Function and Responsibilities:

• Modeling and interpretation of Earth rotation and gravity field variation
• Global and continental hydrology, global water cycle
• Operation and development of the numerical hydrological model Land Surface Discharge Model (LSDM).
• Global and regional mass redistributions and interaction between atmosphere, ocean, and land surface.
• Estimation and prediction of surface load deformation
• Earth rotation parameter prediction by dynamic Earth system forecasts

Research Interests:

• Simulation and interpretation of Earth rotation and gravity variations
• Global hydrological processes, global water cycle, terrestrial hydrology
• Global numerical model for terrestrial hydrology Land Surface Discharge Modell (LSDM)
• Global and regional water mass redistributions between atmosphere, ocean and continent and its influence on geodetic observations.
• Calculation/Modelling of surface loading displacements
• Prediction of Earth orientation parameters
• 3D - elastic crustal structure

Education:

• 1996: diploma in geophysics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich
• 1997: collaboration in ANCORP-project of GeoForschungsZentrum
• 1997–2001: research associate at DGFI (Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut), Munich
• 2001–2005: research associate at FESG (Forschungseinrichtung Satellitengeodäsie), Technical University Munich
• 2002: doctoral thesis:“ The influence of secondary effects on Earth rotation“ (research project granted by DFG)
• since 2005: research associate at GFZ (GeoForschungsZentrum), Potsdam