Dr. Fabian Klenner
Ph.D. in Geowissenschaften (Geochemie und Geomaterialien)
Werdegang:
• 04/2019 - 02/2021
Doktorand in der Forschungsgruppe Planetologie und Fernerkundung an der FU Berlin.
• 03/2017 - 09/2018
Doktorand in der Forschungsgruppe Planetary Science by Space Missions am Institut für Geowissenschaften der Universität Heidelberg.
• 2014 - 02/2017
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter in der Forschungsgruppe Planetary Science by Space Missions am Institut für Geowissenschaften der Universität Heidelberg.
• 2013 - 2014
Umwelt- und hydrogeologische Erkundungen für WST GmbH in Eppelheim.
Thema der Doktorarbeit:
Analogspektren für eine Spektralbibliothek und Erkundung der Habitabilität von Eismonden durch zukünftige Raumfahrtmissionen
Forschungsinteressen:
• Massenspektrometrie
• Astrobiologie
• Raumfahrtmissionen zu äußeren Planetensystemen und außerirdischen Ozeanwelten
• Eismonde im Sonnensystem
• Kometen/Asteroiden
Klenner, F., Umair, M., Walter, S.H.G., Khawaja, N., Hillier, J., Nölle, L., Zou, Z., Napoleoni, M., Sanderink, A., Zuschneid, W., Abel, B., and Postberg, F. (2022) Developing a Laser Induced Liquid Beam Ion Desorption Spectral Database as Reference for Spaceborne Mass Spectrometers. Earth and Space Science 9(9), e2022EA002313. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EA002313
Klenner, F., Napoleoni, M., Bönigk, J., Pavlista, M., Dannenmann, M., Khawaja, N., Hillier, J., Olsson-Francis, K., and Postberg, F. (2022) Laboratory Predictions for the Identification of Bacterial Cells in Ice Grains from Ocean Worlds. Astrobiology Science Conference, Abstract ID 508–01, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Postberg, F., Klenner, F., Zou, Z., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Nölle, L., and Schmidt, J. (2022) Phosphates in Ice Grains from Enceladus Detected by Cassini’s Cosmic Dust Analyzer. Astrobiology Science Conference, Abstract ID 505–01, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Postberg, F., Zou, Z., Klenner, F., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Nölle, L., and Schmidt, J. (2022) Chloride, Carbonate and Phosphate Salt Segregation Between Ice Grains Emitted from Enceladus. Astrobiology Science Conference, Abstract ID 216–03, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Sanderink, A., Klenner, F., Zymak, I., Zabka, J., Postberg, F., and Briois, C. (2022) OLYMPIA-LILBID: A new Laboratory Setup to Calibrate Spaceborne Hypervelocity Ice Grain Detectors using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Exobiologie Jeunes Chercheurs, CNES, Paris, France.
Khawaja, N., Hillier, J., Klenner, F., Nölle, L., Napoleoni, M., Sanchez, L.H., and Postberg, F. (2022) On the Organic Material Emitted by Enceladus. 44th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Abstract ID B5.1-0019-22, Athens, Greece.
Napoleoni, M., Klenner, F., Khawaja, N., Hillier, J., and Postberg, F. (2022) Analog Experiments for the Mass Spectral Analysis of Organic Compounds from the Surface of Europa. 44th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Abstract ID B5.1-0020-22, Athens, Greece.
Khawaja, N., Klenner, F., and Postberg, F. (2022) Enceladus: A Potential Habitable Place in the Solar System. Forming and Exploring Habitable Worlds International Meeting, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Napoleoni, M., Klenner, F., Khawaja, N., Hillier, J., and Postberg, F. (2022) Mass spectral analysis of organic compounds in salt-rich ice grains from Europa. 6th Annual Workshop of the Deutsche Astrobiologische Gesellschaft e.V., Bremen, Germany.
