Tina Neumann
Project: Analyzing rift failure mechanisms to understand rift success
Short description:
Modelling of large-scale dynamics and quantisation of successful rift formation.
My research objectives:
I am going to work on numerical 2D and 3D modeling of rift system dynamics, focusing on the North Sea, the Atlas Rift, and several segments of the Atlantic Margins. Within the project, I will investigate the geophysical configurations required for ‘successful’ and ‘failed’ rifting and will try to combine data from the field to refine the simulation approach, creating a fusion of the insights obtained by other DC research projects.
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I have a broad background in physics, from astronomy to geoscience. I obtained my Geoscience & Physics Bachelor at the University Heidelberg (GER), modelling the inner structure of Mars and interacting double stars. For my Geoscience bachelor project, I collaborated with the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) where we tried to constrain Insight observations with 1D thermodynamical models of the Mars mantle to mimic seismic, tidal and crustaceous data.
My Master in Astronomy & Research, I absolved at Leiden University (NL), where I worked on three main research projects focusing on astrochemistry in proto stellar envelopes, binary star and disk interactions as well as on the theoretical formation of ‘Blue Stragglers’ (end products of close double star interactions).