Dr.
Andrea Patzer

Curator of the meteorite collection
- maintenance and advancement of the meteorite collection
- classification of meteorites
- research on meteorites
- guided tours of the meteorite collection
- public outreach, communication, and education
Andrea Patzers ORCID record:
Andrea.Patzer@NHM.AT
Phone: +43 1 52177-393

1. "Lithological diversity among howardites and its implications for the HED parent body", research fellowship of the German Research Foundation, 2010-2012.
2. Research Fellowship Return Grant of the German Research Foundation, 2012.
3. "The accretionary history of ureilites: A systematic re-evaluation", research grant PA 2357/6-1 of the German Research Foundation, 2020-2022.
4. "Revisited: The Ni isotopic compositions of ureilite metal and olivines", research grant PA 2357/8-1 of the German Research Foundation, 2023-2024.

Apr. 2023 – Aug. 2024: Researcher (PI), Isotope Geology Department, University of Göttingen
Aug. 2020 – Aug. 2022: Researcher (PI), Isotope Geology Department, University of Göttingen
Nov. 2018 – June 2020: Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington D.C., USA
July 2016 – Jan. 2018: Technical Assistant, Department of Applied Geology, University of Göttingen
July 2015 – July 2016: Technical Assistant, School of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University Bremen
June 2012 – July 2013: Research Associate, Institute for Planetology, University of Münster (fellowship of the German Research Foundation)
Aug. 2010 – May 2012: Fellowship of the German Research Foundation, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA
Feb. 2008 – June 2010: Research Associate, Institute for Isotope Geology, University of Göttingen
Dec. 2005 – Jan. 2008: Parental leave
Aug. 2000 – Nov. 2005: Research Associate, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona at Tucson, USA
May – July 2000: Research Associate, Cosmochemistry Department, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry, Mainz
May 1997 – Apr. 2000: PhD in cosmochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry, Mainz; thesis on "Noble gases in enstatite chondrites" (Prof. L. Schultz)
Nov. 1995: Diploma in geology, Geosciences Center, University of Göttingen; thesis on "The Lithology at Ban Nam Kat, NW Thailand, and K/Ar and Rb/Sr dating of weakly metamorphosed sediments of a geological profile between Mae Sariang and Hot, NW Thailand”
Peer-reviewed publications
A. Patzer and L. Schultz (2001) Noble gases in enstatite chondrites I: Exposure ages, pairing, and weathering effects. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 36, 947-961.
A. Patzer, D. H. Hill, and W. V. Boynton (2001) Itqiy: A metal-rich enstatite meteorite with achondritic texture. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 36, 1495-1505.
A. Patzer and L. Schultz (2002) Noble gases in enstatite chondrites II: The trapped component. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 37, 601-612.
A. Patzer, D. H. Hill, and W. V. Boynton (2002) Itqiy: A study of noble gases and oxygen isotopes including its terrestrial age and a comparison with Zak?odzie. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 37, 823-833.
A. Patzer, D. H. Hill, and W. V. Boynton (2003) New eucrite Dar al Gani 872: Petrography, chemical composition, and evolution. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 38, 783-794.
A. Patzer and L. Schultz (2003) New noble gas data of primitive and differentiated achondrites including NWA 011 and Tafassasset. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 38, 1485-1497.
A. Patzer, D. H. Hill, and W. V. Boynton (2004) Evolution and classification of acapulcoites and lodranites from a chemical point of view. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 39, 61-85.
A. Patzer, J. Schlüter, L. Schultz, M. Tarkian, D. H. Hill, and W. V. Boynton (2004) A reinvestigation of the equilibrated enstatite chondrite Grein 002. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 39, 1463-1475.
A. Patzer, J. Schlüter, L. Schultz, D. H. Hill, and W. V. Boynton (2005) The new polymict eucrite Dar al Gani 983: Petrography, chemical composition, noble gas record, and formational history. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40, 869-879.
A. Patzer, A. Pack, and A. Gerdes (2010) Zirconium and hafnium in meteorites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45, 1136-1151.
A. Patzer, D. C. Hezel, V. Bendel, and A. Pack (2012) Chondritic components I. Usual suspects and some oddballs in the Leoville CV3 meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47, 142-157.
A. Patzer and H. Y. McSween (2012) Ordinary (mesostasis) and not-so-ordinary (symplectites) late-stage assemblages in howardites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47, 1475-1490.
A. Patzer and H. Y. McSween (2018) Ferroan olivine-bearing eucrite clasts found in howardites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 53, 1131-1149.
A. Patzer, D. C. Hezel, V. Bendel, and A. Pack (2018) Chondritic components II. Reconstructing early Solar System history via refractory lithophile trace elements in individual objects of the Leoville CV3 chondrite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 53, 1391-1412.
L. R. Nittler, C. M. O’D. Alexander, A. Patzer, and M. J. Verdier-Paoletti (2021) Presolar stardust in highly pristine CM chondrites Asuka 12169 and Asuka 12236. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 56, 260-276.
A. Patzer, S. E. Bullock, and C. M. O’D. Alexander (2021) Testing models for the compositions of chondrites and their components: I. CO chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 304, 119-140.
A. Patzer, S. E. Bullock, and C. M. O’D. Alexander (2022) Testing models for the compositions of chondrites and their components: II. CR chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 319, 1-29.
A. Patzer, S. E. Bullock, and C. M. O’D. Alexander (2023) Testing models for the compositions of chondrites and their components: III. CM chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 359, 30-45.
A. Patzer, J. Kowalski, T. diRocco, and A. Pack (2024). The catastrophic break-up of the ureilite parent body: Modelling constraints on the debris size. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 59, 1407-1420.
A. Patzer, A. D. Gabriel, T. Ludwig, and A. Pack (forthcoming). Fe-Ni-Co data of metal in ureilites. Accepted for publication in Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
A. Patzer, S. E. Bullock, and C. M. O’D. Alexander (in prep.) Testing models for the compositions of chondrites and their components: IV. CV chondrites. To be submitted to Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

