Dr. Ronny Friedrich

Von 1996 an studierte Ronny Friedrich Physik an der Universität Heidelberg, wo er 2003 sein Diplom erhielt und 2007 im Bereich der Umweltphysik promovierte. Nach 6 Jahren PostDoc und Leitung eines Labors an der Columbia University in New York City, führt Ronny Friedrich seit 2014 die Datierungslabore an der CEZA und war seit 2022 Teil der erweiterten Geschäftsleitung am CEZA. Seit 2026 ist Ronny Friedrich Geschäftsführer am CEZA.

Akademischer und beruflicher Werdegang

Seit 2026

Geschäftsführer am CEZA

2014-2025

Laborleiter der Datierungslabore der CEZA

2008-2014

Laborleiter in der “Environmental Tracers Group” des Lamont-Doherty-Earth-Observatory der Columbia University New York City

2007-2008

PostDoc am Institut für Umweltphysik der Universität Heidelberg

2003-2007

Promotion in Physik am Institut für Umweltphysik der Universität Heidelberg zum Thema „Grundwassercharakterisierung mit Umwelttracern: Erkundung des Grundwassers der Odenwaldregion sowie Implementierung eines neuen Edelgas-Massenspektrometersystems“

1996-2003

Physikstudium an der Universität Heidelberg, Diplomarbeitsthema: „Helium in polaren Eisschilden“

Neuigkeiten

Akademischer und beruflicher Werdegang

Publikationen

Ostapkowicz, J. et al.: Jaguars and raptorial birds: The ancient wood carving arts of Northeastern South America (Trombetas River region, Brazil)

Wang, J. et al.: Patterns in solar activity over the first millennium CE

Giffin, K. et al.: Differential sampling for genetic analyses of Treponema pallidum and for radiocarbon dating in archaeological bone

Arnold, Patrick et al.: Ancient DNA and dating evidence for the dispersal of hippos into central Europe during the last glacial

Orschiedt, J. et al.: The Upper Palaeolithic “Neuessing” skeleton from Mittlere Klause Cave in Bavaria: anthropological examination, radiocarbon dating and isotope analyses

Legrand, M. et al.: Alpine ice core record of large changes in dust, sea-salt, and biogenic aerosol over Europe during deglaciation

Bebchuck, T. et al.: Tree-Ring Stable Isotopes Reveal a Hydroclimate Shift in Eastern England Around 4.2 ka Ago

Zvara, E. et al.: Biochemostratigraphy of the Eger floodplain (Southern Germany) – detection and quantification of heavy metal contamination and paleoenvironmental conditions: the basic dataset

Beisel, E. et al.: Status report of the Heidelberg Radiocarbon Laboratory: Precision and application in Mauritanian cold-water corals over the last 30,000 years

Friedrich, R.: Die Altersbestimmung mit Hilfe der ¹⁴C-Uhr

Wang, K., Tobias, B., Pany-Kucera, D. et al.: Ancient DNA reveals reproductive barrier despite shared Avar-period culture

Zesch, S. et al.: The multifaceted nature of Egyptian mummification: Paleoradiological insights into child mummies

Alterauge, A. et al.: Die Gruft der Grafen von Limburg-Styrum in der Kirche Mariä Himmelfahrt in Illereichen

Pasqualini, A. et. al.: A Multi-Decade Tracer Study of the Circulation and Spreading Rates of Atlantic Water in the Arctic Ocean

Kromer, B. et al.: ORIGIN AND AGE OF CARBON IN THE CELLULOSE OF MID-LATITUDE TREE RINGS

Gnecchi-Ruscone, G.A. et al.: Network of large pedigrees reveals social practices of Avar communities

Reetz, K. et al.: Assessing ¹⁴C blanks in the small-scale analysis of N-Alkane compound-specific-Radiocarbon-analysis

Legrand, M. et al.: 20th Century Changes of DOC and Its 14C Signature Archived in Caucasus Ice-Core: Implications for Past Sources of Organic Carbon Aerosol in South-Eastern Europe

Mester, Z. et al.: First direct dating of the Late Neanderthal remains from Subalyuk Cave in Northern Hungary

Döppes, D. et al.: The fossil bear remains from the Hennenkopf Cave

Bebchuk, T. et al.: Sudden disappearance of yew (Taxus baccata) woodlands from eastern England coincides with a possible climate event around 4.2 ka ago

Al-Bashaireh, K. et al.: AMS radiocarbon chronology investigation of the West Church of Umm el‑Jimal, Northeast Jordan

Kluge, T. et al.: Assessment of climate extremes at the regional scale during the last millennium using an annually resolved stalagmite record

Friedrich, R. et al.: Calibration of 14C dates using biological kinship

Mittnik, A. et al.: Kinship, status, and mobility in the Bronze Age Lech Valley

Wintel, J. et al.: Isotopic Fingerprinting: A Promising Tool for Coffee Authenticity Checks

Mester, Z. et al.: First direct dating of the Late Neanderthal remains from Subalyuk Cave in Northern Hungary.

