Person
Dr. rer. nat.Thomas Demmel
Deputy Head
Lehr- und Forschungsgebiet Hydrogeologie
Address
Building: Haus B
Room: 115
Lochnerstr. 4-20
52064 Aachen
Field of activities
- Coordination of the “groundwater modelling” working group
- Processing and management of commissioned and research projects
- Data processing and programming
- Supervision of Master- and Bachelorthesis
- Supervision of field Equipment
- Lectures: Hydrogeological models, Introduction to numerical modelling and Multivariate statistics
Research area
- Geogenic and anthropogenic groundwater contamination
- Hydrogeological modelling
- Numerical groundwater modelling
Ongoing projects
Research projects
- 2012-2014 Delineation of key pollution areas with uranium in groundwater in Southern Bavaria
- 2012-2013 Investigation of the behavior of uranium containing phosphate fertilizers in terms of groundwater under special attention to mobilization of uranium from peat soils
- 2012 Estimation of nitrate retention capacity in the catchment area of the wells 7, 8 and 9 of the water catchment plant Viersen using a simple model approach
- 2010-2011 Distribution and sources of elevated Uranium concentrations in quaternary groundwater of Southern Bavaria
- 2007-2010 The numerical groundwater model “Aachener Weg, Viersen” -Interaction and transport of contaminants between different aquifers
Curriculum
- since 2010 research associate, Hydrogeology, RWTH Aachen University
- 2010 PhD (Dr. rer. nat.): Interaction of communicating aquifers using the example of the numerical groundwater model “Aachener Weg, Viersen“
- 2007-2010 PhD student, Hydrogeology, RWTH Aachen University
- 2006-2010 Research Associate, Hydrogeology, RWTH Aachen University
- 2004–2005 Graduate Assistant, IT Dept., German Youth Institute (DJI e.V.) (networking/administration/programming)
- 1996-2004 Studies of Geology / Palaeontology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, specializing in hydrogeology and geology of mineral deposits, graduated with diploma. Thesis: Numerical flow model “Former chemical factory Weyl”, Munich. Geological mapping: Geological mapping of the Mutterberg-Schortenkopf area (Northern Bavarian Limestone Alps)
Memberships
Co-supervision
- 2018 Wägerle, D.: Investigation of mobility of tetrachlorethylene in the matrix of a sandstone (Kreuznachformation, Rotliegendes)
- 2018 Hansen, L.: Setting up a geological 3D-model at the northern margin of the Rhenisch Slate Mountains south of Rüthen and development of the hydrogeological model
- 2017 Medgyesi, N.: From geological to numerical groundwater modelling: Evaluation of different conceptual approaches using the example of the Viersen-Mönchengladbach model
- 2017 Böhmer, J.: Origin und accumulation processes of uranium in bogs and their function as uranium reservoir on the example of two calcareous lowland moors Donaumoos and Kalkarer Moor
- 2016 Heiming, A.: Numerical modeling with vertical flow component of the deep aquifer in the graben of San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- 2016 Schmidt, R.: Transient modelling of groundwater recharge in the area of Viersen – Mönchengladbach as upper boundary condition for numerical groundwater modelling (master thesis)
- 2015 Ullmann, A.V.: Re-evaluation and extension of the conceptual model Viersen – Mönchengladbach using implicit 3D-modeling (master thesis)
- 2015 Hellmann, D.P.: Concept of the occurrence of deeper sulphate groundwater in the shallow aquifer of the eastern Bayat plain (Indonesia) (master thesis)
- 2015 Dornbusch, F.: Conceptualization and installation of a test rig for high frequency slug tests to verify physical assumptions and comparison with field experiments (master thesis)
- 2015 Neuber, A.: Groundwater modeling of Samas-Parangtritis coastal aquifer and identification of potential saltwater intrusion (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) (master thesis)
- 2015 Barzel, S.: Solution kinetics and groundwater hydraulics of the Frasne limestone of the thermal water district in the city of Aachen (master thesis)
- 2014 Jelen, P.J.: Control of an in-situ remediation of CHC-contaminated groundwater using a numerical transport model (master thesis)
- 2014 Lentowitsch, C.: Numerical transport modeling of a CHC plume in Nettetal region (NRW) and scenario analysis for the remediation of groundwater (master thesis)
- 2013 Baumert, H.: Modeling of the mobilization and transportation of geogenic uranium in calceric eutric histosols by fertilization (master thesis)