Research Focus
- As an isotope geochemist/cosmochemist I am using natural variations in the abundance of isotopes to investigate the processes and timescales of the formation and evolution of matter
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Academic Education
- Doctor of Sciences, ETH Zurich
- Diploma in Geology-Paleontology, University of Cologne
- Diploma in Mineralogy, University of Cologne
Positions
- Research Associate at the Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
- Postdoc in the ISOCORE project at the Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
- Postdoc and Lab manager at the Origins Lab, Dept. of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, USA
- Postdoc at the Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- Scientific assistance at the Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- Student assistance at the Institute of Mineralogy, University of Cologne, Germany
- Civilian service at Weyertal Hospital intensive care unit, Cologne, Germany
Honors
- Swiss National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship – Swiss National Science Foundation
- Bernd Rendel Prize – German Research Foundation (DFG)
- DAAD Stipendium für Studierende – Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
- Victor-Moritz-Goldschmidt-Preis – Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft
- Pellas-Ryder Award for best student paper in planetary sciences – Geological Society of America and Meteoritical Society
- Medaille der ETH Zürich – Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
External Functions
Projects
- CRC TRR 170 - B06: Comparing the (late) accretion history of Mars and Earth – timing, sources, dynamics ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted at the University of Münster: | DFG - Collaborative Research Centre | Project Number: TRR 170/2 - CRC TRR 170 - B07: Experimental and isotopic investigations of volatile element loss during magma degassing ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted at the University of Münster: | DFG - Collaborative Research Centre | Project Number: TRR 170/2
- CRC TRR 170 - B06: Comparing the (late) accretion history of Mars and Earth – timing, sources, dynamics ()
Publications
- Renggli, CJ, Hellmann, JL, Burkhardt, C, Klemme, S, Berndt, J, Pangritz, P, and Kleine, T. . “Tellurium isotope fractionation during evaporation from silicate melts.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 339: 35–45. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2022.10.032.
- Metzler, K, Hezel, DC, Barosch, J, Wölfer, E, Schneider, JM, Hellmann, JL, Berndt, J, Stracke, A, Gattacceca, J, Greenwood, RC, Franchi, IA, Burkhardt, C, and Kleine, T. . “The Loongana (CL) group of carbonaceous chondrites.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 304: 1–31. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2021.04.007.
- Bischoff, A., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Barrat, J.-A.Burkhardt, and C., and 37 others. . “The old, unique C1 chondrite Flensburg - insight into the first processes of aqueous alteration, brecciation, and the diversity of water-bearing parent bodies and lithologies.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 293: 142–186.
- Hellmann, JL, Hopp, T, Burkhardt, C, Becker, H, Fischer-Gödde, M, and Kleine, T. . “Tellurium isotope cosmochemistry: Implications for volatile fractionation in chondrite parent bodies and origin of the late veneer.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 309: 313–328. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2021.06.038.
Research Articles (Journals)
- Hellmann, JL, Hopp, T, Burkhardt, C, and Kleine, T. . “Origin of volatile element depletion among carbonaceous chondrites.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 549: 116508.. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116508.
- Spitzer, F., Burkhardt, C., Budde, G., Kruijer, T.S., Morbidelli, A., and Kleine, T. . “Isotopic evolution of the inner Solar System inferred from molybdenum isotopes in meteorites.” The Astrophysical Journal Letters 898: L2..
- Schneider, J.M., Burkhardt, C., Marrocci, Y., Brennecka, G.A., and Kleine, T. . “Early evolution of the solar accretion disk inferred from Cr-Ti-O isotopes in individual chondrules.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 551: 116585..
- Brennecka, G.A., Burkhardt, C., Budde, G., Kruijer, T.S., Nimmo, F., and Kleine, T. . “Astronomical context of Solar System formation from molybdenum isotopes in meteorite inclusions.” Science 370: 837–840. doi: 10.1126/science.aaz8482.
Review (Journals)
- Kleine, T., Budde, G., Burkhardt, C., Kruijer, T.S., Worsham, E.A., Morbidelli, A., and Nimmo, F. . “The Non-carbonaceous-Carbonaceous Meteorite Dichotomy.” Space Science Reviews 216: 55..
