Dr. Andreas Scharf
Assistant Professor
PhD in Geology (2013)
Diploma in Geology (2008)
PROFILE
E-Mail: scharfa@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Telephone: (+ 968) 24146846
As an enthusiastic geologist I offer main skills and interests in structural geology,
tectonics, geochronology, mineralogy and petrology as well as in general / physical
geology and sedimentology. Being a team player, I enjoy fieldtrips and mapping
camps since my diploma studies.
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
WORK
HISTORY
(1st of March 2016)
Sep. 2014 to present
Currently I work in the Earth Sciences Department at the Sultan Qaboos University as
Assistant Professor and teach Structural Geology I and II as well as field mapping
classes. The outstanding geology of the Sultanate Oman provides me the possibility to
investigate the geodynamic evolution of the Oman Mountains by structural geology in
combination with field work and mapping.
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Jan. 2013 to Sep. 2014
I worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the tectonics group of the Freie Universität
Berlin. My task was to focus on the structural / geodynamic lithospheric-scale
evolution of the Namche Barwa Syntaxis (Himalaya). In addition, I taught several
seminars, labs and fieldtrips for undergraduates and graduates.
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Oct. 2008 to May 2013
I worked at the Freie Universität Berlin as researcher (PhD candidate). This work
included teaching for undergraduates and graduates in the field of tectonic and general
geology. During that time I participate on a workshop of Exxon Mobil about sequence
stratigraphy in siliciclastic systems.
Universität Potsdam, Germany
Aug. 2004 to Sep. 2008
I worked for Prof. Dr. Roland Oberhänsli, the head of the geoscience department at the
Universität of Potsdam, as teaching and research assistance.
Topics and methods included:
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Guidance mineralogy / petrology labs for undergraduates
Assistance in a mapping camp for undergraduates in Andalusia
Organizing seminars and conferences
Thin section preparation
Preparation of samples for geochemical analyses
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Oct. 2008 to May 2013
EDUCATION Doctoral thesis: “Lateral extrusion and exhumation of orogenic crust during
indentation by rigid Adriatic continental lithosphere – tectonic evolution of the eastern
Tauern Window (Eastern Alps, Austria)”.
PhD in
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Mark Handy, Prof. Dr. Stefan Schmid and Prof. Dr. Claudio
tectonics
Rosenberg
(summa cum
laude)
Topics and methods included:
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Field studies including structural and lithological mapping
Compiling a new tectonic map of the entire Tauern Window and cross
sections
Thin section petrology
Microprobe analyses
Graphite-thermometry based on Raman microspectroscopy
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Ar/39Ar laser ablation on mica
Sm/Nd dating of garnets
Modelling the P-T-t-d evolution
Interpretation of tomographic images
Several mapping courses, lectures and field trips for undergraduates
Supervising of bachelor, master and diploma theses, including mapping
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Universität Potsdam, Germany
Diploma in
Geology
(cum laude)
Oct. 2001 to Sep. 2008
Diploma thesis: Geochemistry and petrology on fluid transformed high-grade
metamorphic rocks in Varberg (Sweden). The goal was to study the effect of migrating
fluids on high-grade metamorphic rocks.
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Uwe Altenberger and Prof. Dr. Roland Oberhänsli
Topics and methods included:
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Field studies including mapping / detail mapping
Core drilling
Thin section petrology
Microprobe analyses
Geochemical analyses
Modelling the P-T evolution
Fluid inclusion investigations using Raman laser
Computer modelling of mineral reactions with Theriak et Domino
SKILLS
Languages:
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German – native language
English – fluent
French – basic
Computer skills:
 ArcGIS
 Adobe Illustrator
 Adobe Photoshop
 Matlab
 MS Office
 Surfer
 Theriak et Domino
Analytic skills:
 XRF
 Microprobe analyses
 Optical microscopy
 Raman microspectroscopy
 40Ar/39Ar dating using laser ablation
 Sm/Nd dating
 Thin section preparation and petrology of cores and cuttings
 Creation of geological, tectonic, structural maps and –cross section
 Stratigraphic correlation
 Various laboratory techniques
Teaching skills:
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Lecture, seminar, labs, fieldtrips
Teaching since seven years labs for undergraduates
Since six years teaching in different mapping camps for under- & graduates
Co-advising of Bachelor-, Master- and Diploma theses since five years
INTERESTS I have key interests in sports. I especial enjoy team sports.