Bönigk, J., Klenner, F., Napoleoni, M., Dannenmann, M., Khawaja, N., Hillier, J., Olsson-Francis, K., and Postberg, F. (2022) Identifying cell material in a single µm-sized ice grain emitted by Enceladus or Europa. 6th Annual Workshop of the Deutsche Astrobiologische Gesellschaft e.V., Bremen, Germany.
Klenner, F., Bönigk, J., Napoleoni, M., Dannenmann, M., Pavlista, M., Khawaja, N., Hillier, J., Olsson-Francis, K., and Postberg, F. (2022) Experiments for the Identification of Bacterial Cell Material in Single Ice Grains Emitted by Enceladus and Europa. Europlanet Science Congress, Vol. 16, EPSC2022-304, Granada, Spain.
Napoleoni, M., Klenner, F., Khawaja, N., Hillier, J., and Postberg, F. (2022) Analogue Experiments for the Mass Spectral Analysis of Organic Compounds form the Salt-rich Surface of Europa. Europlanet Science Congress, Vol. 16, EPSC2022-193, Granada, Spain.
Postberg, F., Klenner, F., Zou, Z., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Nölle, L., and Schmidt, J. (2022) Detection of Phosphates Originating from Enceladus’ Ocean by Cassini’s Cosmic Dust Analyzer. Europlanet Science Congress, Vol. 16, EPSC2022-639, Granada, Spain.
Khawaja, N., Hillier, J., Nölle, L., Klenner, F., Napoleoni, M., and Postberg, F. (2022) On the Composition of Organic-bearing Plume Ice Grains Detected during Cassini’s E5 Enceladus Flyby. Europlanet Science Congress, Vol. 16, EPSC2022-909, Granada, Spain.
Sanderink, A., Klenner, F., Zabka, J., Postberg, F., Lebreton, J.-P., Zymak, I., Gaubicher, B., Abel, B., Charvat, A., Cherville, B., Thirkell, L., and Briois, C. (2022) OLYMPIA-LILBID: High Resolution Mass Spectrometry for the Calibration of Spaceborne Hypervelocity Ice Grain Detector. Europlanet Science Congress, Vol. 16, EPSC2022-1252, Granada, Spain.
Klenner, F., Bönigk, J., Napoleoni, M., Dannenmann, M., Khawaja, N., Hillier, J., Olsson-Francis, K., and Postberg, F. (2022) One is Enough: Identifying Cell Material in a Single µm-sized Ice Grain Emitted By Enceladus or Europa. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.
Sekine, Y., Postberg, F., Klenner, F., Glein, C.R., Zou, Z., Abel, B., Furuya, K., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Kempf, S., Nölle, L., Saito, T., Schmidt, J., Shibuya, Z., Srama, R., and Tan, S. (2022) Detection of Phosphate in Enceladus' Ocean: Its Implications for Geochemistry and Habitability. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.
2021Klenner, F., Napoleoni, M., Bönigk, J., Pavlista, M., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Dannenmann, M., Klauck, E., Abel, B., Olsson-Francis, K., and Postberg F. (2021) Experiments with Bacterial DNA, Lipids and Lysates for the Identification of Biosignatures in Ice Grains from Enceladus and Europa. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Abstract ID P35C-2144, New Orleans, LA, USA (held online).
Postberg, F., Zou, Z., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Klenner, F., Nölle, L., and Schmidt, J. (2021) Compositional heterogeneity of salt-rich grains emitted from Enceladus’ subsurface ocean. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Abstract ID P32A-05, New Orleans, LA, USA (held online).
Napoleoni, M., Klenner, F., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Hand, K.P., and Postberg, F. (2021) Analogue Experiments for the Identification of Organics in Ice Grains from Europa Using Mass Spectrometry. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Abstract ID P45D-2460, New Orleans, LA, USA (held online).
