• Research Areas

    • rock magnetism
    • near surface geophysics
    • seismic exploration
    • Archaeological prospection

  • CV

    Education

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    Doctorate, ETH Zurich
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    Undergraduate studies, University of Leipzig

    Positions

    since
    Research associate, University of Münster
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    Geophysicist, K-UTEC AG Salt Technologies, Sondershausen
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    Geophysicist, Geophysik IGS/GGD Leipzig
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    Scientist, University of Leipzig

  • Projects

    • Die keltische Mikroregion von Bierfeld/Sitzerath, Gem. Nonnweiler, Kr. St. Wendel (Saarland) (since )
      Own resources project
    • Investigation of the magnetic and dielectric properties and their anisotropy of salt rocks ( - )
      Individual project: DFG - Individual Grants Programme | Project Number: SCHM 2846/2-2
    • Investigation of the magnetic and dielectric properties and their anisotropy of salt rocks ( - )
      Individual project: DFG - Individual Grants Programme | Project Number: SCHM 2846/2-1
    • Wein - Getreide - Rituale. Ausgrabungen im spätkeltischen Friedhof Bierfeld "Vor dem Erker", Saarland ()
      Individual project: Gerda Henkel Foundation

  • Publications

    • Kotowski PO, Becken M, Thiede A, Schmidt V, Schmalzl J, Ueding S, Klingen S. . ‘Evaluation of a Semi-Airborne Electromagnetic Survey Based on a Multicopter Aircraft System.’ Geosciences 12, No. 1. doi: 10.3390/geosciences12010026.
    • Schmidt Volkmar, Coolen Joris. . ‘Potential and Challenges of UAV-Borne Magnetic Measurements for Archaeological Prospection.’ ArcheoSciences 45, No. 1.
    • Schmidt Volkmar, Becken Michael. Schmalzl Jörg. . ‘A UAV-borne magnetic survey for archaeological prospection of a Celtic burial site.’ First Break 38, No. 8.
    • Thomas P, Ciugudean H, Schmidt V, Al-Saadi O, Fleischer P, Balan G, Suteu C. ‘Beyond Roşia Montană – The Ancient Mining District of Vâlcoi-Corabia, Bucium, Romania.’ contributed to the Archaeometallurgy in Europe, Miskolc, .
    • Heinrich FC, Schmidt V, Schramm M, Mertineit M. . ‘Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility in salt rocks from the German Zechstein Basin, Sondershausen mine.’ Geophysical Journal International 219, No. 1.
    • Al-Saadi O, Schmidt V, Becken M, Fritsch, T. . ‘Very-high-resolution electrical resistivity imaging of buried foundations of a Roman villa near Nonnweiler, Germany.’ Archaeological Prospection 25, No. 3.
    • Spiske M, Garcia-Garcia A-M, Tsukamoto S, Schmidt V. . ‘High-energy inundation events versus long-term coastal processes – room for misinterpretation.’ Sedimentology 2018. doi: 10.1111/sed.12524.
    • Heinrich F.C., Schmidt V., Schramm M., Mertineit M. . ‘Magnetic and mineralogical properties of salt rocks from the Zechstein of the Northern German Basin.’ Geophysical Journal International 208, No. 3: 1811–1831. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggw488.
    • Schmidt Volkmar, Heinrich Frances. ‘AMS of Salt Rocks: Which mineral is the cause and does it reflect deformation?’ contributed to the New Trends on Paelo, Rock and Environmental Magnetism, Dinant, Belgien, .
    • Heinrich Frances, Schmidt Volkmar, Schramm Michael, Mertineit Michael. ‘Magnetic and mineralogical properties of salt rocks.’ contributed to the New Trends on Paelo, Rock and Environmental Magnetism, Dinant, Belgien, .
