Funktion und Aufgaben:

Wissenschaftliche Interessen:

• High-frequency mass transport processes in atmosphere, oceans, and the continental hydrosphere
• Numerical simulations of mass variability phenomena, in particular in relation to the ocean general circulation
• Atmospheric tides and their oceanic response
• Separation of high-frequency geophysical signals from geodetic observations

Karriere:

• Since 2012: head of research group "Atmosphere-Hydrosphere Dynamics"
  
• Since 2007: research scientist, GFZ Potsdam, Section 1.3: Earth System Modelling
• 2003–2007: research scientist, TU Dresden, Institute for Planetary Geodesy
• 2007: Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.), TU Dresden, "Modelling of High-Frequency Ocean Dynamics for the Correction and Interpretation of Geodetic Satellite Data", doi:10.2312/GFZ.b103-07103
• 2003: Diploma (Dipl.-Ing.) in Geodesy, TU Dresden, "Combined Use of Recent Altimetry and Gravimetry Satellite Data for Oceanographic Applications"

Projekte:

• Project "Independent Generation of Earth Orientation Parameters" funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), 2017 -- 2020
  
• Project "Atmosphere-Induced Short Period Variations of Earth Rotation" jointly funded by the Austrian Research Council (FWF) and the German Research Council (DFG), 2015 -- 2018
  
• Project "Updating ESA's Earth System Model for Gravity Mission Simulation Studies" funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), 2013 -- 2015
• Coordinated Project "Realisation of the GRACE-FO Satellite Mission" funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), sub-project "De-Aliasing of Atmosphere and Ocean Mass Variability", 2013 -- 2015
• Research Programme "Decadal Climate Predictions" funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), sub-project "Geodetic Satellite Observations for Climate Model Validation", 2011 -- 2015
• Priority Programme "Mass Transport and Distribution in the Earth System" funded by the German Research Council (DFG), sub-project "Improved Modelling of Non-Tidal Mass Variations for Optimized Gravity Field Analysis", 2011 -- 2013

Auszeichnungen:

• 2007: Bernd Rendel Prize, awarded by German Research Council