Sanderink, A., Klenner, F., Zymak, I., Zabka, J., Postberg, F., Briois, C., Gaubicher, B., Abel, B., Charvat, A., Lebreton, J.-P., Cherville, B., and Thirkell, L. (2021) OLYMPIA-LILBID: A new Approach for Calibrating Spaceborne Hypervelocity Ice Grain Detectors Using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Abstract ID P15A-09, New Orleans, LA, USA (held online).
Bönigk, J., Pavlista, M., Klenner, F., Napoleoni, M., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Dannenmann, M., Klauck, E., Abel, B., Olsson-Francis, K., and Postberg, F. (2021) Analogue experiments for the identification of bacterial biosignatures in ice grains from Enceladus and Europa using mass spectrometry. AAS Division of Planetary Science meeting #53, Abstract ID 106.03 (held online). Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 53(7).
Zabka, J., Polasek, M., Zymak, I., Kashkoul, M., Lacko, M., Sixtova, N., Thissen, R., Briois, C., Lebreton, J.-P., Thirkell, L., Gaubicher, B., Colin, F., Cherville, B., Sanderink, A., Abel, B., Charvat, A., Postberg, F., Klenner, F., and Makarov, A. (2021) Laboratory version of the Orbitrap mass analyzer with several types of ion sources, HANKA space instrument. Prague Meeting on Historical Perspectives of Mass Spectrometry, Prague, Czech Republic.
Klenner, F., Napoleoni, M., Bönigk, J., Pavlista, M., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Dannenmann, M., Klauck, E., Abel, B., Olsson-Francis, K., and Postberg, F. (2021) Detecting microbial biosignatures in ice grains from Europa and Enceladus using mass spectrometry. Goldschmidt, Abstract ID 6922, Lyon, France (held online).
Napoleoni, M., Klenner, F., Pavlista, M., Bönigk, J., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Dannenmann, M., Klauck, E., Abel, B., Olsson-Francis, K., and Postberg, F. (2021) Analogue experiments for the detection of bacterial biosignatures in ice grains from ocean worlds. Astrobiology Graduate Conference, Tokyo, Japan (held online).
Bönigk, J., Pavlista, M., Klenner, F., Napoleoni, M., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Dannenmann, M., Klauck, E., Abel, B., Olsson-Francis, K., and Postberg, F. (2021) Analogue experiments for the detection of bacterial biosignatures in ice grains relevant to ocean worlds. EPSC Abstracts Vol.15, EPSC2021-277 (held online).
Napoleoni, M., Klenner, F., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Hand, K., and Postberg, F. (2021) Analogue experiments for the identification of organics in ice grains from Europa using mass spectrometry. EPSC Abstracts Vol.15, EPSC2021-494 (held online).
Nölle, L., Postberg, F., Kempf, S., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Klenner, F., Hsu, S., and Srama, R. (2021) Compositional Indicators for a Dynamical Barrier within Saturn's E-ring. EPSC Abstracts Vol.15, EPSC2021-146 (held online).
Khawaja, N., Klenner, F., and Hillier, J. (2021) Mass Spectral Analysis of Benzoic Acid and its Derivative Compounds using an Analogue Experiment for Space-based Impact Ionization Mass Spectrometers. EPSC Abstracts Vol.15, EPSC2021-584 (held online).
Hillier, J., Armes, S. P., Eckart, L. M., Khawaja, N., Klenner, F., Postberg, F., Srama, R., Sternovsky, S., Trieloff, M. (2021) Simulating hypervelocity cosmic dust in the laboratory. PERC Int’l symposium on Dust & Parent bodies (IDP2021; held online).
Pavlista, M., Bönigk, J., Klenner, F., Napoleoni, M., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Dannenmann, M., Klauck, E., Abel, B., Olsson-Fancis, K., and Postberg, F. (2021) Experiments for the detection of microbial biosignatures in ice grains from Europa and Enceladus. EGU General Assembly (held online).
2020Klenner, F., Khawaja, N., Hillier, J., Zou, Z., Dannenmann, M., and Postberg, F. (2020) Exploring Enceladus and other ocean worlds using mass spectrometry. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA (held online).
