Education

• Chemistry and Geology, University of Mainz
• PhD, 2004, ETH Zurich

Research Interests

I am deeply interested in understanding the complex processes that shape our planet’s crust and geological evolution. My work addresses fundamental questions about Earth’s history and dynamics. I am also very excited about interdisciplinary projects that tackle problems of societal relevance from a multitude of different, often unconventional, approaches.

My principal expertise is in geological fieldwork, petrology, structural geology and geochemistry.

Topics I investigate:

• Natural carbon sequestration processes as a guide for solutions for climate change
• Natural reactions for geological hydrogen production
• Evolution of arc magmas and the formation of economic deposits
• The relationship between tectonics and long-term climate variations
• Formation and evolution of planetary crusts

Selected Publications

• Murray, J., & Jagoutz, O. (2024). Olivine alteration and the loss of Mars’ early atmospheric carbon. Science Advances, 10(39), eadm8443. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adm8443
• Murray, J., Jagoutz, O. (2024) Palaeozoic cooling modulated by ophiolite weathering through organic carbon preservation. Nature Geoscience, 17, 88–93. doi: 10.1038/s41561-023-01342-9
• Martin, C. R., Jagoutz, O., Upadhyay, R., Royden, L. H., Eddy, M. P., Bailey, E., Nichols, C. I., & Weiss, B. P. (2020). Paleocene latitude of the Kohistan–Ladakh arc indicates multistage India–Eurasia collision. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(47), 29487-29494. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2009039117