009 | Mag. phil. (MA) in Philosophy, University of Innsbruck |
| 2008 | Dr. rer. nat. (PhD), Geology/Geochemistry (Prof. C. Spötl), Univ. of Innsbruck |
| 2004 | Mag. rer. nat. (MSc) in Earth Sciences (Geology), Univ. of Innsbruck |
| 10/1997 – 10/1998 | Military musician, Austrian Federal Armed Forces (clarinet, saxophone) |
| 1997 | Matura, Bundesgymnasium Blumenstraße Bregenz |