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Education

Professional experience

Teaching

Education

• 1983 German university entrance qualification (Abitur)
• 1983-1984 Intership at Central Intstitute for Physics of the Earth Potsdam in the Seismic Information Service
• 1884-1990 Studies of applied geophysics at the Technical University Mountain Academy Freiberg / Saxony
• 1990 Diploma in geophysics: Analysis of analog and digital seismic registrations with the aim of a better detection, localization and identification of seismic events
• 1997-1999 Additional studies by correspondence course of environmental protection at the University Koblenz - Landau
• 1999 Testemonial and certificate of technical qualification as a company's authorized person for waste / litter and for water pollution control
• 2004-2008 Doctoral studies in Astrophysics at Potsdam University
• 2008 PhD in Astrophysics: Thermal evolution and habitability of terrestrial exoplanets

Professional experience

• 1990-1991 Research engineer at the Central Institute for Physics of the Earth in Potsdam
  Analysis of core phases of teleseismic events in seismograms for the investigation of the core-mantle-boundary (D")
  Reanalysis of historical seismograms of the Potsdam station (1904 - 1954)
• 1992-1996 Scientific co-worker in the WIP project group for general geophysics at Potsdam University
  Analysis of seismograms
  Development and programming of thermal evolution models for the Earth
• since 1997 Scientific co-worker at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
  Development and application of simple and dynamic Earth system models with volatile exchange between mantle and surface reservoirs and different continental growth scenarios
  Analysis of models for the life span of the biosphere
  Investigation of the habitable zone of the Earth and of Earth-like planets in extrasolar planetary systems

Teaching

• SS 2007 Exercises in experimental physics for undergraduate geoecologists at Potsdam University