Prof. Dr. Lena Noack
Geodynamics and Mineral Physics of Planetary Processes
Professor
Head of Geodynamics and Mineral Physics of Planetary Processes group
Room D210, Building D
12249 Berlin
Main research interests
Geodynamics and mineral physics of planetary processes
Mantle convection and crust formation
Atmosphere build-up and habitability
Current research grants & awards (full list)
DFG grant, 01/2021-12/2023: 'EXO-HEAT – Interior Heating of Exoplanets' (PI, SPP 1992 network “Exploring the Diversity of Extrasolar Planets”).
DFG grant, 01/2020-12/2023: 'Crust formation and outgassing on early Earth and Mars' (PI, TRR 170 II–C6, SFB TRR 170 'Late Accretion onto Terrestrial Planets').
DFG grant, 02/2019-02/2022: 'Global Volatile Cycles on Early Earth' (PI, N-1324/2-1, SPP 1833 'Building a Habitable Earth').
DFG grant, 01/2019-12/2021: 'The Archaean Earth - Coupling between geodynamics and 3D climate modelling' (Co-PI, SPP 1833 'Building a Habitable Earth').
Teaching Award 2019: Awarded by the students of the Institute of Geological Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin
Selected papers (full list)
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Grenfell, J. L., Leconte, J., Forget, F., Godolt, M., Carrión-González, Ó., Noack, L. , Tian, F., Rauer, H., Gaillard, F., Bolmont, É., Charnay, B., and M. Turbet (2020): Possible Atmospheric Diversity of Low Mass Exoplanets – Some Central Aspects, Space Sci Rev, 216:98. DOI 10.1007/s11214-020-00716-4.
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Noack, L. and M. Lasbleis (2020): Parameterisations of interior properties of rocky planets. An investigation of planets with Earth-like compositions but variable iron content. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 37723. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202037723
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Kislyakova, K.G. and L. Noack (2020): Electromagnetic induction heating as the driver of volcanic activity on massive rocky planets, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 636, L10, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202037924.
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Ortenzi G. , Noack L. , Sohl F. , Guimond C. M. , Grenfell L. , Dorn C. , Schmidt J. M. , Vulpius S., Katyal N. , Kitzmann D., and H. Rauer (2020): Mantle redox state drives outgassing chemistry and atmospheric composition of rocky planets, Scientific Reports, Nature publishing group, 10, 10907, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67751-7
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Kislyakova K.G. , Noack L. , Johnstone C.P. , Zaitsev V.V., and L. Fossati, H. (2017): Magma oceans and enhanced volcanism on TRAPPIST-1 planets due to induction heating Nature Astronomy, Vol. 1, 878-885, DOI: 10.1038/s41550-017-0284-0
2020 (for a full list, please click here)
A.D. Del Genio, D. Brain, L. Noack, L. Schaefer (2020): The Inner Solar System’s Habitability Through Time Boock chapter in "Planetary Astrobiology", pp. 419-447, Eds. Victoria Meadows, Giada Arney, David J. Des Marais, Britney Schmidt", link, University of Arizona Press, Tuscan, DOI: 10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816540068-ch016.
John Lee Grenfell, Jeremy Leconte, François Forget, Mareike Godolt, Óscar Carrión-González, Lena Noack, Feng Tian, Heike Rauer, Fabrice Gaillard, Émeline Bolmont, Benjamin Charnay & Martin Turbet (2020). Possible Atmospheric Diversity of Low Mass Exoplanets–Some Central Aspects. Space Science Reviews, 216(5), 1-38. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-020-00716-4
B. Journaux, K. Kalousova, Ch. Sotin, G. Tobie, S. Vance, J. Saur, Olivier Bollengier, L. Noack, T. Rückriemen-Bez, T. Van Hoolst, K. M. Soderlund, J. M. Brown (2020): Large ocean worlds with high-pressure ices Space Science Reviews, 216:7, 35 pages DOI: 10.1007/s11214-019-0633-7
K. Kislyakova and L. Noack (2020): Electromagnetic induction heating as the driver of volcanic activity on massive rocky planets Astronomy and Astrophysics, 636, L10, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037924
H., Lammer, M., Leitzinger, M.,Scherf, P., Odert, C., Burger, D., Kubyshkina, C., Johnstone, T., Maindl, C. M., Schäfer, M., Güdel, N., Tosi, A., Nikolaou, E., Marcq, N. V., Erkaev, L., Noack, K. G., Kislyakova, L., Fossati, E., Pilat-Lohinger, F., Ragossnig, E. A. Dorfi (2020): Constraining the early evolution of Venus and Earth through atmospheric Ar, Ne isotope and bulk K/U ratios. Icarus, 339, 113551, 1-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.113551
L. Noack and M. Lasbleis (2020): Parameterisations of interior properties of rocky planets. An investigation of planets with Earth-like compositions but variable iron content. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 37723, 638, A129., DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037723
R.-S. Taubner, K. Olsson-Francis, S. Vance, N. K. Ramkissoon, F. Postberg, J.-P. de Vera, A. Antunes, E. Camprubi Casas, Y. Sekine, L. Noack, L. Barge, J. Goodman, M. Jebbar, B. Journaux, Ö. Karatekin, F. Klenner, E. Rabbow, P. Rettberg, T. Rückriemen-Bez, J. Saur, T. Shibuya, K. Soderlund (2020): Experimental and Simulation Efforts in the Astrobiological Exploration of Exooceans Space Science Reviews, 216:9, 41 pages, DOI: 10.1007/s11214-020-0635-5
G. Ortenzi, L. Noack, F. Sohl, C. M. Guimond, L. Grenfell, C. Dorn, J. M. Schmidt, S.Vulpius, N. Katyal, D. Kitzmann, and H. Rauer (2020): Mantle redox state drives outgassing chemistry and atmospheric composition of rocky planetsScientific Reports, Nature publishing group, 10, 10907, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67751-7