Conference abstracts:
A. Patzer and L. Schultz (1998) The exposure age distribution of enstatite chondrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 33, A120-A121.
A. Patzer, P. Scherer, H. W. Weber and L. Schultz (1999) New exposure ages of chondrites: short transfer times from asteroid belt to Earth. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 30, 1145 (CD-ROM).
A. Patzer and L. Schultz (1999) Do weathering effects influence cosmic ray exposure ages of enstatite chondrites. Workshop on Extraterrestrial Materials from Cold and Hot Deserts, LPI Contribution 997, 67-68.
A. Patzer and L. Schultz (1999) Trapped noble gases in Enstatite chondrites: A „sub-Q“ component in EH3’s. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 34, A89.
A. Patzer and L. Schultz (2000) Origin and evolution of enstatite chondrites: constraints from noble gases. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 31, 1314 (CD-ROM).
A. Patzer and L. Schultz (2000) New noble gas data of enstatite chondrites: another piece to the puzzle. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 35, A125.
A. Patzer, D. H. Hill and W. V. Boynton (2001) Another weird rock from space: a unique enstatite achondrite from the Saharan desert. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 32, 1029 (CD-ROM).
A. Patzer, L. Franke and L. Schultz (2001) New noble gas data of four enstatite chondrites and Zaklodzie. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 36, A157.
A. Patzer, D. H. Hill, W. V. Boynton, L. Franke, L. Schultz and I. A. Franchi (2001) Itqiy: II. A short story about its noble gases and oxygen isotopes. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 36, A158.
A. Patzer, D. H. Hill, W. V. Boynton, P. P. Sipiera and G. A. Jerman (2002) Dar al Gani 872: Yet another eucrite, yet another lesson to learn? Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 33, 1106 (CD-ROM).
A. Patzer, D. H. Hill and W. V. Boynton (2002) The evolution of acapulcoites and lodranites: An INAA perspective. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 37, A115.
A. Patzer, D. H. Hill and W. V. Boynton (2003) An extended classification scheme for the acapulcoites and lodranites. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 34, 1352 (CD-ROM).
A. Patzer, J. Schlüter, L. Schultz, D. H. Hill, W. V. Boynton, and F. Thiedig (2003) DaG 983: A complex (polymict, feldspar cumulate, impact melt breccia) eucrite from Libya. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 38, A120.
A. Patzer, D. A. Kring, D. H. Goodwin, P. D. Ward, and J. W. Haggart (2004) A lithological investigation of marine strata from the Triassic-Jurassic boundary interval, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada, including a search for shocked quartz. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 35, 1578 (CD-ROM).
D. A. Kring, W. S. Wolbach, A. Patzer, and D. Goodwin (2007) A test of the impact-mass extinction hypothesis at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 42, A89.
A. Patzer, A. Pack, and A. Gerdes (2009) Determination of high-precision Zr/Hf ratios in bulk meteorites using LA-ICP-MS. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 40, #2522.
A. Patzer, A. Pack, and A. Gerdes (2009) High-precision Zr/Hf ratios of meteorites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44, A168.