Klenner, F., F. Postberg, J. Hillier, N. Khawaja, M. L. Cable, B. Abel, S. Kempf, C.R. Glein, J.I. Lunine, R. Hodyss, R. Reviol and F. Stolz (2020), Discriminating Abiotic and Biotic Fingerprints of Amino Acids and Fatty Acids in Ice Grains Relevant to Ocean Worlds, Astrobiology 20 (10): 1168-1184. doi:10.1089/ast.2019.2188.
Cable, M. L., Waller, S. E., Hodyss, R., Hofmann, A. E., Malaska, M. J., Continetti, R. E., Jaramillo-Botero; A., Abel, B., Postberg, F., Miller, M. E., Burke, S., Belousov, A., Klenner, F., Tallarida, N., Lambert, J., Fuerstenau, S., Ulibarri, Z. (2020) Plume Grain Sampling at Hypervelocity: Implications for Astrobiology Investigations. Science White Paper for the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032, pp. 1-7.
Klenner, F., Postberg, F., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Dannenmann, M., Cable, M. L., and Abel, B. (2020) Discriminating Abiotic and Biotic Chemistry on Active Ocean Worlds. Goldschmidt, Honolulu, USA (held online).
Khawaja, N., Klenner, F., Hillier, J., Postberg, F., Dannenmann, M., and Zou, Z. (2020) Exploring the biogeochemistry of extraterrestrial active ocean worlds. Molecular Origins of Life, 8-10 July 2020, Munich, Germany (held online).
Khawaja, N., Hillier, J., Klenner, F., Nölle, L. and Postberg, F. (2020) Comparative Study of Mass Spectrometry Techniques Relevant to Current and Future Space Missions, EPSC Abstracts Vol.14, EPSC2020-827.
Dannenmann, M., Klenner, F., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Zou, Z.and Postberg, F. (2020) Analogue experiments for the detection of microorganisms on Enceladus and Europa, EPSC Abstracts Vol.14, EPSC2020-793.
Zou, Z., Postberg, F. Hillier, J. Khawaja, N., Klenner, F., Nölle, L. (2020) Compositional heterogeneity amongst salt-rich grains emitted from Enceladus' subsurface ocean. 22nd EGU General Assembly, held online 4-8 May, 2020, id. 18970.
Klenner, F., Postberg, F., Hillier, J., Khawaja, N., Cable, M. L., Abel, B., Kempf, S., Lunine, Jonathan, Glein, C.R. (2020) A Method to Discriminate between Abiotic and Biotic Processes on Cryovolcanically Active Ocean Worlds. 22nd EGU General Assembly, held online 4-8 May, 2020, id. 9105.
Klenner, F., F. Postberg, J. Hillier, N. Khawaja, R. Reviol, F. Stolz, M. L. Cable, B. Abel, and L. Nölle (2020), Analog Experiments for the Identification of Trace Biosignatures in Ice Grains from Extraterrestrial Ocean Worlds, Astrobiology 20 (2). doi:10.1089/ast.2019.2065.
Taubner, R.-S., K. Olsson-Francis, S. D. 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, and K. M. Soderlund (2020), Experimental and Simulation Efforts in the Astrobiological Exploration of Exooceans, Space Sci Rev, 216(1), 1531, doi:10.1007/s11214-020-0635-5.
2019Khawaja, N., F. Postberg, J. Hillier, F. Klenner, S. Kempf, L. Nölle, R. Reviol, Z. Zou, and R. Srama (2019), Low-mass nitrogen-, oxygen-bearing, and aromatic compounds in Enceladean ice grains, MNRAS, 489(4), 5231–5243, doi:10.1093/mnras/stz2280.
Khawaja, N., F. Postberg, J. Hillier, F. Klenner, and L. Nölle (2019), Volatile and Refractory Organic Material from the Hydrothermal Depths of Enceladus’ Subsurface Ocean, in Goldschmidt Abstracts, p. 1663.
