Main Focus
I am a geoscientist with an expertise in Cosmochemistry, Geochemistry, and Petrology, and I am currently working as a Postdoc in the Planetary Department at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Göttingen, Germany. My scientific interest is focused on understanding the early evolution of the protoplanetary disk and the formation of terrestrial planets, using high-precision isotope measurements of meteorites and terrestrial samples. Within this framework I am particularly interested in understanding planetary genetics, mixing processes in the Solar System, and volatile depletion processes on Earth and within other planetary materials.
Curriculum Vitae
Education and Employment:
2025-ongoing: Postdoctoral Researcher, MPS
2022-2025: Continued PhD studies (Research assistant), MPS
2020-2022: PhD studies (Research assistant), Institute for Planetology, University of Münster
2018-2020: Student assistant, Institute for Planetology, University of Münster
Selected Publications:
Wölfer, E., Burkhardt, C., Budde, G., Jansen, C.A., Kleine, T., 2026. Origin of nucleosynthetic isotope variability in the NC reservoir: Evidence from Ti, Cr, and Mo isotopes. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., 430, 31–48, doi:10.1016/j.gca.2026.08.021.
Wölfer, E., Burkhardt, C., Kleine, T., 2025. Germanium stable isotope measurements by
double-spike MC–ICPMS. J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 40, 1023–1036, doi:10.1039/d4ja00359d.
Wölfer, E., Burkhardt, C., Nimmo, F., Kleine, T., 2025. Origin of moderately volatile elements
in Earth inferred from mass-dependent Ge isotope variations among chondrites. Earth Planet.
Sci. Lett., 663, 119435, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119435.
Wölfer, E., Renggli, C. J., Burkhardt, C., Kleine, T., 2025. Germanium isotope fractionation
during evaporation from metal and sulfide melts: Implications for volatile element loss from
planetary materials. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., 401, 17–30, doi:10.1016/j.gca.2025.05.044.
Wölfer, E., Budde, G., Kleine, T., 2023. Age and genetic relationships among CB, CH and CR
chondrites. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 361, 288–301, doi:10.1016/j.gca.2023.10.010.