Beda Hofmann
Prof. Beda Hofmann
Konservator
Mineralogie, Petrographie
Erdwissenschaftliche Abteilung
Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern
Bernastrasse 15
CH-3005 Bern
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0) 31 350 72 40
Phone2: +41 (0) 31 350 71 11
Fax: +41 (0) 31 350 74 99
E-mail:
beda.hofmann(at)geo.unibe.chURL Institution:
www.nmbe.ch/
Additional functions:
EANA - Europan Astrobiology Network Association: Treasurer, Executive Coucil member
Key Publications of Beda Hofmann (up to ten) :
Gnos, E., Hofmann, B.A., Al-Kathiri, A., Lorenzetti, S., Eugster, O., Whitehouse, M.J., Villa, I.M., Jull, A.J.T., Eikenberg, J., Spettel, B., Krähenbühl, U., Franchi, I.A., Greenwood, R.C. (2004) Pinpointing the source of a lunar meteorite: Implications for the evolution of the Moon. Science 305, 657-659.
Götze, J., Hofmann, B., Macha?owski, T., Tsurkan, M.V., Jesionowski, T., Ehrlich, H., Kleeberg, R., Ottens, B., 2020. Biosignatures in Subsurface Filamentous Fabrics (SFF) from the Deccan Volcanic Province, India. Minerals 20.
doi:10.3390/min10060540
Hofmann, B.A., Helfer, M., Diamond, L.W., Villa, I., Frei, R., Eikenberg, J. (2004): Pliocene epithermal breccia mineralization at Grimsel Pass, Aar massif, Central Swiss Alps. Schweiz. Mineralog. Petrogr. Mitt. 84/3, 271-302.
Hofmann, B.A., Farmer, J.D., von Blanckenburg, F., Fallick, A.E. (2008): Subsurface filamentous fabrics: An evaluation of origins based on morphological and geochemical criteria, with implications for exopaleontology. Astrobiology 8/1, 87-117.
Hofmann, B.A., Lorenzetti, S., Eugster, O., Krähenbühl, U., Herzog, G., Gnos, E., Eggimann, M., Wasson, J.T. (2009). The Twannberg (Switzerland) IIG iron meteorites: Mineralogy, chemistry and CRE ages. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44/2, 187-199.
Hofmann Beda, A., Gnos, E., Jull, A.J.T., Szidat, S., Majoub, A., Al Wagdani, K., Habibullah Siddiq, N., Halawani, M., Hakeem, M., Al Shanti, M., Al Solami, A., 2018. Meteorite reconnaissance in Saudi Arabia. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 53, 2372–2394.
Smith, T., Hofmann, B.A., Leya, I., Merchel, S., Pavetich, S., Rugel, G., Scharf, A., 2017. The cosmic-ray exposure history of the Twannberg iron meteorite (IIG). Meteoritics and Planetary Science 52, 2241–2257.
Rosén, Å.V., Hofmann, B.A., Preusser, F., Gnos, E., Eggenberger, U., Schumann, M., Szidat, S., 2021. Meteorite terrestrial ages in Oman based on gamma spectrometry and sediment dating, focusing on the Ramlat Fasad dense collection area. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 56, 2017-2034. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13758
Ramírez García, D., Baur, D., Grigat, J., Hofmann, B.A., Lindemann, S., Masson, D., Schumann, M., von Sivers, M., Toschi, F., 2022. GeMSE: a low-background facility for gamma-spectrometry at moderate rock overburden. Journal of Instrumentation 17, P04005. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/17/04/p04005
Sliz, M.U., Hofmann, B.A., Leya, I., Szidat, S., Espic, C., Gattacceca, J., Braucher, R., Borschneck, D., Gnos, E., Team, A., 2022. Terrestrial ages of seven meteorite strewn fields and two single unpaired meteorites from the Sultanate of Oman determined using 14C and 10Be. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13922
Expertise of Beda Hofmann:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Research Interface / Management |
| Topic Pedosphere | Geology / Sediments |
| Topic Lithosphere | Geochemical Processes |
| Topic Society | Education / Communication / Participation |
| Spatial Scale | Global / Hemispheric |
| Time Frame | Past: Historical / Archeological |
| Past: Quarternary |
| Past: Tertiary |
| Past: Cretaceous |
| Past: Jurassic |
| Past: Triassic |
| Past: Palaeozoic |
| Past: Precambrian |
| Recent / Today |
| Time Scale | Billenial (Mio yrs) |
| Methods | Data Collection |
| Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Analysis |
| Literature Study |
| Program Coordination / Management |
| GeoForum Environmental-Technology | Prospection |
| Mining |
Specialties of Beda Hofmann:
Fossilisation of microbes from the Precambrian to recent, Biosignatures, subsurface geomicrobiology, Meteorites and Meteorite search in Oman, Twannberg meteorite strewn field in Switzerland, Search for life on Mars, Minerals of Switzerland
Last update: 11/16/23
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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