A. Patzer and A. Pack (2010) Investigation of refractory lithophile trace elements in the Leoville CV3 meteorite. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 41, #1590.
A. Patzer, D. C. Hezel, V. Bendel, and A. Pack (2011) The Leoville CV3 Chondrite Revisited: Prime Material for the Study of Refractory Trace Elements. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 42, #1404.
V. Bendel, A. Patzer, A. Pack, D. C. Hezel, and C. Münker (2011) Rare Earth Elements in Bullk Chondrites and Chondrite Components. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 42, #1711.
A. Patzer and H. Y. McSween (2011) Symplectic assemblages in howardites: First results. Workshop on the Formation of the first solids in the Solar System, Kauai, Hawaii, November 7-9 2011.
A. Patzer and H. Y. McSween (2012) Gabbroic vs. cumulate eucrites: Extending the diversity of eucritic lithologies. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 43, #1227.
A. Patzer (2013) New data on the chemical composition of silicates in HED meteorites: Variety is the spice. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 44, #2468.
A. Patzer, A. Pack, and T. Di Rocco (2017) Ureilites: a new systematic study of their reduced rims and metal occurrences. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 48, #1878.
A. Patzer, E. Bullock, and C. M. O'D. Alexander (2020) Testing Chondrule-Matrix Complementarity: I. CO Chondrites. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 51, #2537.
L. R. Nittler, C. M. O'D. Alexander, D. Foustoukos, A. Patzer, and M. J. Verdier-Paoletti (2020) Asuka 12236, the most pristine CM chondrite to date. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 51, #2276.
A. Patzer, E. Bullock, and C. M. O'D. Alexander (2021) Evidence Against Chondrule-Matrix Complementarity as Seen in CO, CM, and CR Chondrites. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 51, #1866.
A. Patzer, E. Bullock, and C. M. O'D. Alexander (2021) The Non-Complementary Compositions of Chondrules and Matrices in CO, CM and CR Chondrites. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society, #6025.
A. Patzer, J. Kowalski, and A. Pack (2023) The Disruption of the UPB: Small Fragments and Fast Reassembly. 86th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society, #6097.
A. Patzer, A. Gabriel, T. Ludwig, and A. Pack (2024) Fe-Ni-Co Data of Ureilite Metal and Metal-Olivine Equilibration Temperatures. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 55, #2482.
  • the early evolution of the Solar System
  • the formation and evolutionary history of meteoritic parent bodies
  • the geology of Solar System bodies
  • In-situ analytical methods (SEM, EPMA, La-ICP-MS)
  • new meteorite finds and falls

Mineralogy

Batic Goran
Preparator
Berger Anna
Collection manager
Brandstätter Franz
Associated scientist
Dionatos Odysseas
Associated Scientist
Ertl-Winand Andreas
Project researcher
Ferrière Ludovic
Associated scientist
Hammer Vera M. F.
Researcher, head of the mineral collection, head of the State Gem Institute
Kolitsch Uwe
Head of the Department for Mineralogy & Petrography, Researcher and curator of the mineral and ore deposit collections
Mayr Nina
Assistance mineralogy
Pittarello Lidia
Researcher and curator of the rock collection
Schalko Clemens
Collection assistant
Topa Dan
Associated scientist
Walter-Roszjár Julia
Researcher and co-curator of the meteorite collection, currently on maternity leave
  
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