BTU overview
Faculty 2
Chair of Raw Material and Natural Resource Management Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Rainer Herd

Selection of completed projects until 2013

  • Geophysical investigations (2D geoelectrical tomography, georadar) for the localization of prehistoric mining chambers in the gold mining area of Ada Tepe (Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria)
     
  • Geological/geophysical survey and creation of a 3D model of the Leichhardt's peat diggings in the Sawall'schen Luch (Brandenburg, Germany)
     
  • Geophysical prospection for the recording of montane archaeological features (cavities, galleries, tunnels, etc.) by geoelectrical tomography within the framework of the research project STO 458/13-1: The western Slovak Ore Mountains and its foothills in the Gran and Zitava Valleys - Utilization strategies of a secondary economic area during the Bronze Age
     
  • Geophysical prospection of salt deposits in the upper valley of the Seille between the localities Marsal and Burthecourt (Lorraine, France)
     
  • Geoelectrical investigations on questions of Holocene landscape evolution in the Archeloos delta and the Mitikas coastal plain (Greece)
     
  • Detailed geological/geophysical investigations for the reconstruction of mid- to late Holocene tsunami events in the Leukas-Preveza area (northwestern Greece)
     
  • Investigation of potential oil shale bearing structures on the Sprendlinger Horst/Hesse (distribution, extent and genesis)
     
  • Detailed geophysical investigation (2-D tomography) of the sites Lenzen No. 9 and Wustrow No. 10 in the vicinity of a Slavic castle complex (Lenzener Elbtalaue, Prignitz)
     
  • Investigation of coal deposits in the Sabina Basin, NE Mexico (formation conditions, coal characteristics, local distribution, exploitation potential)
     
  • Detailed geoelectrical exploration (2D tomography) of different ping trains in the area of the Mitterberg copper deposit (Salzburg, Austria)
     
  • Exploration and investigation of prehistorically mined tin deposits in the Kalba-Narym area (Central Asian Steppe, Kazakhstan)
     
  • Improvement of the water resource situation in the Dhaka region (Bangladesh), development and operation of pilot plants for As-reduction in drinking water in the rural Dhaka region in cooperation with LANXESS Germany
     
  • Geophysical exploration and 3D modeling of the geological subsurface of the Roman temple complex (Venus area and Jupiter temple) in Baalbek, Lebanon