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ACTIVITIES
REFERENCES
Prof. Dr. Mark R. Handy
mhandy@zedat.fu.berlin.de
Address: Freie Universität Berlin
Malteserstrasse 74-100
Gebäude Haus B
12249 Berlin, Germany
Telephone: (+49 30) 838 70331
Prof. Dr. Roland Oberhänsli
roob@geo.uni-potsdam.de
Address: Universität Potsdam
Karl-Liebknecht Str. 24-25
Haus 27
14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
Telephone: (+49 30) 977 5808
Prof. Dr. Stefan M. Schmid
stefan.schmid@unibas.ch
Address: EidgenössischeTechnische
Hochschule (ETH)
Sonneggstrasse 5
8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Telephone: (+41 43) 233 9556
Prof. Dr. Uwe Altenberger
altenber@uni-potsdam.de
Address: Universität Potsdam
Karl-Liebknecht Str. 24-25
Haus 27
14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
Telephone: (+49 30) 977 5806
Publications
(11th February 2016)
Peer-review publications:
10. Favaro, S., Scharf, A., Schuster, R. & Handy, M.R. (in prep.) Folding, shearing and erosion
as agents of exhumation during orogenic indentation (Tauern Window, Eastern Alps).
9. Scharf, A. & Handy, M.R. (in prep.) Lithospheric configurations and their expression on the
surface – the tectonic evolution of the Namche Barwa Antiform, Tibet.
8. Rosenberg, C.L., Schneider, S., Scharf, A., Bertrand, A., Hammerschmidt, K., Rabaute, A. &
Brun, J.-P. (submitted) Collision kinematics and exhumation in the Eastern Alps. Submitted to
Earth-Science Reviews (01/2016).
7. Schneider, S., Rosenberg, C.L., Scharf, A. & Hammerschmidt, K. (submitted) Translation of
indentation into lateral extrusion across a restraining bend: The western Tauern Window,
Eastern Alps. Submitted to Tectonics (04/2014).
6. Scharf, A., Handy, M.R., Schmid, S.M., Favaro, S., Sudo, M., Schuster, R. &
Hammerschmidt, K. (2016) Grain-size effects on the closure temperature of white mica in a
crustal-scale extensional shear zone – implications for dating shearing and cooling from insitu
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Ar/39Ar laser-ablation ages of white mica (Tauern Window, Eastern Alps).
Tectonophysics, TECTO126957, accepted (05.02.2016), doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2016.02.014.
5. Scharf, A., Mattern, F. & Al Sadi, S. (2016) Kinematics of post-obductional deformation of
the Tertiary Ridge at Al-Khawd Village (Muscat Area, Oman). Sultan Qaboos University
Journal for Science, accepted (03.01.2016).
4. Favaro, S., Schuster, R., Handy, M.R., Scharf, A. & Pestal, G. (2015) Transition from
orogen-perpendicular to orogen-parallel exhumation and cooling during crustal indentation –
Key constraints from
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Sm/144Nd and
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Rb/86Sr geochronology (Tauern Window, Alps).
Tectonophysics, 665, 1-16, doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2015.08.037.
3. Scharf, A., Handy, M.R. Ziemann, M.A. & Schmid, S.M. (2013b) Peak-temperature patterns
of polyphase metamorphism resulting from accretion, subduction and collision (eastern
Tauern Window, European Alps) – A study with Raman microspectroscopy on carbonaceous
material (RSCM). Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 31(8), 863-880, doi: 10.1111/jmg.12048.
2. Scharf, A., Handy, M.R., Favaro, S., Schmid, S.M. & Bertrand, A. (2013a) Modes of orogenparallel stretching and extensional exhumation of thickening orogenic crust in response to
microplate indentation and slab roll-back (Tauern Window, Eastern Alps). International
Journal of Earth Sciences, 102(6), 1627-1654, doi: 10.1007/s00531-013-0894-4.
1. Schmid, S.M., Scharf, A., Handy, M.R. & Rosenberg, C.L. (2013) The Tauern Window
(Eastern Alps, Austria) – A new tectonic map, cross-sections and tectonometamorphic
synthesis. Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 106, 1-32, doi: 10.1007/s00015-013-0123-y.
Abstracts (only first author):
13. Scharf, A., Amrouch, K. & Mattern, F. (2016) Palaeostress/strain study and its implications
for the geodynamic history of the Jabal Akhdar Dome (Oman). EGU 2016-7867, Vienna,
Austria.
12. Scharf, A., Handy, M.R., Schmid, S.M., Favaro, S., Sudo, M., Schuster, R. &
Hammerschmidt, K. (2015) Grain-size effects on the closure temperature of white mica in a
crustal-scale extensional shear zone – implications for dating shearing and cooling from insitu 40Ar/39Ar laser-ablation ages of white mica (Tauern Window, Eastern Alps). EGU 20151504, Vienna, Austria.