- Render, J, Ebert, S, Burkhardt, C, Kleine, T, and Brennecka, GA. . “Titanium isotopic evidence for a shared genetic heritage of refractory inclusions from different carbonaceous chondrites.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 254: 40–53. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2019.03.011.
- Bischoff, A., Barrat, J.-A., Berndt, J., Borovicka, J., Burkhardt, C., and others, and 17. . “(2019): The Renchen L5-6 chondrite breccia: The first confirmed meteorite fall from Baden-Württemberg (Germany).” Chemie der Erde / Geochemistry 79: 125525..
- Budde, G., Burkhardt, C., and Kleine, T. . “Molybdenum isotopic evidence for the late accretion of outer Solar System material to Earth.” Nature Astronomy 3: 736–741.. doi: 10.1038/s41550-019-0779-y.
- Worsham, E.A., Burkhardt, C., Budde, G., Fischer-Gödde, M., Kruijer, T.S., and Kleine, T. . “Distinct evolution of the carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous reservoirs: Insights from Ru, Mo, and W isotopes.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 521: 103–112.
- Burkhardt, C., Dauphas, N., Hans, U., Bourdon, B., and Kleine, T. . “Elemental and isotopic variability in solar system materials by mixing and processing of primordial disk reservoirs.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 261: 145–170.
Research Articles (Journals)
- Ebert, S, Render, J, Brennecka, GA, Burkhardt, C, Bischoff, A, Gerber, S, and Kleine, T. . “Ti isotopic evidence for a non-CAI refractory component in the inner Solar System.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 498: 257–265. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.06.040.
Research Article (Book Contributions)
- Kleine, T., Budde, G., Hellman, J.L., Kruijer, T.S., and Burkhardt, C. . “Tungsten Isotopes and the Origin of Chondrules and Chondrites.” in Chondrules, edited by S.S. Russell, H.C.Connolly Jr. and A.N. Krot. Cambridge University Press.
- Burkhardt, C., Dauphas, N., Tang, H., Fischer-Gödde, M., Qin, L., Chen, J., Rout, S., Pack, A., Heck, P., and Papanastassiou, D. . “In search of the Earth-forming reservoir: Mineralogical, chemical, and isotopic characterizations of the ungrouped achondrite NWA 5363/NWA 5400 and selected chondrites.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 52 (5): 826. doi: 10.1111/maps.12834.
- Kruijer, Burkhardt, T.S., Budde, C., Kleine, G., and T.. . “Age of Jupiter inferred from the distinct genetics and formation times of meteorites.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 114 (26): 6712–6716. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1704461114.
- Render, Fischer-Gödde, Jan, Burkhardt, Mario, Kleine, Christoph, and Thorsten. . “The cosmic molybdenum-neodymium isotope correlation and the building material of the Earth.” Geochemical Perspectives Letters 3: 170–178. doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.1720.
- Gerber, S., Burkhardt, C., Budde, G., Metzler, K., and Kleine, T. . “Mixing and Transport of Dust in the Early Solar Nebula as Inferred from Titanium Isotope Variations among Chondrules.” Astrophysical Journal Letters 841 (1). doi: 10.3847/2041-8213/aa72a2.
- Bischoff, A., Barrat, J., Bauer, K., Burkhardt, C., Busemann, H., Ebert, S., Gonsior, M., Hakenmüller, J., Haloda, J., Harries, D., Heinlein, D., Hiesinger, H., Hochleitner, R., Hoffmann, V., Kaliwoda, M., Laubenstein, M., Maden, C., Meier, M., Morlok, A., Pack, A., Ruf, A., Schmitt-Kopplin, P., Schönbächler, M., Steele, R., Spurný, P., and Wimmer, K. . “The Stubenberg meteorite—An LL6 chondrite fragmental breccia recovered soon after precise prediction of the strewn field.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 52 (8): 1683–1703. doi: 10.1111/maps.12883.
