Dr. Doris Maicher

Ocean Research Technology Center (ORTC)
Data- and Sample Management

Office
Tel.: +49 431 600 - 2152
Office in the Core Repository (ZPL)
E-Mail: dmaicher(at)geomar.de
E-Mail for sample requests: geosamples(at)geomar.de

Address
GEOMAR
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel
Wischhofstrasse 1-3
24148 Kiel, Germany

Career

academic studies of geology, Freie University Berlin and Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany
doctorate studies, University of Otago New Zealand, focus on physical volcanology
teaching assistant
researcher at GEOMAR
kimberlite petrologist in mining industry in Canada
since 2015 curator for geological samples at GEOMAR

Professional Interests

Physical volcanology with emphasis on submarine eruption and fragmentation processes
Transport and depositional processes of volcaniclastics
Support for scientific research on collection material
Knowledge transfer, visibility of the collection, and data maintenance

Research vessel SONNE — SO199 CHRISP, SONNE near Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Foto: Uli Büchele

[Translate to English:] Forschungsschiff SONNE — [Translate to English:] SO201 Leg 2 KALMAR, Sturm-Abwettern in der Beringsee. Foto: Doris Maicher, GEOMAR

Ship expeditions & Field work

2024 RV SONNE - SO307 Madagascar - Indian Ocean
2023 RV SONNE - SO299 Dynamet - West Pacific Ocean
2020 RV MARIA S. MERIAN - MSM96 Metal-ML – North Atlantic Ocean
2018 RV MARIA S. MERIAN - MSM78 PERMO 2 – North Sea
2017/18 RV METEOR - M144 EMPIRE – Mediterranean Sea
2017 RV SONNE - SO257 WACHEIO – Indian Ocean
2010 RV SONNE - SO208 PLUMEFLUX – Eastern Pacific Ocean
2010 RV METEOR - M81/2AB CLIP – Caribbean
2009 RV SONNE - SO201 Leg 2 KALMAR – Bering Sea
2008 RV SONNE - SO199 CHRISP – Indian Ocean
1995 RV ATLANTIS & DSV ALVIN – Eastern Pacific Ocean
Since 1990 field campains of several weeks duration in Australia, Namibia, New Zealand and central Europe

Bow of the research vessel METEOR. Foto: Doris Maicher, GEOMAR

Bow of research vessel SONNE — Bow of the research vessel SONNE. Foto: Doris Maicher, GEOMAR

Publications

Number of items: 26.

Articles in a Scientific Journal - peer-reviewed

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Brandl, P. A.

, Sander, S. G.

, Beier, C., Schmidt, M.

, Falkenberg, J. J., Kihara, T., Meyn, K., Genske, F., Zitoun, R., McInnes, B. I. A., Hannington, M. D., Petersen, S.

, Ranta, E. J., Jourdan, F., Gautreau, L. M.

, Hansteen, T. H.

, Heyde, I., Konabe, S., Espi, J. O., Acuña Avendaño, O., Baxter, A. T., Galerne, C. Y., Kaufmann, M., Klein, J., Lange, S., Maicher, D.

, Panachi, E., Reeck, K.

, Riemer, E., Ruth, W., Schenk, J.

, Vahrenkamp, S., Waßmund, L., Wenske, J. and Zimmer, H. and The SO299 Shipboard Scientific Party (2025) Coupled hydrothermal venting and hydrocarbon seepage discovered at Conical Seamount, Papua New Guinea.

Scientific Reports, 15 . Art.Nr. 32389. DOI 10.1038/s41598-025-17192-x.

Kipf, A., Hauff, F.

, Werner, R., Gohl, K., van den Bogaard, P., Hoernle, K. A.

, Maicher, D.

and Klügel, A. (2014) Seamounts off the West Antarctic margin: A case for non-hotspot driven intraplate volcanism.

Gondwana Research, 25 . pp. 1660-1679. DOI 10.1016/j.gr.2013.06.013.

Seghedi, I., Maicher, D.

and Kurzslaukis, S. (2009) Volcanology of Tuzo pipe (Gahcho Kué cluster) - root-diatreme processes re-interpreted. Lithos, 112 (Suppl. 1). pp. 553-565. DOI 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.04.027.

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Maicher, D.

and White, J. (2001) The formation of deep-sea Limu o Pele. Bulletin of Volcanology, 63 (7). pp. 482-496. DOI 10.1007/s004450100165.

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Maicher, D.

, White, J. D. L. and Batiza, R. (2000) Sheet hyaloclastite: density-current deposits of quench and bubble-burst fragments from thin, glassy sheet lava flows, Seamount Six, Eastern Pacific Ocean. Marine Geology, 171 (1-4). pp. 75-94. DOI 10.1016/S0025-3227(00)00109-2.

Books

Maicher, D.

