A geoscience PhD,
working with data:
analyzing patterns,
building visualizations,
asking better questions.

Peer-reviewed articles

1. 2023 European Journal of Mineralogy

   An experimental study of the effect of water and chlorine on plagioclase nucleation and growth in mafic magmas: application to mafic pegmatites.

   Heckmann, P., Iacono-Marziano, G., and Strmić Palinkaš, S.

   doi.org/10.5194/ejm-35-1111-2023 ↗

2. 2022 Lithos

   Petrogenesis of zoned and unzoned mafic pegmatites: an insight from the Palaeoproterozoic mafic-ultramafic Hamn intrusion, Northern Norway.

   Heckmann, P., Strmić Palinkaš, S., Hansen, H., Iacono-Marziano, G., Rajič, K., Forien, M., and Bergh, S. G.

   doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2022.106818 ↗

Conference abstracts

1. 2026 EGU

   EMODnet Seafloor Geology: the wavy cruise towards a hierarchical, machine-readable geomorphology vocabulary.

   Asch, K., Blischke, A., Ernsten, V.B., Hojgaard, B., Medialdea, T., Mortensen, L., Sakellariou, D., Heckmann, P., Schulz, M., Müller, A.M., the Emod.G network.

   doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-12405 ↗

2. 2026 EGU

   An international vocabulary for anthropogenic deposits to improve geological mapping and modelling.

   Le Guern, C., Schokker, J., Stępień, U., Walstra, J., Heckmann, P., Asch, K., Krenmayr, H.-G.

   doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-16704 ↗

3. 2026 EGU

   Geological maps and data gaps assessment: the key factors for a solid geological background.

   Stępień, U., Krenmayr, H.-G., Asch, K., Heckmann, P., Piessens, K., Capova, D., Kramolisova, P., Mancebo, M.

   doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-8882 ↗

4. 2026 EGU

   From observation to understanding: the lithotectonic framework as foundation for Europe's digital geological infrastructure.

   Piessens, K., Asch, K., Bernachot, I., Heckmann, P., Hintersberger, E., Krenmayr, H.-G., Le Bayon, B., Luth, S., Mancebo Mancebo, M.J., Mink, S., Padel, M., Pelech, O., Rodriguez, J., Rubio Pascual, F.J., Tulstrup, J., Walstra, J.

   doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-595 ↗

5. 2025 GSA

   Plagioclase Fe X-ray absorption spectroscopy: potential for a new magmatic oxybarometer.

   McCanta, M., Dyar, M., Ytsma, C., Haupt, C., Koch, L., Leuthold, J., Marxer, F., Ridolfi, F., Pimenta Silva, M., Heckmann, P., Beaudry, P., Hammer, J., Grove, T., Iacono-Marziano, G.

   doi.org/10.1130/abs/2025am-7764 ↗

6. 2025 EGU

   One step beyond: the rocky path towards the new GSEU lithology vocabularies.

   Asch, K., Bauer, H., Bergman, S., Flindt, A.-C., Heckmann, P., Le Guern, C., Krenmayr, H.-G., Németh, Z., Novak, M., Pantaloni, M., Piessens, K., Schäfer, R., Stępień, U.

   doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-11629 ↗

7. 2025 EGU

   Lithotectonic map of Europe — methodology, contribution to geosciences, and further inspiration for territories outside Europe.

   Németh, Z., Asch, K., Krenmayr, H.-G., Pubellier, M., Piessens, K., Pascual, F.J.R., Padel, M., Luth, S., Pelech, O., Heckmann, P.

   doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-13479 ↗

8. 2025 EGU

   The geological Gordian knot — lithological challenges in the world of geological mapping.

   Stępień, U., Asch, K., Bergman, S., Novak, M., Pantaloni, M., Bauer, H., Heckmann, P., Krenmayr, H.-G.

   doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-9972 ↗