Drake Bay will always hold a very special place in my heart. In 2015 and 2016, I stayed there while doing my PhD fieldwork on the Osa Mélange. The town has changed so much in just the few years since then but it is no less beautiful. The sunsets are especially marvellous. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.
I am a structural geologist working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Johannes Gutenberg–Universität Mainz and a hobbyist girl-with-camera.
My research focuses on the heterogeneities within large faults, shear zones, and subduction zone mélanges — how to map them, quantify them, and explain their origins. I am especially interested in 3D reconstructions of rocks and outcrops which allow detailed, realistic, and quantifiable models of natural phenomena. I also love to teach and I am interested in innovative and engaging methods of teaching earth sciences, both in the classroom and in the field.
In my free time, I enjoy photography and my images reflects my love of nature and the diverse forms nature can take.