Research Interests:

• Probabilistic seismic hazard assessments
• Harmonized regional long-term earthquake cataloguing
  
• Induced seismicity
• Engineering seismology and macroseismology
  
• Historical seismology
• Probabilistic tsunami hazard assessments
• Seismic risk and synopsis of risks due to different perils
  

Career:

• 2014 retirement and continued work as senior research scientist
  
• 1992-2014 Head of Section "Seismic Hazard and Stress Field" at GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
• 1990-1991 Head of Section "Seismic hazard and focal processes" at Central Institute for Physics of the Earth (ZIPE), Potsdam
  
• 1974-1989 Research scientist at Central Institute for Physics of the Earth (ZIPE), Potsdam

Education:

• 1971-1974 PhD, Institute for Geophysics and Geology at University Leipzig
• 1967-1971 Study of Geophysics at University Leipzig
  

Projects:

• 2013-2018 Probabilistic Seismic Hazard for Germany for update of the building code
  
• 2012-2018 DESERVE - The Virtual Institute DEad SEa Research VEnue
• 2010-2013 GEISER - Geothermal Engineering Integrating Mitigation of Induced Seismicity in Reservoirs
• 2010-2012 SHARE - Seismic Hazard Harmonization in Europe
• 2006-2009 SAFER - Seismic eArly warning For EuRope
• 2006-2009 TRANSFER - Tsunami Risk ANd Strategies For the European Region
• 2004-2005 ITER site - seismic hazard assessment
  
• 2000-2003 DFNK - Deutsches Forschungsnetz Naturkatastrophen
• 1993-1999 GSHAP Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program, Head of Regional Centre
• 1988-1998 EMS-98 European Macroseismic Scale 1998, Working Group Chairman

Research Boards and Committees:

• since 1991 Member of the German Committee on Seismic Building Codes (responsible for seismic zonation and seismic load)
• 2001-2012 Associate Editor of Journal of Seismology
• 2011 Member of expert commission on safety assessment of nuclear power plants afte the Fukushima-I nuclear accident
• 2005-2012 Member of advisory board to the German Committee on the Seismic Safety of Nuclear Facilities (KTA)
• 1991-1999 Member of the Steering Committee of the German Society on Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (DGEB)