11. Scharf, A., Handy, M.R. & Crupi, P. (2014) Configurations of the lithosphere and their
expression on the surface – the tectonic evolution of the Namche Barwa Antiform, Tibet.
TSK15 Potsdam 2014, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
10. Scharf, A., Handy, M.R. & Crupi, P. (2013) Coeval doming and stretching of the eastern end
of the India-Asia collision zone – Namche Barwa Syntaxis, Tibet. AGU 2013-T41B-2575,
San Francisco, U.S.A.
9. Scharf, A., Favaro, S., Bertrand, A., Handy, M.R., Schuster, R., Fügenschuh, B., Schmid,
S.M. & Sudo, M. (2013) Late Oligocene to Miocene exhumation/cooling history of the Tauern
Window (Eastern Alps) – new constraints by 40Ar/39Ar laser ablation ages on white micas. 11th
Alpine workshop, Schladming, Austria.
8. Scharf, A., Handy, M.R., Schmid, S.M. & Sudo, M. (2013) Contemporaneous versus
diachronous rapid exhumation in the Tauern Window – new perspectives from in-situ
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Ar/39Ar laser-probe ages of white mica (Eastern Alps). EGU 2013-8399, Vienna, Austria.
7. Scharf, A., Ziemann, M. & Handy, M.R. (2012) Peak-temperature (Tp) estimates with Raman
micro-spectroscopy on carbonaceous material (RSCM) as a tool for distinguishing
tectonometamorphic regimes in the Tauern Window (Eastern Alps, Austria). EGU 2012-5259,
Vienna, Austria.
6. Scharf, A., Favaro, S., Handy, M.R. & Schmid, S.M. (2011) Did Adriatic indentation or
Carpathian roll-back subduction trigger rapid exhumation and lateral escape in the Eastern
Alps? AGU 2011-T53D-06, San Francisco, U.S.A.
5. Scharf, A., Favaro, S., Handy, M.R. & Schmid, S.M. (2011) Exhumation-related structures at
the eastern margin of the Tauern Window (Eastern Alps). GSA 2011-27-6, Munich, Germany.
4. Scharf, A., Favaro, S., Handy, M.R. & Schmid, S.M. (2011) Exhumation-Related Structures
at the Eastern Margin of the Tauern Window (Eastern Alps, Austria). 10th Alpine workshop
“CorseAlp 2011”, San Florant, Corse.
3. Scharf, A., Schmid, S.M. & Handy, M.R. (2010) Coeval folding, Extension and strike-slip
faulting at the eastern end of an axial culmination in the Tauern Window (Eastern Alps). EGU
2010-8095, Vienna, Austria.
2. Scharf, A., Handy, M.R., Hammerschmidt, K., Rosenberg, C.L. & Oberhänsli, R. (2009)
Kinematics, Conditions and Timing of the Katschberg Normal Fault at the eastern end of the
Tauern Window (Austria). 9th Alpine workshop “AlpShop 2009”, Cogne, Italy.
1. Scharf, A., Altenberger, U., Harlov, D., Wilke, M., Oberhänsli, R. & Johansson, L. (2008)
Cpx-rich dehydration zones in the Sveco-Norwegian of Sweden. DMG 2008-547, Berlin,
Germany.
Abstracts (non-first author):
12. Schmidt, K., Handy, M.R., Scharf, A., Milke, R. & John, T. (2014) First evidence of
subduction-related metamorphism in the most distal European continental margin unit of the
Eastern Alps (Tauern Window). TSK15 Potsdam 2014, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
11. Schneider, S., Rosenberg, C.L. & Scharf, A. (2014) Translation of indentation into lateral
extrusion across a restraining bend: The western Tauern Window, Eastern Alps. EGU 201316002, Vienna, Austria.
10. Favaro, S., Handy, M.R., Scharf, A., Schuster, R. & Pestal, G. (2013) Adriatic indentation of
the Eastern Alps – nature vs. analogue models. AGU 2013-T33B-2624, San Francisco, U.S.A.
9. Favaro, S., Schuster, R., Scharf, A., Hawemann, F., Gipper, P., Handy, M.R. & Oberhänsli,
R. (2013) Development of nappe stacking in the eastern Tauern Window with special
attention to new Rb/Sr biotite and 40Ar/39Ar white mica ages, and peak-temperature data. 11th
Alpine workshop, Schladming, Austria.