Khawaja, N., F. Postberg, J. Hillier, F. Klenner, L. Nölle, and R. Reviol (2019), Astrobiologically relevant precursor organic compounds from the subsurface ocean of Enceladus, in EPSC Abstracts Vol. 13, EPSC-DPS2019-474.
Khawaja, N., and F. Klenner (2019), Astrobiology - a roadmap for Pakistan vol 5, issue 2, MIT Technology Review PK, Pakistan.
Khawaja, N., F. Postberg, J. Hillier, F. Klenner, S. Kempf, L. Nölle, R. Reviol, Z. Zou, and R. Srama (2019), Detection of low mass amines, carbonyls and aromatics from within Enceladus – suitable precursors for biologically-relevant hydrothermal synthesis, in AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, P24A-06.
Klenner, F., F. Postberg, J. Hillier, N. Khawaja, R. Reviol, and R. Srama (2019), Calibrating Impact Ionization Detectors for Hypervelocity Water Ice Grains from Ocean Worlds, in EPSC Abstracts Vol. 13, EPSC-DPS2019-250.
Klenner, F., F. Postberg, J. Hillier, N. Khawaja, and F. Stolz (2019), Experiments for the Identification of Biosignatures in Ice Grains from Extraterrestrial Ocean Worlds, in EPSC Abstracts Vol. 13, EPSC-DPS2019-1754.
Klenner, F., F. Postberg, J. Hillier, N. Khawaja, and F. Stolz (2019), Experiments for the Identification of Biosignatures in Ice Grains from Extraterrestrial Ocean Worlds, in Goldschmidt Abstracts, p. 1711.
Klenner, F., F. Postberg, J. Hillier, N. Khawaja, R. Reviol, R. Srama, B. Abel, F. Stolz, and S. Kempf (2019), Analogue spectra for impact ionization mass spectra of water ice grains obtained at different impact speeds in space, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 33(22), 1751–1760, doi:10.1002/rcm.8518.
Postberg, F., N. Khawaja, L. Nölle, F. Klenner, J. Hillier, H.-W. Hsu, R. Srama, G. Tobie, A. Bouquet, J. H. Waite, and C. R. Glein (2019), Origins of Organic Matter in Enceladus' Plume, in Astrobiology Science Conference, 203–4.
Postberg, F., N. Khawaja, L. Nölle, F. Klenner, J. Hillier, G. Tobie, G. Choblet, C. Glein, A. Bouquet, and J. Schmidt (2019), The long Journey of Organic Material from Enceladus Hydrothermal Core into the Plume, in EPSC Abstracts Vol. 13, EPSC-DPS2019-1960.
2018
Frank Postberg, Nozair Khawaja,… Fabian Klenner et al. Macromolecular organic compounds from the depths of Enceladus. Nature 558, 564 – 568 (2018).
Fabian Klenner, Frank Postberg, Ferdinand Stolz, Nozair Khawaja, and René Reviol. Analog Mass Spectra of Astrobiologically Relevant Organic Material for Spaceborne Mass Spectrometers and their Future Implications. European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC), Berlin, Germany (2018).
Fabian Klenner, Frank Postberg, Ferdinand Stolz, Nozair Khawaja, René Reviol. Analog Mass Spectra of Astrobiologically Relevant Organic Material for Spaceborne Mass Spectrometers. European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA) Conference, Berlin, Germany (2018).
Fabian Klenner, Frank Postberg, Nozair Khawaja, Rene Reviol. The Heidelberg Analog Experiment for Spaceborne Mass Spectrometers. Advances in Space Mass Spectrometry for the Search of Extraterrestrial Signs of Life, Orleans, France (2018).
Nozair Khawaja,… Fabian Klenner et al. Enceladus—A potentially habitable ocean world in the Solar System. Interdisciplinary Origin of Life Meeting (IOoL), Düsseldorf, Germany (2018).
