Harry Becker

Biography

Education 1994             Dr. rer nat. (Geochemistry, summa cum laude),                     Geochemistry Division of the MaxPlanck-Institut für Chemie,                     Mainz and Universität Mainz, Germany                     Dissertation Title: Cooling History and Geochemistry of High-temperature Garnet                     Peridotite Complexes From Lower Austria (Southern Bohemian Massif)                     Advisor: Prof. Dr. A. W. Hofmann 1990             Diplom (Mineralogy) Universität Karlsruhe, Germany                     Advisor: Prof. Dr. R. Altherr Professional Experience Since 2004    C4-University Professor (Geochemistry) and Head of the Geochemistry Group at                     Instiute of Geological Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany 2004             Visiting Scientist, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX, U.S. 2000-2004     Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Geology,                     University of Maryland at College Park, MD, U.S. 1997-2000     Research Associate / Lab manager, Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory,                     and Lecturer (1999-2000), Department of ,Geology,                     University of Maryland at College Park, MD, U.S. 1995-1997     Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism,                     Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C., U.S. 1994-1995     Postdoctoral Fellow, Geochemistry Division,                     Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Mainz, Germany 1990-1993     Graduate Research Fellow, Geochemistry Division, Max-Planck-Institut für                     Chemie, Mainz, Germany 1987-1990     Research Assistant, Department for Petrography and Geochemistry, Universität                     Karlsruhe, Germany

Research Interest

Analytical and Methodical Expertise Main focus: analytical methods and sample preparation in plasma source and thermal ionization mass spectrometry.