• Field- and imaging spectroscopy
• Soil erosion in dryland areas
• Observation of the space-time variability of soil and vegetation parameters for hydrological model parameterisation
• Identification of major suspended sediment sources using spectral fingerprinting approaches

Generation, transport and retention of water and suspended sediments in large dryland catchments: Monitoring and integrated modelling of fluxes and connectivity phenomena, subproject Remote Sensing (DFG, 2010-2013)
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since 10/2010
PhD research position at University of Potsdam (Geo-ecology) and GFZ Potsdam (Remote Sensing Section)

2006-2007
Study abroad at the University of Joensuu / Finland

2004-2010
Study of Landscape Ecology at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Diploma Thesis: "Detection of Vegetation Stress using Imaging and Non-Imaging Spectrometer Data in the Laboratory"