Curriculum

2024 - Dozent für Geoenergie / Senior Lecturer in Geoenergy
2018 - 2024 Senior Assistant (Oberassistent) Rock-Water Interaction Group, University of Bern
2014 - 2018 Assistant Rock-Water Interaction Group, University of Bern
2011-2014 Post-Doctoral Research-Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, USA
2011 PhD in Environmental Geochemistry, University of Bern
2007 MSc in Earth Sciences, University of Bern
2005 BSc in Earth Sciences, University of Bern

Research Interest

I am a hydrogeochemist working in various fields of geosciences. My research interests are to quantitatively assess (i) coupled thermal-hydraulic-chemical processes in natural and engineered geothermal systems, (ii) the hydrogeochemical evolution of deep aquifers, and (iii) the fate and transport of geogenic and anthropogenic contaminants. To pursue these interests, I follow an integrated geochemical approach of combining laboratory experiments, field studies, and reactive transport modeling. As Co-Head of the Rock-Water Interaction Group and Lecturer in Geoenergy, I am strongly committed to bring in my expertise to applied projects and contribute to solving real world environmental problems.

 

Research group Rock-Water Interaction

 

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2024

Carbajal‐Martínez, Daniel; Wanner, Christoph; Diamond, Larryn W.; Peiffer, Loïc; Fletcher, John M.; Inguaggiato, Claudio; Contreras‐López, Manuel (2024). Behavior of Amagmatic Orogenic Geothermal Systems: Insights From the Agua Blanca Fault, Baja California, Mexico. Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems, 25(3) American Geophysical Union AGU 10.1029/2023GC011145

2023

Wanner, Philipp; Zischg, Andreas; Wanner, Christoph (2023). Quantifying the glacial meltwater contribution to mountainous streams using stable water isotopes: What are the opportunities and limitations? Hydrological processes, 37(9) Wiley 10.1002/hyp.14963

Wanner, Christoph; Moradi, Hoda; Ingold, Philipp; Cardenas Bocanegra, Miguel A.; Mercurio, Romano; Furrer, Gerhard (2023). Rock glaciers in the Central Eastern Alps – How permafrost degradation can cause acid rock drainage, mobilization of toxic elements and formation of basaluminite. Global and planetary change, 227, p. 104180. Elsevier Science 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2023.104180

2022

Alt-Epping, Peter; Diamond, Larryn W.; Wanner, Christoph (2022). Permeability and Groundwater Flow Dynamics in Deep‐Reaching Orogenic Faults Estimated From Regional‐Scale Hydraulic Simulations. Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems, 23(12) American Geophysical Union AGU 10.1029/2022GC010512

Peiffer, Loïc; Collard, Nathalie; Inguaggiato, Claudio; Olguín-Martínez, Maria G.; Taran, Yuri; Wanner, Christoph (2022). Water-rock exchange of Sr isotopes evaluated through a reactive transport model: Application to the El Chichon hydrothermal system. Chemical geology, 613 Elsevier

Olguín-Martínez, María G.; Peiffer, Loïc; Dobson, Patrick F.; Spycher, Nicolas; Inguaggiato, Claudio; Wanner, Christoph; Hoyos, Angello; Wurl, Jobst; Makovsky, Kyle; Ruiz-Aguilar, Diego (2022). PyGeoT: A tool to automate mineral selection for multicomponent geothermometry. Geothermics, 104, p. 102467. Elsevier 10.1016/j.geothermics.2022.102467

Wanner, Christoph (12 May 2022). Geothermie – Energiequelle aus dem Untergrund. In: Fokus Forschung-Podcast #4: Geothermie. Youtube: Universitätsbibliothek Bern

2021

Wanner, Christoph (2021). Reactive transport modeling as a tool for the integrated interpretation of laboratory and field studies in environmental geochemistry (Unpublished). (Habilitation, Philosophisch-naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät)

Alt-Epping, Peter; Diamond, Larryn W.; Wanner, Christoph; Hammond, Glenn E. (2021). Effect of Glacial/Interglacial Recharge Conditions on Flow of Meteoric Water Through Deep Orogenic Faults: Insights Into the Geothermal System at Grimsel Pass, Switzerland. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126(7) American Geophysical Union 10.1029/2020JB021271

2020

Nazarova, Tatiana; Alessi, Daniel S; Janssen, David J.; Bernier-Latmani, Rizlan; Wanner, Christoph (2020). In Situ Biostimulation of Cr(VI) Reduction in a Fast-Flowing Oxic Aquifer. ACS earth and space chemistry, 4(11), pp. 2018-2030. ACS Publications 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00200

Yiwei, Cheng; Arora, Bhavna; Sengör, Sevinc S.; Druhan, Jennifer L.; Wanner, Christoph; van Breukelen, Boris M.; Steefel, Carl I. (2020). Microbially mediated kinetic sulfur isotope fractionation: reactive transport modeling benchmark. Computational geosciences, 25(4), pp. 1379-1391. Springer 10.1007/s10596-020-09988-9

Döbelin, Nicola; Maazouz, Yassine; Heuberger, Roman; Bohner, Marc; Armstrong, Ashley A.; Wagoner Johnson, Amy J.; Wanner, Christoph (2020). A thermodynamic approach to surface modification of calcium phosphate implants by phosphate evaporation and condensation. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 40(15), pp. 6095-6106. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.07.028

Hawemann, Friedrich; Wanner, Christoph; Plötze, Michael; Furrer, Gerhard (2020). il lat dals ovels alpins – When alpine streams turn white [Movie].

