Kimmig

Dr. Sara Kimmig

  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
    Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
    Reinhard-Baumeister-Platz 1
    76131 Karlsruhe
    Germany

Sara Kimmig

Biogeochemie, Isotopengeochemie, Massenspektrometrie, Umweltwissenschaften

Themen

  • Analyse von Stabilen Metallisotopen
  • Massenspektrometrie (ICP-MS, MC-ICP-MS, TIMS) & Ionenchromatographie
  • Analytische Umweltchemie
  • Umweltisotopen-Tracing

Qualifikation

2018     Ph.D., University of Saskatchewan
2008     BSc (Honors), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Lebenslauf

Seit Januar 2023 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie (IfGG)
August 2020-Dezember 2022 Forschungsprofessor (Juniorprofessur) und Einrichtungsleiterin, Pennsylvania State University, Labor für Isotope und Metalle in der Umwelt (LIME), Institut für Erd- und Umweltsysteme (EESI), University Park, PA, USA
Oktober 2019-August 2020 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (Earth Scientist II), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Direktion Energie und Umwelt | Referat für Untergrundwissenschaft und -technologie, Team für Umweltsignaturen, Richland, WA, USA
Juni 2018-September 2019 Wissenschaftlicher Postdoktorand, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Direktion Energie und Umwelt, Referat für Untergrundwissenschaft und -technologie, Team für Grenzflächengeochemie, Richland, WA, USA
Juni 2017-September 2017 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, University of Idaho, Institut für natürliche Ressourcen, Abteilung für Fisch- und Wildtierwissenschaften, MC-TIMS-Labor, Moscow, ID, USA
Juli 2015-Dezember 2016 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin und Laborleiterin, University of Idaho, Institut für natürliche Ressourcen, Abteilung für Fisch- und Wildtierwissenschaften, UI-WSU TIMS-Labor, Moscow, ID, USA
August 2010-Juli 2015 Labortechniker, Saskatchewan Isotope Laboratory (SIL), University of Saskatchewan, I für Geologische Wissenschaften, Saskatoon, SK, Kanada
August 2005-Juli 2009 Labortechniker, Labor für Biogeochemie und Umwelt-Isotopengeochemie (BEIGL), Abteilung für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften der University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Projekte

  • Metallisotopenstudie von Ca, Li, Mg, K und Sr in Ökosystemen
  • Verbesserung chemischer Probenaufreinigungstechniken für die Massenspektrometrie
  • Verwendung stabiler Metallisotope zur Untersuchung symbiotischer Beziehungen zwischen Pflanzen und Mykorrhiza
  • Tracing von Umweltschadstoffen

Presentationen

Eingeladene Vorträge

Kimmig S.R. “Radioiodine: Monitoring Transport and Fate of a Problematic Element” Department of Geological Sciences Brown Bag Seminar, University of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon, SK, Canada. (2023)

Kimmig S.R. “Multi-proxy isotope tracing of dolomitization processes in the Williston Basin, North America” Geochemisch-Lagerstättenkundliches Seminar, Angewandte Geowissenschaften (AGW), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Karlsruhe, Germany. (2023)

Kimmig S.R. “Paleontologist turned geochemist - a review of humble beginnings, geochemical instrumentation and applications.” McCrone Associates, Inc. Chicago, IL, USA. (2019)

Kimmig S.R. “A study of novel magnesium isotope tracers in geological, paleoceanographic and biogeochemical systems.” The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Brown Bag Seminar. Richland, WA, USA. (2018)

Worsham S.R. “Using a novel Mg isotope tracer to investigate the dolomitization of the Red River Formation in the Williston Basin.” The University of Idaho/Washington State University Fall 2015 Seminar Series. Pullman, WA, USA. (2015)

Worsham S., Holmden C. and Bélanger N. “Magnesium isotope fractionation in a hardwood forest of Southern Québec, Canada.” Mineralogical Magazine 75(2), 2178. Goldschmidt Conference. Prague, Czech Republic. (2011)

Vorträge

Kimmig S.R., Nadeau M.D. and Holmden C. “Basin-scale Ca isotopic mapping reveals magnitude and scope of carbonate diagenesis in epeiric marine carbonates.” Geological Society of America (GSA). Pittsburgh, PA, USA. (2023)

Kimmig J., Whitaker A.F. Egenhoff S.O., Schiffbauer J.D., Lavine R., Krumenacker L.J. and Kimmig S.R. Bringing out the dead: untangling soft-bodied preservation in the Cambrian Spence Shale of Utah and Idaho. Geological Society of America (GSA). Portland, OR, USA. (2021)

Kimmig J., Strotz L.C., Kimmig S.R., Egenhoff S.O. and Lieberman B.S. The middle Cambrian Spence Shale (Miaolingian: Wuliuan) Lagerstätte: Improving our understanding of a key Cambrian ecosystem. North American Paleontological Convention. Riverside, CA, USA. (2019). KEYNOTE

Kimmig J., Strotz L.C., Kimmig S.R., Egenhoff S.E. and Lieberman B.S. The middle Cambrian Spence Shale (Series 3: Stage 5) Lagerstätte: a new look at an old ecosystem. International Conference on Ediacaran and Cambrian Sciences. Xi’an, China. (2018)

Kimmig J., Strotz L.C., Kimmig S.R., Egenhoff S.E. and Lieberman B.S. The middle Cambrian Spence Shale (Series 3: Stage 5) Lagerstätte: a key Cambrian ecosystem. 5th International Paleontological Congress. Paris, France. (2018)

