Maximilian Dröllner

My research focuses on sedimentary provenance analysis, using a range of integrated chemical and mineralogical methods to reconstruct complex geological histories from the sedimentary record. This includes (U–Th)/He thermochronology and U–Pb geochronology on detrital minerals such as zircon and rutile, as well as the application of automated mineralogy for large-scale provenance studies. I work on sediments from a wide variety of geodynamic settings and across different epochs of Earth's history, investigating the evolution of the earliest crustal nuclei to recent climatic changes. A particular emphasis of my current research is on actualistic studies, that is, examining modern sedimentary systems to expand and calibrate the geoscientific toolbox, enabling more accurate reconstructions of Earth's past.