Schilling, Kathrin; Basu, Anirban; Wanner, Christoph; Sanford, Robert A; Pallud, Celine; Johnson, Thomas M; Mason, Paul R.D. (2020). Mass-dependent Selenium Isotopic Fractionation during Microbial Reduction of Seleno-oxyanions by Phylogenetically Diverse Bacteria. Geochimica et cosmochimica acta, 276, pp. 274-288. Elsevier Science 10.1016/j.gca.2020.02.036

Wanner, Christoph; Waber, H. Niklaus; Bucher, Kurt (2020). Geochemical evidence for regional and long-term topography-driven groundwater flow in an orogenic crystalline basement (Aar Massif, Switzerland). Journal of hydrology, 581, p. 124374. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124374

Basu, Anirban; Wanner, Christoph; Johnson, Thomas M; Lundstrom, Craig C; Sanford, Robert A; Sonnenthal, Eric L; Boyanov, Maxim I; Kemner, Kenneth M (2020). Microbial U Isotope Fractionation Depends on the U(VI) Reduction Rate. Environmental science & technology, 54(4), pp. 2295-2303. ACS Publications 10.1021/acs.est.9b05935

2019

Wanner, Christoph; Diamond, Larryn W.; Alt-Epping, Peter (2019). Quantification of 3‐D Thermal Anomalies From Surface Observations of an Orogenic Geothermal System (Grimsel Pass, Swiss Alps). Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124(11), pp. 10839-10854. American Geophysical Union 10.1029/2019JB018335

Wanner, Christoph (8 August 2019). Weisser Bergbach im Münstertal (Radio-Interview). Chur: Regionaljournal Graubünden (Radio SRF)

2018

Poonoosamy, J.; Wanner, Christoph; Alt-Epping, Peter; Águila, J. F.; Samper, J.; Montenegro, L.; Xie, M.; Su, D.; Mayer, K. U.; Mäder, Urs; Van Loon, L. R.; Kosakowski, G. (2018). Benchmarking of reactive transport codes for 2D simulations with mineral dissolution–precipitation reactions and feedback on transport parameters. Computational geosciences, 25(4), pp. 1337-1358. Springer 10.1007/s10596-018-9793-x

Wanner, Christoph; Pöthig, Rosemarie; Carrero, Sergio; Fernandez-Martinez, Alejandro; Jäger, Christian; Furrer, Gerhard (2018). Natural occurrence of nanocrystalline Al-hydroxysulfates: Insights on formation, Al solubility control and As retention. Geochimica et cosmochimica acta, 238, pp. 252-269. Elsevier Science 10.1016/j.gca.2018.06.031

Peiffer, Loïc; Wanner, Christoph; Lewicki, Jennifer L. (2018). Unraveling the dynamics of magmatic CO2 degassing at Mammoth Mountain, California. Earth and planetary science letters, 484, pp. 318-328. Elsevier 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.12.038

Diamond, Larryn William; Wanner, Christoph; Waber, Niklaus (2018). Penetration depth of meteoric water in orogenic geothermal systems. Geology, 46(12), pp. 1063-1066. Geological Society of America 10.1130/G45394.1

2017

Wanner, Christoph; Eichinger, Florian; Jahrfeld, Thomas; Diamond, Larryn William (2017). Causes of abundant calcite scaling in geothermal wells in the Bavarian Molasse Basin, Southern Germany. Geothermics, 70, pp. 324-338. Elsevier 10.1016/j.geothermics.2017.05.001

Wanner, Christoph; Bucher, Kurt; Pogge von Strandmann, Philip A.E.; Waber, Niklaus; Pettke, Thomas (2017). On the use of Li isotopes as a proxy for water–rock interaction in fractured crystalline rocks: A case study from the Gotthard rail base tunnel. Geochimica et cosmochimica acta, 198, pp. 396-418. Elsevier Science 10.1016/j.gca.2016.11.003

Wanner, Christoph; Eichinger, Florian; Jahrfeld, Thomas; Diamond, Larryn William (2017). Unraveling the Formation of Large Amounts of Calcite Scaling in Geothermal Wells in the Bavarian Molasse Basin: A Reactive Transport Modeling Approach. Procedia earth and planetary science, 17, pp. 344-347. Elsevier 10.1016/j.proeps.2016.12.087

