Marcus Christl

Marcus Christl is a Lecturer at the ETH Zürich Department of Physics and Head of the Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics (LIP). His academic profile focuses on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS), cosmogenic nuclide dating, and environmental applications of isotope geochemistry.

• Office: HPK H 33, Otto-Stern-Weg 5, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
• Phone: +41 44 633 38 84 / +41 44 633 65 07
• Email: mchristl@phys.ethz.ch
• ORCID: 0000-0002-3131-6652

Dr. Christl teaches courses in Accelerator Mass Spectrometry and Quaternary Dating Methods, including:

• 402-0180-00L Ethics and Scientific Integrity for Doctoral Students in Physics
• 402-0620-00L Current Topics in Accelerator Mass Spectrometry and Its Applications
• 402-0621-00L Introduction to Accelerator Mass Spectrometry

His research spans multiple disciplines through cosmogenic isotope analysis:

• Climate Science: Using ¹⁰Be and ¹⁴C records to reconstruct solar activity cycles and climate fluctuations over millennial timescales
• Geochronology: Developing novel dating techniques using ³⁶Cl/¹⁰Be ratios for ice cores and landscape features
• Geomorphology: Quantifying erosion dynamics in diverse environments from the Alpine foreland to South African pediments
• Oceanography: Tracing Atlantic water transport patterns using ¹²⁹I–²³⁶U dual tracers
• Radiochemistry: Advancing methods for nuclear forensics and environmental pollutant analysis

Recent publications reveal trends in:

• Refining AMS systems for analyzing transuranic elements
• Quantifying landscape evolution through multi-isotope approaches
• Understanding ocean circulation pathways using artificial radionuclides
• Investigating soil dynamics in glaciated and tropical environments
• Correlating cosmogenic production with sea level and climate changes