    • Al-Saadi Osama, Schmidt Volkmar, Kahlert Luisa, Gleser Ralf, Fritsch Thomas. ‘Geophysical prospecting and archaeological excavation at a Celtic burial site near Nonnweiler, Saarland.’ contributed to the 75. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft (DGG), Hannover, .
    • Schmidt V., Wilting W., Gruse M., Wagner N. . ‘A cylindrical guarded capacitor for spectral permittivity measurements of hard rock samples in the MHz-range.’ Measurement Science and Technology 26, No. 10. doi: 10.1088/0957-0233/26/10/105902.
    • Heinrich FC, Schmidt V, Mertineit M, Schramm M, Rolf C. ‘Magnetic minerals and magnetic anisotropy in Permian salt deposits.’ contributed to the 75. Jahrestagung Deutsche Geophysikalische Gesellschaft, Hannover, Deutschland, .
    • Kotyrba B., Schmidt V. . ‘Combination of seismic and resistivity tomography for the detection of abandoned mine workings in Münster/Westfalen, Germany: Improved data interpretation by cluster analysis.’ Near Surface Geophysics 12, No. 3: 415–425. doi: 10.3997/1873-0604.2013056.
    • Schmidt V, Schmitz V. ‘Entwicklung und Charakterisierung einer Torsion-Scherwellenquelle.’ präsentiert auf der 73. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, Leipzig, .
    • Gruse M, Schmidt V. ‘Spektrale Permittivitätsmessungen an Festgestein: Messtechnische Entwicklungen.’ präsentiert auf der 72. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, Hamburg, .
    • Garcia Garcia A M, Spiske M, Tsukamoto S, Schmidt V. ‘Sedimentology of coastal chevron deposits – tsunamigenic versus aeolian origin.’ contributed to the AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, .
    • Almqvist BSG, Herwegh M, Schmidt V, Pettke T, Hirt AM. . ‘Magnetic susceptibility as a tool to study deformed calcite with variable impurity content.’ Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 11.
    • Schmidt V, Hirt AM, Leiss B, Burlini L, Walter JM. . ‘Quantitative correlation of texture and magnetic anisotropy of compacted calcite-muscovite aggregates.’ Journal of Structural Geology 31, No. 10: 1062–1073. doi: 10.1016/j.jsg.2008.11.012.
    • Almqvist BSG, Hirt AM, Schmidt V, Dietrich D. . ‘Magnetic fabrics of the Morcles Nappe complex.’ Tectonophysics 466, No. 1-2: 89–100. doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.07.014.
    • Schmidt V, Burlini L, Hirt AM, Leiss B. . ‘Fabrication of synthetic calcite-muscovite rocks with variable texture - An analogue to cataclasite fabrics?’ Tectonophysics 449, No. 1-4: 105–119. doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.11.055.
    • Schmidt V, Hirt AM, Hametner K, Gunther D. . ‘Magnetic anisotropy of carbonate minerals at room temperature and 77 K.’ American Mineralogist 92, No. 10: 1673–1684. doi: 10.2138/am.2007.2569.
    • Schmidt V, Hirt AM, Rosselli P, Martin-Hernandez F. . ‘Separation of diamagnetic and paramagnetic anisotropy by high-field, low-temperature torque measurements.’ Geophysical Journal International 168, No. 1: 40–47. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03202.x.
    • Schmidt V, Gunther D, Hirt AM. . ‘Magnetic anisotropy of calcite at room-temperature.’ Tectonophysics 418, No. 1-2: 63–73. doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.12.019.
    • Schmidt, V., Schikowsky, P. . „Unterdrückung von Störwellen in der Nahseismik durch Mehrkomponentenverfahren.“ Leipziger Geowissenschaften , No. 14: 107–120.
    • Mayer, P., Zöllner, H., Schmidt, V., Meyer, H.G., Schikowsky, P. . „Beiträge zum Strukturbau des Präzechsteins im Bereich des NE-Abschnittes des DEKORP-Profiles BASIN’96 auf der Grundlage reprozessierter industrieseismischer Felddaten.“ Zeitschrift für geologische Wissenschaften 2001, No. 29: 267–273.