(2011) Hyaloclastites of shelf and seamount: Dynamics of submarine basaltic eruptions, magma fragmentation and formation of limu o’Pele. . Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany, 260 pp. ISBN 978-3-8443-0088-8

Book chapters

Maicher, D.

(2003) A cluster Of Surtseyan volcanoes at Lookout Bluff, North Otago, New Zealand: Aspects of edifice spacing and time. In: Explosive Subaqueous Volcanism. ; 140 , ed. by White, J. D. L., Smellie, J. L. and Clague, D. A.. AGU (American Geophysical Union), Washington, USA, pp. 167-178. DOI 10.1029/140GM10.

Presentations

Maicher, D.

(2025) Fragen einer Sedimentkern-Sammlung.

[Talk] In: 16. Jahrestagung für wissenschaftliche Universitätssammlungen 2025: Ist sammeln zeitgemäß?. , 09.-11-10.2025, Berlin, Germany .

Maicher, D.

(2023) GEOMAR Rock repository - The ocean floor already at your doorstep. [Talk] In: Oceanic Volcanism Workshop. , 12.-15.09.2023, GEOMAR, Kiel .

Hoernle, K.

, Hauff, F.

, Werner, R., Hanan, B., Christie, D., Herbrich, A., Maicher, D.

and Garbe-Schönberg, D. (2011) SO208 Leg 2 (PLUMEFLUX) und SO158 (MEGAPRINT): Neue Erkenntnisse über Plume-Rücken-Wechselwirkungen zwischen dem Galápagposplume und dem Cocos- Nazca-Spreizungszentrum . [Talk] In: Statusseminar Meeresforschung mit FS Sonne 2011. , 09.-10.02.2011, Hannover . Tagungsband / Meeresforschung mit FS Sonne : Statusseminar 2011. ; pp. 80-84 .

Portnyagin, M.

, Hoernle, K.

, Werner, R., Hauff, F.

and Maicher, D.

(2011) Initial scientific results from the cruise SO201-KALMAR: volcanology and petrology. [Talk] In: Statusseminar Meeresforschung mit FS Sonne 2011. , 09.-10.02.2011, Hannover . Tagungsband / Meeresforschung mit FS Sonne : Statusseminar 2011. ; pp. 157-160 .

Portnyagin, M.

, Hoernle, K.

, Werner, R., Hauff, F.

, Meicher, D.

, Yogodzinski, G., Baranov, B., Silantiev, S., Wanke, M.

and Krasnova, E. (2011) Marine volcanological and petrological studies with R/V SONNE in the NW Pacific and Bering Sea: SO201 KALMAR cruise results. [Talk] In: 7. Biennial Workshop on Japan-Kamchatka-Alaska Subduction Processes: Mitigating Risk through International Volcano, Earthquake, and Tsunami Science (JKASP-2011). , 25.-30.08.2011, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia .

Werner, R., Maicher, D.

, Hauff, F.

, Hoernle, K.

and Herbrich, A. and SO208 Leg 1 Fahrtteilnehmer (2011) Hintergrund und erste (unerwartete) Ergebnisse von SO208 Leg 1 (PLUMEFLUX): Ausbreitung von Galápagosplumematerial im äquatorialen Ostpazifik. [Talk] In: Statusseminar Meeresforschung mit FS Sonne 2011. , 09.-10.02.2011, Hannover . Tagungsband / Meeresforschung mit FS Sonne : Statusseminar 2011. ; pp. 76-79 .

Conference posters

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Maicher, D.

, Rebke, M.

, Mittermayer-Schmittmann, F.

, Freitag, J.

and Pinkernell, S.

(2025) Joint Research Data Infrastructures to foster interoperability and future sample retrieval.

[Poster] In: Geo4Change 2025. , 14.-18.09.2025, Göttingen, Germany . DOI 10.48380/bwjc-dv75.

Maicher, D.

, Petersen, T.

, Mehrtens, H.

and Springer, P.

(2023) Leveraging IGSN to Enhance Data Management in Research Institutions.

[Poster] In: EGU General Assembly 2023. , 24.-28.4.2023, Vienna, Austria .

Mehrtens, H.

, Springer, P.

, Schirnick, C.

, Faber, C.

, Maicher, D.

, Paglialonga, L.

and Lorenz, S. (2021) Interoperability of institutional data management systems.

[Poster] In: IMDIS 2021 - International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems. , 12.-14.04.2021, Online .

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Maicher, D.

, Mittermayer, F.

, Springer, P.

and Süling, J. (2019) How to curate and exhibit various types of physical samples using FAIR principles.

[Poster] In: EGU General Assembly 2019. , 08.-13.04.2019, Vienna, Austria .

Maicher, D.

, Fleischer, D. and Czerniak, A.

(2016) Rock and Core Repository Coming Digital.

[Poster] In: EGU General Assembly 2016. , 17.-22.04.2016, Vienna, Austria .

Werner, R., Hoernle, K.

, Herbrich, A., Maicher, D.

, Hauff, F.

