ZALF

Education, Degrees

1975 - 1981	Studying Geology and Palaeontology at Muenster University, degree: diploma
1981 - 1983	Studying Chemistry and Ecology at Essen University (without degree)
1981 - 1984	Preparing the dissertation about coal mining waste heags in the Ruhr area, degree: Dr. rer. nat./Ph
1992	Habilitation in Geology at Essen University, degree: teaching qualification for Geology and Applied Geology
1998	Habilitation in Geosciences at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, degree: teaching qualification for Geology

Career

1979 - 1984 Student assistant at Institute of Geology at Muenster University

1981 - 1984 Graduate assistant at Essen University

1984                     Post doc at California State University, Long Beach, USA

1984 - 1986 Scientist at Essen University

1986 - 1992 Assistant Professor at Essen University

1986            Research stay in Australia,  Geological Survey W.A., Perth and Kalgoorlic

1987 Research stay at Rand Afrikaans University, Johannisburg, South-Afrika (founded by Heinrich Hertz-Foundation)

1988 - 1992 Scientifc Editor of the Journal GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN, VCH Weinheim

1990 Research stay at harvad University, Boston, USA (founded by Heinrich Hertz-Foundation)

1991 - 1992 Scientifc lectorate GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN, Akademic Publisher, Berlin

1992 - 1993 Senior Scientist at Essn University

1993 - 2001 Secretary General of the German Council of Environmental Advisors at the Ministry for Environment,  Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety

1993 - 1998 Research and Teaching at Essen University

1994   Appointment as Director and Professor

1998 - 2001 Research and Teaching at Johannes Gutenberg University, mainz, Institute for Applied Geology

since 2001 Director of the Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) Muencheberg

2001 Appoinment as Professor for Geoecology at Potsdam University