Nozair Khawaja, Frank Postberg, Fabian Klenner et al. Complex macromolecular organic structure from the subsurface ocean of Enceladus. European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA) Conference, Berlin, Germany (2018).
Nozair Khawaja, Frank Postberg, Fabian Klenner, Lenz Nölle, Rene Reviol. Cassini’s mass spectrometers find complex organic material in ice grains from the subsurface ocean of Enceladus. Advances in Space Mass Spectrometry for the Search of Extraterrestrial Signs of Life, Orleans, France (2018)
Nozair Khawaja, Frank Postberg, Fabian Klenner, Simon Linti. Compositional Analysis of F ring Ice Grains on Cassini’s Ring-Grazing Orbits. Dusty Visions, European Space Astronomy Center (ESAC) Madrid, Spain (2018).
Postberg Frank, Khawaja Nozair,… Fabian Klenner et al. Macromolecular organic compounds emerging from the Enceladus ocean. European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC), Berlin, Germany (2018).
Frank Postberg, Nozair Khawaja,... Fabian Klenner et al. Macromolecular organic compounds from Enceladus. COSPAR, Pasadena, California, USA (2018).
Frank Postberg, Nozair Khawaja, Lenz Nölle, Fabian Klenner. From a hydrothermal core into space: life and fate of Enceladean organic molecules. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA (2018).
2017Fabian Klenner et al. (2017) Reproducing impact ionization mass spectra of E and F ring ice grains at different impact speeds. EPSC, Riga, Latvia (2017).
Fabian Klenner et al. (2017) Mass spectrometry of astrobiologically relevant organic material – Implications on future space missions to ocean worlds in the outer Solar System. 51st ESLAB Symposium, Noordwijk, Netherlands (2017).
Fabian Klenner, René Reviol & Frank Postberg. Reproducing impact ionization mass spectra of icy analogue materials at different impact speeds. EGU, Vienna, Austria (2017).
Fabian Klenner, Frank Postberg & Ferdinand Stolz. Analogue mass spectra of astrobiological relevant organic material for in situ space detectors. Ices in the Solar System Conference, Madrid, Spain (2017).
Nozair Khawaja, Frank Postberg, Fabian Klenner et al. The Latest on Enceladus - An Active Ocean World in the Solar System. ICASE, Islamabad, Pakistan (2017)
N. Khawaja, F. Postberg, F. Klenner et al. Organic compounds in the ice grains from the subsurface ocean of Enceladus. ESLAB Symposium: Extreme Habitable Worlds, European Space Agency ESA/ESTEC Netherland (2017).
2015Khawaja, N., Postberg, F., Reviol, R., Klenner, F., Nölle, L. & Srama, R. (2015) Organic compounds from Enceladus’ sub-surface ocean as seen by CDA. Conference Paper, European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC), October 2015, Nantes, France.
Khawaja, N., Postberg, F., Reviol, R., Nölle, L., Klenner, F. & Srama, R. (2015) Identification of Organics in Ice Grains from Enceladus. Conference Paper, AGU Fall Meeting, December 2015, San Francisco, USA.
Postberg, F., Khawaja, N., Reviol, R., Nölle, L., Klenner, F., Hsu, H.-W. & Horanyi, M. (2015) On Organic Material in E Ring Ice Grains (Invited). Conference Paper, AGU Fall Meeting, December 2015, San Francisco, USA.
Srama, R., Postberg, F., Henkel, H., Li, Y., Reviol, R., Khawaja, N., Klenner, F., Moragas-Klostermeyer, G., Nölle, L., Soja, R., Sternovsky, Z., Kempf, S. & Trieloff, M. (2015) ENIJA: Search for life with a high-resolution TOF-MS for in situ compositional analysis of nano- and micron-sized dust particles. Conference Paper, EGU2015-13456, April 2015, Vienna, Austria.