Curriculum Vitae

work experience

  • 2013-dato:
    Post-Doc position, Carbiocial Project , hydrologist and landscape-ecologist, University of Göttingen, Germany, Subproject SP01 (Soil degradation and Catchment Hydrology)

    hydrological effects of land use change in Southern Amazonia, continuous hydrological and meterological field measurements in Mato Grosso and Pará, brazil, Development and Implementation of soil chemistry and soil hydrology field and laboratory analysis, data harvesting, statistical trend and uncertainty analysis of hydrological and climatological times series, geo-informatical evaluation of field data

  • 2008-2014:
    PhD in Physical Geography, University of Exeter, UK, with a full scholarship provided by Great Western Research and ADAS environmental consulting
    Development of a numeric model of fine sediment dynamics in gravel bed rivers based on large scale flume experiments and field investigation.

  • 2008-2012:
    Teaching assistant in physical Geography, University of Exeter, UK
    Including field trips in the UK and New Zealand, GIS based mapping, statistical skills, fluvial experiments and catchment hydrology

  • 2005-2008:
    Master equivalent in Geoecology, Department of Geoecology and Geography, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
    Water Chemistry, Hydrology and River basin Management, Water Management and Waste Water Treatment, Soil Science , Landscape Ecology and Phytogeography.
    Diplomarbeit (6 month MA thesis equivalent): 'The efficiency of recycling of ammonium in waste water by means of zeolite adsorption and electrodialysis.' (written and submitted in English), Institute of Water and River Basin Management, University of Karlsruhe

  • 2004-2005:
    Exchange Programme: Icelandic Geography and Geology, University of Reyjavík, Iceland
    Geology and Geography of Iceland, Glaciology with special focus on Climate Change, Paleogeology and Soil Science