Research Interests:

My main research interests are:

1. Fluid/Rock interaction processes and feedback mechanisms between fluid-rock-atmosphere

2. Earth surface response to tectonic processes in strike-slip settings

3. Ground truthing of hyperspectral remote sensing data

4. Mantle formation and evolution processes

Career:

Currently

Research scientist at GFZ
05/2020-04/2022

Research scientist at University of Tübingen

06/2015-04/2020

Research scientist at GFZ

04/2014-05/2015

Research Scientist at University of Potsdam

2011 – 2015
Adjunct Professor Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, USA

01/2011 – 09/2012

Staff Scientist/Expedition Project Manager Texas A & M University & IODP, College Station, Texas, USA

09/2005 – 12/2010

Research scientist at GFZ

09/2002 – 08/2005

Research scientist at Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel

02/2002 – 08/2002

Research scientist at GEOMAR Kiel

03/2001 – 12/2001

Research scientist at Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel

05/1999 – 12/2000

Research scientist at GEOMAR Kiel

Education:

04/1996 – 07/2000

Dr. rer. Nat. Christian-Albrechts-Universit y Kiel
Thesis: Low-temperature alteration of mafic volcanic glasses - chemical evolution, mass-balancing and kinetics

10/1988 – 12/1995                          

Diplom Geology/Paleontoloy Friedrich-Wilhelm-Universität Bonn

Thesis: On the alteration of volcanic rocks by volcanic gases

Research Boards and Committees:

Expert for the Marie Curie Program of the EU

Awards:

Consortium for Ocean Leadership Post-Expedition Activity Award 2012

Consortium for Ocean Leadership Post-Expedition Activity Award 2011

NTNF-Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research scholarship Award 1990

NTNF-Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research scholarship Award 1989