Biography

1994

Professor of Mineralogy (C4) at Potsdam University

1989-1994

Professor of geochemistry (C3) Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz

1982-1989

Senior assistant at „Labor für Mikroröntgenspektroskopie der Phil. Nat. Fakultät der Universität Bern“.

1977-1982

Assistant at „Labor für Mikroröntgenspektroskopie der Phil. Nat. Fakultät der Universität Bern“

1986

PD: Venia docendi in petrology and mineralogy University Bern. “ Mineralogy and geochemistry of meta-lamprophyres from the Central Swiss Alps”

1977

Dr. sc nat ETH Zürich. “Natriumamphibol-führende metamorphe basische Gesteine aus den Bündnerschiefern Graubündens” – Supervisors: Prof. V. Trommsdorff, Prof. V. Dietrich

1973

Dipl. sc nat (geology) ETH Zürich. “Geologische und petrographische Untersuchungen der Karbonatzüge und der umliegenden Gesteine zwischen Val Pontirone und Val Cresciano, Tessin” - Superviser: Prof. V. Trommsdorff

Research

Metamorphic and magmatic petrology (see more)

Influence of bulk chemistry, blueschists, HP in acid rocks, high and low strain domains,
Fe oxidation state, carpholite, multiequilibria

Orogenic evolution

Alps and Middle East Tethyan Realm

Instrumental analytics (see more)

Installation of labs development of techniques

Mapping projects (see more)

Teaching

Some recent courses

•  Introduction to Earth Sciences
• Earth Materials
• Magmatic and metamorphic petrology
• Alpine Geology
• Field mapping

Publications

Selected publications

1. Oberhänsli, R., Bousquet R., Moinzadeh, H., Moazzen M., Arvin, M., 2007, Stability field and colour of blue jades: a case study from a new occurrence (Sorkhan, Iran), Canadian Mineralogist, 45/6, December
2. Bousquet R., Oberhänsli R., Goffé B., Wiederkehr M., Koller F., Schmid S. M., Schuster R., Engi M., Berger A. & Martinotti G.,2007, Metamorphism of metasediments in the scale of an orogen: A key to the Tertiary geodynamic evolution of the Alps. Geological Society Special Publications “A tribute to S. M Schmid” edited by Siegesmund, S & Froitzheim, N. in press
3. Candan, O., Çetinkaplan, M., Oberhänsli, R., Rimmelé, G. and Akal, C. (2005) Alpine high-P/low-T metamorphism of the Afyon Zone and implications for the metamorphic evolution of Western Anatolia, Turkey. Lithos, 84, 102-124.
4. Oberhänsli, R., R. Bousque and B. Goffé (2003). "Comment to "chloritoid composition an deformatiion in the eastern Cenral Alps: a comparison between Penninic and Helvetic occurrences" by M. Rahn, M. Steinmann and M. Frey." Schweiz Mineral Petrogr. Mitt. 83: 341-344.
5. Rimmelé, G., Oberhänsli, R., Candan, O., Goffé, b: & Jolivet, L. (2005): The Wide Distribution of HP-LT rocks in the Lycian Belt (Western Turkey). Implications for the Accretionary Wedge Geometry. - Geological Society of London
6. Rimmelé, G., T. Parra, B. Goffé, R. Oberhänsli, L. Jolivet & O. Candan (2005). "Exhumation Paths of High-Pressure-Low-Temperature Metamorphic Rocks from the Lycian Nappes and the Menderes Massif (SW Turkey): a Multi-Equilibrium Approach." J. Petrol. 46(3): 641-669.
7. Rötzler, J., R. Romer, J. Budzinski & R. Oberhänsli (2004). "Ultrahigh-temperature high-pressure granulites from Tierschheim, Saxon Granulite Massif, Germany: P-T-t-path and geotectonic implicatiions. - Eur. J. Mineral., 6, 917-938." Eur. J. Mineral. 16(6): 917-937.