Curriculum Vitae

since May 2003

Full Professor (C4) for marine Geophysics and geophysical Volcanology,

Inst. of Geophysics, University of Hamburg

Apr. 00 - Apr. 03

Assistant professor (''Oberassistent'', C2), Dept. of Volcanology and Petrology,

Forschungszentrum für Marine Geowissenschaften GEOMAR

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , Head of the laboratory for magmaphysics

Apr. 94 - Mar. 00

Assistant professor (''Hochschulassistent'', C1), Dept. of Volcanology and Petrology,

Forschungszentrum für Marine Geowissenschaften GEOMAR,

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , Head of the laboratory for magmaphysics

Dec. 91- Mar. 94

PostDoc at the Morton K. Blaustein Department of

Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , MD 21218 , USA    

1987-1991

Ph.D. student, Inst. für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

(Advisor: Prof. T. Spohn)

1985-1987

Diplom (equivalent to MS) student (Geophysics), Inst. für Planetologie, Westfälische

Wilhelms-Universität Münster

1981-1985

Geophysics and Physics (up to the ''Vordiplom'') program at the Westfälische

Wilhelms-Universität Münster    

22-12-1999

Habilitation and Venia Legendi in Geophysics; Thesis topic: The Volcano-Magma System:

Physical Aspects of Magma Storage and Eruption

09-07-1991

Ph.D. Thesis topic: ''Thermokinetische Modellrechnungen zur Kristallisation magmatischer

Schmelzen (Thermokinetic model calculations on the crystallization of magmatic melts)''

07-07-1987

Diplom (equivalent to a Masters) in Geophysics

06-10-1983

Vordiplom in Geophysics 

13-09-1983

Vordiplom in Physics

2007

Fulbright scholarship for a 7 month visit at the Geophysical Institute, University of

Alaska , Fairbanks , USA

1991 

DFG Research Scholarship for a 2 year PostDoc.

1989

DAAD: Stipend for a 4 month stay at UCLA during my PhD thesis

1987

Heinrich Hertz-Stiftung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen:  Stipend for a three

month stay at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory , Hawaii , USA

July 91 - Nov. 91

Scientific employee at the Academic Computer Center , Westfälische

Wilhelms-Universität Münster

Oct. 87 - May 91

Scientific employee at the Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität

Münster

April 85 - April 87

Student help at the Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

Feb. 85 - April 85

Summer student at Teknica Resource Development, Calgary , Canada

July-Dec. 1984

Institut für Geophysik, Westfälische Berggewerkschaftskasse (now Deutsche

Montan Technologie), Bochum

since July 06

Editorial Board of Geophysical Journal International. Responsible for Geodynamics

and Volcanology

since 2002

Editorial board of Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

2002-2004

Guest editor (together with A. Harris and M. Ripepe) of a Special issue of

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research on Conduit processes during basaltic

explosive volcanic eruptions, Issue was published in 2004

Dec. 2001

CoConvener of the Special Session V03 (Conduit processes during explosive basaltic

eruptions) at the AGU Fall Meeting 2001 (Together with A. Harris and M. Ripepe)

Fall 1999

Participation in Sonne Cruise 144-2 ( Paganini-project , Costa Rica )

1999

Official certificate from the French Ministry of Education and Research attesting to

my qualification for Full Professor applications in France

1998

Official certificate from the French Ministry of Education and Research attesting

to my qualification for Maitre de Conférences applications in France

since 1995

Several presentations to public audiences.

Fall  1993

Conference organization of a one week long workshop on magmaphysics and

volcanology (together with T. Spohn)

since 2006

Ombudsman of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mathematic and Computer Sciences

for proper scientific conduct

2003-2006

Acting director Inst. of Geophysics, University of Hamburg

since 2003

Service on different university commission at the University of Hamburg

1994-2003

Organization of student help program

1995-1997

Development of curriculum for graduate school ''Globale Kreisläufe im System Erde''

1983-1986

Non profit organization of ski trips for students

1981-1985

Voluntary work in the catholic student community, Münster

since 2007

IAVCEI

since 1987

American Geophysical Union

since 1986

Deutsche Geophysikalische Gesellschaft