- Burkhardt, C., Borg, L., Brennecka, G., Shollenberger, Q., Dauphas, N., and Kleine, T. . “A nucleosynthetic origin for the Earth's anomalous 142 Nd composition.” Nature 537 (7620): 394–398. doi: 10.1038/nature18956.
- Budde, G., Burkhardt, C., Brennecka, G.A., Fischer-Gödde, M., Kruijer, T.S., and Kleine, T. . “Molybdenum isotopic evidence for the origin of chondrules and a distinct genetic heritage of carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous meteorites.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 454: 293–303. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.09.020.
- Budde, G., Kleine, T., Kruijer, T.S., Burkhardt, C., and Metzler, K. . “Tungsten isotopic constraints on the age and origin of chondrules.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113: 2886–2891. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1524980113.
- Fischer-Gödde, M., Burkhardt, C., Kruijer, T., and Kleine, T. . “Ru isotope heterogeneity in the solar protoplanetary disk.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 168: 151–171. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.07.032.
- Burkhardt, C, and Schönbächler, M. . “Intrinsic W nucleosynthetic isotope variations in carbonaceous chondrites: Implications for W nucleosynthesis and nebular vs. parent body processing of presolar materials.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 165: 361–375. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.06.012.
- Dauphas, N, Poitrasson, F, Burkhardt, C, Kobayashi, H, and Kurosawa, K. . “Planetary and meteoritic Mg/Si and δ30Si variations inherited from solar nebula chemistry.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 427: 236–248. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2015.07.008.
Research Articles (Journals)
- Kruijer, T.S., Kleine, T., Fischer-Gödde, M., Burkhardt, C., and Wieler, R. . “Nucleosynthetic W isotope anomalies and the Hf-W chronometry of Ca-Al-rich inclusions.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 403: 317–327.
- Dauphas, N., Burkhardt, C., Warren, P.H., and Teng, F.-Z. . “Geochemical arguments for an Earth-like Moon-forming impactor.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 372: 20130244.. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2013.0244.
- Burkhardt, C., Hin, R.C., Kleine, T., and Bourdon, B. . “Evidence for Mo isotope fractionation in the solar nebula and during planetary differentiation.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 391 (null): 201–211. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.01.037.
Entries in Encyclopediae (Book Contributions)
- Burkhardt, C. . “Isotopic composition of the Moon and the lunar isotopic crisis.” in Encyclopedia of Lunar Science, edited by B. Cudnik. Springer International Publishing.
- Hin, R.C., Burkhardt, C., Schmidt, M.W., Bourdon, B., and Kleine, T. . “Experimental evidence for Mo isotope fractionation between metal and silicate liquids.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 379 (null): 38–48. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.08.003.
- Burkhardt, C, Kleine, T, Dauphas, N, and Wieler, R. . “Origin of isotopic heterogeneity in the solar nebula by thermal processing and mixing of nebular dust.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 357: 298–307. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.09.048.
- Burkhardt, C, Kleine, T, Dauphas, N, and Wieler, R. . “Nucleosynthetic tungsten isotope anomalies in acid leachates of the Murchison chondrite: Implications for hafnium-tungsten chronometry.” Astrophysical Journal Letters 753: L6..
- Kruijer, T.S., Sprung, P., Kleine, T., Leya, I., Burkhardt, C., and Wieler, R. . “Hf–W chronometry of core formation in planetesimals inferred from weakly irradiated iron meteorites.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 99: 287–304.
- Burkhardt, C, Kleine, T, Oberli, F, Pack, A, Bourdon, B, and Wieler, R. . “Molybdenum isotope anomalies in meteorites: Constraints on solar nebula evolution and origin of the Earth.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 312: 390–400. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.10.010.
- Burkhardt, C, Kleine, T, Bourdon, B, Palme, H, Zipfel, J, Friedrich, JM, and Ebel, DS. . “Hf-W mineral isochron for Ca,Al-rich inclusions: Age of the solar system and the timing of core formation in planetesimals.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 72 (24): 6177–6197. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.10.023.
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