Education and Workshops
Jun. 2023 - Jul. 2023 Working on Active Volcanoes, Lipari (Italy)
Jan. 2021 – today PhD program at the Drexel University (Philadelphia, USA) with focus on volcanology and remote sensing
Jan. 2019 – Dec. 2020 Research assistant at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Freiberg, Germany) – teaching and research
Oct. 2014 – Apr. 2018 M.Sc. Geowissenschaften (Geosciences) at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Freiberg, Germany) with focus on sedimentology and volcanology
Oct. 2009 – Sep. 2014 B.Sc. Geowissenschaften (Geosciences) at the University of Bremen (Bremen, Germany) with focus on sedimentology, marine geosciences, and geophysics
Jun. 2008 – Sep. 2008 Internship - CDM Consult GmbH – Assistance for investigations on building ground / soil mechanics (Berlin, Germany)
Scientific Output
Brauner, J., Chevrel, M.O., Vanderkluysen, L., Walter, T.R. (2024). Lava flow hazard assessment on Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea). Poster presentation at Cities on Volcanoes 12.
Boudoire, G., Contrera, R.A., Brauner, J., Morin, J., Guilbaud, M.-N., Sealing, C.R., Viveiros, F. (2024). Risk mitigation in dormant volcanic provinces. Convener of a session at Cities on Volcanoes 12.
Brauner, J., Walter, T.R., Vanderkluysen, L. (2023). Configuration of volcanic rifts on Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea). Oral presentation at IUGG 2023.
Brauner, J., Chevrel, M.O., Vanderkluysen, L., Walter, T.R. (2023). Lava flow hazard assessment on Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea). Poster presentation at IUGG 2023.
Brauner, J., Rafflin, V., Zorn, E. (2023). Advanced Remote Sensing Techniques to Study Volcanic Hazards. Convener of a session at IUGG 2023.
Brauner, J., Walter, T.R., Vanderkluysen, L. (2022). Volcano-tectonic processes on Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea) - A structural inventory derived from synthetic aperture radar data. Poster presentation at Cities on Volcanoes 11.
Brauner, J., Arndt, M., Yajioui, Z., Karaoui, B., Breitkreuz, C., Mahmoudi, A. (2020). Cambrian shallow-marine to emergent alkaline volcanism near Ouinguigui (Ougnat inlier, eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco): volcanic facies, geochemistry and geodynamic setting. Journal of African Earth Sciences.
Brauner, J., Breitkreuz, C. (2019). Caldera-forming magmatic systems in Late Paleozoic Central Europe – the subvolcanic perspective. Poster presentation at LASI 6.
Brauner, J., Arndt, M., Yajioui, Z., Karaoui, B., Breitkreuz, C., Mahmoudi, A. (2019). Cambrian alkaline submarine to emergent volcanism near Ouinguigui (Ougnat inlier, eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco). Oral presentation at GeoMünster 2019.
Arndt, M., Brauner, J., Yajioui, Z., Karaoui, B., Mahmoudi, A., Breitkreuz, C. (2017) The Lower and Middle Cambrian volcanosedimentary succession in the vicinity of Ouinguigui (Ougnat Inlier, southeastern Morocco): facies, geochemical composition and geotectonic setting. Poster presentation at GeoBremen 2017.
Awards
2x BEES travel award (Drexel) 500$ for the attendance of the Working on Active Volcanoes 2023 workshop (Italy), and Cities on Volcanoes 12 (Guatemala)
Susan S. Kilham Research Fund award (Drexel) 2x 500$ for drone equipment (deployment of a LiDAR-system on a drone)
Global Engagement Funding Award (Drexel) 1000$ for fieldwork on Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea)
Global Engagement Funding Award (Drexel) 1000$ for the attendance of the Cities on Volcanoes 11 conference in Greece
Förderkreis Freiberger Geowissenschaften e.V. 500€ awarded for the attendance of the LASI6 conference in Argentina
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Funding for a field short-course (volcanology) and fieldwork in Morocco
Freunde und Förderer der TU Bergakademie Freiberg e.V. 500€ awarded for fieldwork in Morocco
Teaching
Field camp staff (Drexel) GEO DESLA (Big Horn Basin, MT / Yellowstone, WY)
Teaching assistant (Drexel) GEO 101 - Physical Geology
Teaching assistant (Drexel) GEO 215 - Mineralogy
Teaching assistant (Drexel) GEO 301 - Advanced Field Methods in Earth Science
Teaching assistant (Drexel) GEO 308 - GIS & Environmental Modeling
Teaching assistant (Drexel) GEO 375 - Fieldtrip to Hawai'i
Teaching assistant (TUBAF) Field course - Geological mapping 1
Teaching assistant (TUBAF) Rock and mineral identification for non-geoscientists
Teaching assistant (TUBAF) Sedimentology
Research / Teaching assistant (TUBAF) Creation of eLearning modules - Volcanology and rock forming minerals
Skills
Data manipulation and visualization ArcGIS, QGIS, ENVI, Agisoft Metashape, LidarView, Python, Origin, Corel Draw, MS Office
Photo / Video Darktable, Shotcut
Language competence German (native), English (IELTS academic C1 + PhD in the USA), Spanish (UNIcert Basis A2), French (learning)
Licenses Driving license (car), EU-UAS A1/A3 license, trained life guard (license expired)
Hobbies and interests Swimming, Bouldering, Rugby (inactive, former team captain of the Grubenhunte Freiberg), Travelling, Cooking, Photography, Drones, Gardening, Reading