Dr. Johannes Rabiger-Völlmer
Contact
Dr. Johannes Rabiger-Völlmer
Scientist WG2 "Geophysics"
Department Monitoring & Exploration Technologies
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Tel: 0341 6025 3274
johannes.rabiger-voellmer@ufz.de
Research interests
- Harmonisation of near-surface geophysical data
- Development of metadata standards and workflows
- Creation of quality assurance guidelines for long-term accessibility
- Sediments & soils, geomorphology, geoarchaeology
- Application of geophysical prospection methods and direct push sensing
- GIS applications
- Human-environment interaction
Project work in:
FAIRagro in TA1 in UC14
NFDI4Objects in der TA1 and CC21
ORC ID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5499-5889
Professional Experience
since 10/2025
Research assistant
Department Monitoring & Exploration Technologies
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
06/2022 -
09/2025
Research assistant in the field of Geoinformatics, Remote sensing and Physical Geography
Institute of Geography
University of Leipzig
01/2021 -
05/2022
Technical employee for teaching and research
Institute of Geography, Physical Geography and Institute of Earth Science and Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing in Geo- Ecosystem Research
University of Leipzig
01/2020 -
12/2020
Technical employee for teaching and research
Institute of Geography, Physical Geography
University of Leipzig
06/2017 -
12/2019
Research assistant
Institute of Geography, Physical Geography
University of Leipzig
Education
06/2017 -
01/2024
Dr. rer. nat. in Geography; thesis "Implementation of high-resolution direct push sensing in geoarchaeological exploration of wetland sites"
University of Leipzig
10/2013 -
05/2017
Master (double degree) in Physical Geography and Geosciences: Environmental dynamics & georisks
University of Leipzig
10/2010-
09/2013
Bachelor in Geography
University of Leipzig
2026 (1)
- Hein, M., Usmar, N., Engel, A., Rabiger-Völlmer, J., Schmidt, J., Silbermann, M., Pohle, M., Nießen, I., Offermann, M., Werther, L., Schneider, B., Tannhäuser, C., Herbig, A., Nováček, J., Werban, U., Bauch, M., Zielhofer, C. (2026):
What the landscape can tell: An integrative stratigraphic prospection approach to localize a Black Death mass grave in Erfurt/Central Germany
PLOS One 21 (1), e0337410 10.1371/journal.pone.0337410
2024 (2)
- Rabiger-Völlmer, J., Schneider, B., Fischer, M.L., Zielhofer, C. (2024):
Ahr river overbank sediments: XRF elemental composition data set (Mayschoß-Transect, core Ahr2022-1_1, Ahr2022-1_2, Ahr2022-2_1, Ahr2022-2_2) [dataset]
PANGAEA 10.1594/PANGAEA.973935 - Rabiger-Völlmer, J., Schneider, B., Westermann, H., Fischer, M.L., Zielhofer, C. (2024):
Ahr river overbank sediments: grain sizes, carbonates and soil organic parameters (Mayschoß-Transect, core Ahr2022-1_1, Ahr2022-1_2, Ahr2022-2_1, Ahr2022-2_2) [dataset]
PANGAEA 10.1594/PANGAEA.973867