8. Schmid, S.M., Scharf, A., Handy, M.R. & Rosenberg, C. (2013) The Tauern Window
(Eastern Alps, Austria): a new tectonic map, with cross-sections and a tectonometamorphic
synthesis. 11th Alpine workshop, Schladming, Austria.
7. Favaro, S., Schuster, R., Scharf. A. & Handy, M.R. (2013) Relationship of orogen-parallel
exhumation in the Tauern and Rechnitz Windows to eastward lateral escape of the Eastern
Alps. EGU 2013-11548, Vienna, Austria.
6. Favaro, S., Handy, M.R., Scharf, A., Schuster, R. & Pestal, G. (2012) Exhumation structures
in the Tauern Window and their relation to present-day crustal-mantle structures in the Eastern
Alps. EGU 2012-54455, Vienna, Austria.
5. Favaro, S., Handy, M.R., Scharf, A., Schuster, R. & Pestal, G. (2012) The Mallnitz synform
and its relation to the Mölltal fault (Tauern Window, Eastern Alps, Austria). EGU 201210371, Vienna, Austria.
4. Favaro, S., Hawemann, F., Gipper, P., Scharf, A., Handy, M.R. & Schmid, S.M. (2011)
Tectonics of the eastern Tauern Window (Austria). GSA 2011-27-4, Munich, Germany.
3. Schneider, S., Bertrand, A., Favaro, S., Garcia, S., Hammerschidt, K., Handy, M.R.,
Rosenberg, C.L., Scharf, A. & Schmid, S.M. (2011) Exhumation of the Tauern Window,
Eastern Alps. 10th Alpine workshop “CorseAlp 2011”, San Florant, Corse.
2. Favaro, S., Hawemann, F., Gippr, P., Scharf, A., Handy, M.R. & Schmid, S.M. (2011)
Structure and kinematics in the Sonnblick area (Eastern Tauern Window – Austria). 10th
Alpine workshop “CorseAlp 2011”, San Florant, Corse.
1. Schmid, S.M., Scharf, A., Handy, M.R., Rosenberg, C.L., Favaro, S. & Bertrand, A. (2011)
Tectonic map and cross sections of the Tauern Window (Eastern Alps, Austria). 10 th Alpine
workshop “CorseAlp 2011”, San Florant, Corse.
Field guides:
1. Pracejus, B., Moreatis, D., Mattern, F. & Scharf, A. (2015): Field guide.- The seventh
Environmental Symposium of German-Arabic Scientific Forum for Environmental Studies.
Environmental Protection and Water Resources in the Middle East and northern Africa –
Water Resources, Air and Soils. Guide-book, October 7th – 8th, 2015, 33 p., Muscat, Oman.
2. Mattern, F., Scharf, A., Bernecker, M., Moreatis, D. & Pracejus, B. (2015) Geological field
trip to Al Khoud, Oman. Field guide to the 12th International Symposium on Fossil Cnidaria
and Porifera in Muscat (Oman). Pre-conference FT 3 Guide-book, February 12th, 2015.
3. Kurz, W., Handy, M.R., Favaro, S., Fritz, H., Krenn, K. & Scharf, A. (2013) Excursion B1:
Cross section from the Austroalpine nappes to the Penninic and Subpenninic nappes of the
Tauern Window. Field guide to the 11th Workshop on Alpine Geological Studies & 7th
European Symposium on Fossil Algae in Schladming (Austria) to the eastern Tauern Window.
Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, Wien, 99 (ISSN 1017-8880), 191-215.
PhD thesis:
Scharf, A. (2013) Lateral extrusion and exhumation of orogenic crust during indentation by
rigid Adriatic continental lithosphere – tectonic evolution of the eastern Tauern Window
(Eastern Alps, Austria). PhD thesis, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, pp. 180.
Diploma thesis:
Scharf, A. (2008) Geochemie und Petrologie an fluid-transformierten hochgradig
metamorphen Gesteinen aus dem Raum Varberg (Schweden). Diploma thesis, Universität
Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany, pp. 153.
Invited lecture:
Workshop to the 15th TSK Meeting in Potsdam-Golm, “Geodynamics – at the crossroads
between nature and model” together with M.R. Handy and E. LeBreton: “Constraining
exhumation history of orogens from microstructural analysis, in-situ dating and modeling”
Universität Potsdam, April 1st 2014.
Invited talk:
Lateral extrusion and exhumation of orogenic crust during indentation by rigid Adriatic
continental lithosphere in the Tauern Window (Eastern Alps): Lunchtime Seminar, California
Institute of Technology (CalTech, Pasadena, U.S.A.), December 17th 2013.