, White, S. and Borchert, W. (2010) R/V SONNE 208 PLUMEFLUX Cruise: Extent of the influence of the Galapagos Plume on the surrounding upper mantle and variations in plume-ridge interaction through time. [Poster] In: AGU Fall Meeting. , 13.12.--17.12.2010, San Francisco, California, USA . EOS Transactions. ; V41A-2257 .

Theses - not published by a publisher

Maicher, D.

(2005) Sediment characteristics of a shelf reef exposed to fish farm operations, Kepulauan Seribu, Indonesia. (Master thesis), Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, 104 pp.

Maicher, D.

(1999) Hyaloclastite beds of shelf and seamount: Roles of exsolution, entrapment and expansion at Lookout Bluff, New Zealand and Seamount Six, Pacific Ocean. (PhD/ Doctoral thesis), University of Otago, Dunedin, Neuseeland, 251 pp.

Maicher, D.

(1994) Sedimentäre und vulkanische Fazies westlich Urbes, Südvogesen. (Diploma thesis), Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, 61 pp.

Reports - Cruise Reports

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Geldmacher, J.

, Timm, C.

, Lüter, C., Pontiller, B.

, Portnyagin, M.

, Andrade, M., González-Casarrubios, A., Conventz, A., Davidson, P. C., Dethlefs, L., Flerus, R., Finke, J., Karnatz, J., Klüver, T., Koberwein, N., Krohne, K., Lang, J., Madrigal Quesada, P., Maicher, D.

, Neuhaus, B., Pöhnl, D., Parameswaran, N., Schenk, J., Völkert, A., Winguth, C., Engel, A.

and Hoernle, K.

(2024) Thermal versus compositional causes of bathymetric highs: The Madagascar Ridge (MADAGASCAR), Deep-Sea benthic biodiversity of the Madagascar and South-West Indian Ridge (MADAGASCAR-BIO), Composition, production and recycling of recalcitrant organic matter in the bathypelagic Indian Ocean (INDICOM), Cruise No. SO307, 12.09.2024 - 28.10.2024, Durban (South Africa) - Durban (South Africa), MADAGASCAR.

. Sonne-Berichte, SO307 . Begutachtungspanel Forschungsschiffe, Bonn, 186 pp. DOI 10.48433/cr_so307.

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Brandl, P. A.

, Beier, C., Abegg, F., Acuna Avendano, O., Baxter, A. T., Cuno, P., Falkenberg, J., Galerne, C.

, Gautreau, L. M., Genz, J., Hagedorn, D., Hannington, M. D., Hansteen, T. H.

, Heyde, I., Kaufmann, M., Klein, J., Konabe, S., Lange, S., Maicher, D.

, Matthiessen, T., McInnes, B. I. A., Panachi, E., Petersen, S.

, Pieper, M., Reeck, K., Riemer, E., Ruth, W., Schenk, J., Striewski, P., Suck, I., Taylor, J., Vahrenkamp, S., Waßmund, L., Wenske, J., Zimmer, H. and Zitoun, R. (2023) Arc rifting, metallogeny and microplate evolution: An integrated geodynamic, magmatic and hydrothermal study of the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, Cruise No. SO299, DYNAMET, 6 JUNE - 29 JULY 2023, Townsville (Australia) - Singapore.

. SONNE-Berichte, SO299 . UNSPECIFIED, 257 pp. DOI 10.48433/cr_so299.

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Karstens, J.

, Böttner, C.

, Edwards, M., Falcon-Suarez, I., Flohr, A., James, R., Lichtschlag, A., Maicher, D.

, Pheasant, I., Roche, B., Schramm, B. and Wilson, M. (2019) RV MARIA S. MERIAN Fahrtbericht / Cruise Report MSM78 - PERMO 2, Edinburgh – Edinburgh (U.K.), 16.10. – 25.10.2018 .

. GEOMAR Report, N. Ser. 048 . GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Kiel, Germany, 60 pp. DOI 10.3289/geomar_rep_ns_48_2019.

Kuhnt, W., Holbourn, A., Schönfeld, J., Lindhorst, K., Gallagher, S., Keep, M., Sadekov, A., Dunlea, A., Clemens, S., Wilkens, R., Sarnthein, M., Leutert, T., Zhang, P., Maicher, D.

, Manceau, R., Dillon, A., Gonzalez, J. L., Fabian, S., McCaffrey, J., Kochhann, K., Lübbers, J., Jöhnck, J., Hingst, J., Parplies, K., Koppe, M., Steffen, S., Schultz, J., Heinrich, S., Averes, T. and Evers, F. and Averes, Tanita / Evers, Florian (2018) Cruise report Sonne 257 [SO257], WACHEIO - Western Australian Climate History from Eastern Indian Ocean Sediment Archives, Darwin - Fremantle, May 12, 2017 - June 04, 2017.

. Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Kiel, 260 pp. DOI 10.2312/cr_so257.

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