Waber, Niklaus; Schneeberger, Raphael; Mäder, Urs; Wanner, Christoph (2017). Constraints on Evolution and Residence Time of Geothermal Water in Granitic Rocks at Grimsel (Switzerland). Procedia earth and planetary science, 17, pp. 774-777. Elsevier 10.1016/j.proeps.2017.01.026

2015

Wanner, Philipp; Al-Sulaimani, Mohammed Yasser Nasser; Waber, Niklaus; Wanner, Christoph (2015). Assessing the Environmental Hazard of Using Seawater for Ore Processing at the Lasail Mine Site in the Sultanate of Oman. Mine Water and the Environment, 34(1), pp. 59-74. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 10.1007/s10230-014-0281-9

Molins, Sergi; Greskowiak, Janek; Wanner, Christoph; Mayer, K. Ulrich (2015). A benchmark for microbially mediated chromium reduction under denitrifying conditions in a biostimulation column experiment. Computational geosciences, 19(3), pp. 479-496. Baltzer Science Publishers 10.1007/s10596-014-9432-0

Wanner, Christoph; Druhan, Jennifer L.; Amos, Richard T.; Alt-Epping, Peter; Steefel, Carl I. (2015). Benchmarking the simulation of Cr isotope fractionation. Computational geosciences, 19(3), pp. 497-521. Baltzer Science Publishers 10.1007/s10596-014-9436-9

Peiffer, Loïc; Wanner, Christoph; Pan, Lehua (2015). Numerical modeling of cold magmatic CO 2 flux measurements for the exploration of hidden geothermal systems. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 120(10), pp. 6856-6877. American Geophysical Union 10.1002/2015JB012258

Şengör, S. Sevinç; Mayer, K. Ulrich; Greskowiak, Janek; Wanner, Christoph; Su, Danyang; Prommer, Henning (2015). A reactive transport benchmark on modeling biogenic uraninite re-oxidation by Fe(III)-(hydr)oxides. Computational geosciences, 19(3), pp. 569-583. Baltzer Science Publishers 10.1007/s10596-015-9480-0

Liu, Xiao-Ming; Wanner, Christoph; Rudnick, Roberta L.; McDonough, William F. (2015). Processes controlling δ7Li in rivers illuminated by study of streams and groundwaters draining basalts. Earth and planetary science letters, 409, pp. 212-224. Elsevier 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.10.032

2014

Peiffer, L.; Wanner, Christoph; Spycher, N.; Sonnenthal, E.L.; Kennedy, B.M.; Iovenitti, J. (2014). Optimized multicomponent vs. classical geothermometry: Insights from modeling studies at the Dixie Valley geothermal area. Geothermics, 51, pp. 154-169. Pergamon 10.1016/j.geothermics.2013.12.002

Wanner, Christoph; Peiffer, Loïc; Sonnenthal, Eric; Spycher, Nicolas; Iovenitti, Joe; Kennedy, Burton Mack (2014). Reactive transport modeling of the Dixie Valley geothermal area: Insights on flow and geothermometry. Geothermics, 51, pp. 130-141. Pergamon 10.1016/j.geothermics.2013.12.003

Wanner, Christoph; Sonnenthal, Eric L.; Liu, Xiao-Ming (2014). Seawater δ7Li: A direct proxy for global CO2 consumption by continental silicate weathering? Chemical geology, 381, pp. 154-167. Elsevier 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.05.005

2013

Wanner, Christoph; Zink, Sonja; Eggenberger, Urs; Mäder, Urs (2013). Unraveling the partial failure of a permeable reactive barrier using a multi-tracer experiment and Cr isotope measurements. Applied geochemistry, 37, pp. 125-133. Pergamon 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.07.019

Wanner, Christoph; Sonnenthal, Eric L. (2013). Assessing the control on the effective kinetic Cr isotope fractionation factor: A reactive transport modeling approach. Chemical geology, 337-338, pp. 88-98. Elsevier 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.11.008

2012

Wanner, C.; Zink, S.; Eggenberger, U.; Kurz, D.; Mäder, U. (2012). A chromate-contaminated site in southern Switzerland - Part 1: Site characterization and the use of Cr isotopes to delineate fate and transport. Applied geochemistry, 27(3), pp. 644-654. Oxford: Pergamon 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.11.009

Wanner, C.; Eggenberger, U.; Mäder, U. (2012). A chromate-contaminated site in southern Switzerland - Part 2: Reactive transport modeling to optimize remediation options. Applied geochemistry, 27(3), pp. 655-662. Oxford: Pergamon 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.11.008

Wanner, C.; Zink, S.; Eggenberger, U.; Mäder, U. (2012). Assessing the Cr(VI) reduction efficiency of a permeable reactive barrier using Cr isotope measurements and 2D reactive transport modeling. Journal of contaminant hydrology, 131(1-4), pp. 54-63. Amsterdam: Elsevier 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2012.01.007

2011

Wanner, C.; Eggenberger, U.; Mäder, U. (2011). Reactive transport modeling of Cr(VI) treatment under fast flow conditions. Applied geochemistry, 26(8), pp. 1513-1523. Oxford: Pergamon 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.06.015