Kimmig S.R. and Holmden C. Aragonite precipitation in the Late Ordovician ‘calcite sea’ – evidence from a multi-proxy geochemical approach. Geological Society of America (GSA). Seattle, WA, USA. (2017)

Worsham S. and Blum J. Watershed 1 Ca addition: Are changes in foliar chemistry reflected in throughfall chemistry? Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study, 45th Annual Cooperators’ Meeting. Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH, USA. (2008)

Poster

Kimmig S.R. Multi-elemental separation (Ca-K-Mg-Sr) from single rock, soil, and standard solution samples using automated ion exchange chromatography and mass spectrometric analysis. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA, USA. (2023)

Barnes B.D., Kimmig S.R., Fantle M.S. and Kump L.R. Investigating the Rare Earth Element Response to Ocean Acidification Across the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA, USA. (2021)

Gardner C.B., Diaz M., Croot P.L., Kimmig S.R., Fantle M.C., Welch S.A. and Lyons W.B. Iron Weathering and Organic Speciation in Ice-Free Antarctic Meltwater Streams and Implications for Bioavailable Iron Flux to the Southern Ocean. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA, USA. (2021)

Nezat C., Kimmig S.R., Blackman T. and Crisafulli C.M. Chemical Weathering in Streams in the Mount St Helens 1980 Blast Area. Goldschmidt Conference. Virtual. (2020)

Nadeau M.D., Kimmig S.R. and Holmden C. Mg and Ca Isotopes and 87Sr/86Sr Ratios Identify the Deep Structural Center of the Williston Basin as a Source of Mg for Dolomitization: Implications for Reconstructing Seawater Secular Records Using Dolomite. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA, USA. (2019)

Kimmig S.R., Thompson C.J. and Brown C.F. Simultaneous iodine speciation and 129I/127I ratio measurements of sediment and groundwater samples using IC-ICP-MS. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA, USA. (2019)

Conte E., McHugh K., Shen S.D., Kimmig S.R., Brown C.F. and Krogstad E.J. Multiple Ion Counting of Fission Product Ruthenium. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA, USA. (2019)

Nadeau M. D., Kimmig S.R. and Holmden C. Mg and Sr isotope results from Paleozoic dolomites in the Williston Basin: Implications for the process of dolomitization. 2nd Geobiology Society Conference. Banff, AB, Canada. (2019)

Nadeau M. D., Holmden C. and Kimmig S.R. Mg Isotope Tracing of Paleofluid Migration During Dolomite Formation in the Williston Basin. Saskatchewan Geological Open House. Saskatoon, SK, Canada. (2018)

Nadeau M.D., Holmden C. and Kimmig S.R. Mg isotope tracing of paleofluid migration during dolomite formation in the Williston Basin. Goldschmidt Conference. Boston, MA, USA. (2018)

Holmden C. and Kimmig S.R. Mg isotope tracing of fluid migration during dolomitization. Geological Association of Canada/Mineralogical Association of Canada (GAC/MAC). Kingston, ON, Canada. (2017)

Kimmig S.R. and Holmden C. Mg isotope tracing of fluid migration during dolomitization. Dolomieu (200 + 25 Years of Dolomite) Conference on Carbonate Platforms and Dolomite. Selva di Val Gardena, Italy. (2016)

Worsham S.R. and Holmden C. Using a novel Mg isotope tracer to investigate the dolomitization of the Red River Formation in the Williston Basin. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA, USA. (2015)

Worsham S.R., Holmden C. and Qing H. Mg and Sr isotope study of the dolomitization of the Red River Formation, Williston Basin. Saskatchewan Geological Open House. Saskatoon, SK, Canada. (2015)

Worsham S.R., Holmden C. and Qing H. Using a novel Magnesium isotope tracer to investigate the dolomitization of Upper Ordovician strata in the Williston Basin. Saskatchewan Geological Open House. Saskatoon, SK, Canada. (2014)

Worsham S.R., Holmden C. and Bélanger N. Magnesium isotope cycling within Acer saccharum (sugar maple). EnvironMetal Isotopes Conference (EMI). Ascona, Switzerland. (2013)

Worsham S.R., Holmden C. and Qing H. Magnesium isotope tracing of dolomitization in the Williston Basin. 21st Annual Williston Basin Petroleum Conference (WBPC). Regina, SK, Canada. (2013)

Worsham S.R., Holmden C. and Finney S.C. Magnesium isotope variability in whole-rock limestone through the Hirnantian glaciation event in an epeiric sea environment. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA, USA. (2012)

Worsham S., Holmden C. and Bélanger N. Magnesium isotope cycling within Acer saccharum (sugar maple). Mineralogical Magazine, 76(6) 2554. Goldschmidt Conference. Montréal, QC, Canada. (2012)

Worsham S., Holmden C. and Bélanger N. Magnesium isotope fractionation in a hardwood forest of Southern Québec, Canada. 6e Colloque annuel du Centre d'étude de la forêt (CEF). Rouyn-Noranda, QC, Canada. (2012)

Worsham S.R. and Holmden C. Magnesium and calcium isotope study of limestone and dolomite in Middle and Upper Ordovician strata of the Williston Basin. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA, USA. (2011)

Worsham S.R., Blum J., Biswas A. and Lammers A. Trace metal and mercury deposition to arctic ecosystems. 5th Annual Michigan Geophysical Union (MGU), University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI, USA. (2008)

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