Name: Maria Feiner, BSc
Working group: Isotope analysis
Position: Master thesis
Field of work: I have been studying metallurgy at the Montanuniversität since October 2018 and have already written my bachelor thesis on "Assessment of lead isotope ratios in selected soil and plant samples from urban gardens with elevated lead levels using MC ICP-MS" at the AAC chair in the isotope analysis work group in 2021/22. I also worked as a student assistant in the isotope analysis work group in SS21. I completed my bachelor’s degree in July 2022 and then started my master’s degree in metallurgy in October 2022 (ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy).
For my master thesis, I will deal with the possibility of analysing steel samples and ferroalloys using LIBS and LA-ICP-MS. The thesis aims at the development and validation of a measurement method, including the definition of suitable framework conditions and parameters. The work is carried out under the supervision of Johanna Irrgeher, Stefan Wagner and Gulnaz Mukhametzianova and in cooperation with the Chair of Ferrous Metallurgy with Susanne Michelic and Kathrin Thiele.