Beisel, E. et al.: Climate induced thermocline aging and ventilation in the eastern Atlantic over the last 32.000 years

Tassoni, L. et al.: Safe preparation and derlivery of graphite targets for 14C analysis: Procedures of Bravhop lab at Bologna University

Raddatz, J. et al.: Variable ventilation ages in the equatorial Indian Ocean thermocline during the LGM

Römer, P. et al.: Multi-proxy crossdating extends the longest high-elevation tree-ring chronology from the Mediterranean

Rosendahl, W. et al.: Eiszeitfenster Oberrheingraben – Forschungen in einem bedeutenden pleistozänen Klima- und Umweltarchiv

Lindauer, S. et al.: Funny Wrappings – Challenging your radiocarbon laboratory

Mester, Z. et al.: First direct dating of the Late Neanderthal remains from Subalyuk Cave in Northern Hungary

Kavcik-Graumann, N. et al.: The cave bear fauna of the cave Schottloch (Dachstein Mountains, Austria)

Nicklisch, N. et al.: Bioarchaeological investigations of the princely grave at Helmsdorf attesting to the violent death of an Early Bronze Age leader

Berger, D. et al.: Shiny bronze in glassy matter: an inconspicuous piece of slag from the Bronze Age mining site of Mušiston (Tajikistan) and its significance for the development of tin metallurgy in Central Asia

Rath, K. et al.: Genetic and isotope analysis of a triple burial from medieval St. Peter’s cemetery in Cölln/Berlin.

Massy, K. et al.: Pedigree-based Bayesian modelling of radiocarbon dates.

Namen, A. et al.: Nazugum, a new 4000 year old rockshelter site in the Ili Alatau, Tien Shan

Regenye, J. et al.: Some Balaton-Lasinja Graves from Veszprém-Jutasi Út and an Outline Chronology for the Earlier Copper Age in Western Hungary

Friedrich, R. et al.: Datierungsmethoden

Kuitems, M. et al.: Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021.

Sirocko, F. et al.: Muted multidecadal climate variability in central Europe during cold stadial periods.

Guillet, G. et al.: Investigation of a cold-based ice apron on a high-mountain permafrost rock wall using ice texture analysis and micro-14C dating: a case study of the Triangle du Tacul ice apron (Mont Blanc massif, France)

Therre, S. et al.: Heidelberg Radiocarbon Lab – Establishing a New Carbon Dioxide Extraction Line for Carbonate Samples.

Therre, S. et al.: Soil Carbon Dynamics and Atmospheric Signals in Stalagmite Radiocarbon at Sofular Cave, Turkey

Capodiferro, M. R. et al.: Archaeogenomic distinctiveness of the Isthmo-Colombian Area

Döppes, D. et al.: The late pleistocene cave bear fauna of the Torrener Bärenhöhle in the northern alps (Salzburg, Austria)

Dussex, N. et al.: Moose genomes reveal past glacial demography and the origin of modern lineages

Krutter, S. et al.: Die jungpleistozäne Höhlenfauna der Bärenfalle im Tennengebirge (Salzburg, Österreich). Ergebnisse aus der Forschungskampagne 2015-2017

Wacker, L. et al.: Findings from an in-depth annual tree-ring radiocarbon inter-comparison

Reimer, P. et al.: The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere radiocarbon age calibration curve (0-55 kcal BP)

Friedrich, R. et al.: A new annual 14C dataset for calibrating the Thera eruption

Giffin, K. et al.: A treponemal genome from an historic plague victim supports a recent emergence of yaws and its presence in 15th century Europe

Frank, N. et al.: The modern Northeast Atlantic Radiocarbon Content viewed along a basin transect from 29°- 61°N

Therre, S. et al.: Atmospheric and Soil Signals in a Climate Dependent Stalagmite Radiocarbon Record from Northern Turkey

Knipper, C. et al.: Coalescing traditions—Coalescing people: Community formation in Pannonia after the decline of the Roman Empire

Manning, S.W. et al.: Mediterranean radiocarbon offsets and calendar dates for prehistory

Therre, S. et al.: Climate-induced speleothem radiocarbon variability on Socotra Island from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Younger Dryas

Zesch, S. et al.: Blunt force trauma: an exceptional example of an ancient Egyptian mummy head

Kraus, S.: Prehistoric Mining and Metallurgy in Uzbekistan: An Introduction

Preunkert, S. et al.: The Elbrus (Caucasus, Russia) ice core record–Part 1: reconstruction of past anthropogenic sulfur emissions in south-eastern Europe

Mittnik, A. et al.: Kinship-based social inequality in Bronze Age Europe

Hotz, G. et al.: Der rätselhafte Mumienfund aus der Barfüsserkirche in Basel

Lindauer, S. et al.: Highly-resolved radiocarbon measurements on shells from Kalba, UAE, using carbonate handling system and gas ion source with MICADAS

Hajdas, I. et al.: Radiocarbon dating and the protection of cultural heritage

Preunkert, S. et al.: Lead and antimony in basal ice from Col du Dome (French Alps) dated with radiocarbon: A record of pollution during antiquity

Friedrich, R. et al.: Annual 14C tree-ring data around 400AD: Mid and high-latitude records

Riechelmann, D.F.C. et al.: Evaluating the potential of tree-ring methodology for cross-dating of three annually laminated stalagmites from Zoolithencave (SE Germany)

Pärn, J. et al.: Dating of glacial palaeogroundwater in the Ordovician-Cambrian aquifer system, northern Baltic Artesian Basin

Friedrich, R.: Indirect Radiocarbon Dating of Gold Objects

Pernicka, E. et al.: Naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen an Goldobjekten

Sookdeo, A. et al.: Quality dating: a well-defined protocol implemented at ETH for high-precision 14C-dates tested on late glacial wood

Rossi, M. et al.: The first directly dated cave bear from the Covoli di Velo Cave (VeronaProvince, Veneto, northern Italy) with some discussion of Italian Alps cave bears

Döppes, D. et al.: Extinction pattern of Alpine cave bears – new data and climatological interpretation

Friedrich, R. et al.: Zur Radiokarbondatierung der Gebeine und Tierknochen

Bertram, M. et al.: Ein kleiner Prinz: Neues vom »Britzer Mädchengrab«.