LAOP - Key Persons


Claudia Niemz

Job Titles:
  • Business Executive
As business executive Claudia takes care of all administrative tasks and a trouble-free routine. She is also in charge of quality analyses using microscopy.

Daniela Focke

Education: Studies of Geology/Paleontology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Dr. Bertrand Ligouis

Job Titles:
  • Director of the Laboratory for Applied Organic Petrology
Bertrand is the director of the Laboratory for Applied Organic Petrology (LAOP) in Tübingen. He is specialized in petrography of coals and oil shales. His innovative research activities in the development and the application of organic petrological methods in archeology, pedology and environmental science attract attention worldwide.

Frank Bretschneider

Education: Studies of Chemistry, TU Chemnitz Studies of Geology/Paleontology (basic course), TU Bergakademie Freiberg Studies of Geology (main course), University Marburg

Martin Pfeiffer

Education: Studies of Geology/Paleontology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Monika Meusel

Education: Geology technician, ZAS Johanngeorgenstadt Studies at the Technical College of Geology, Bergakademie Freiberg

Nora Pfeiffer

Education: Studies of Geology/Paleontology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg