University education:
| 2002 | Habilitation in geochemistry finished at the Free University of Berlin |
| 1994 | Postdoctorate at the Free University of Berlin, different marine research projects |
| 1993 | Dissertation (Ph.D.) in geochemistry finished at the Free University of Berlin |
| 1989 | Doctoral thesis started at the Technical University of Clausthal, Inst. of Mineralogy |
| 1989 | Diploma (equiv. to MSc.) in Chemistry, Technical University of Clausthal |
| 1986 | Intermediate Diploma (equiv. to B.Sc.) in Chemistry |
| 1983-1989 | Studies of Chemistry at the Technical University of Clausthal |
Employment
| Since 11/2011 | Full Professor of Geoscience at Jacobs University Bremen |
| Since 02/2005 | Associate Professor of Geosciences at Jacobs University Bremen |
| 2003/2004 | Senior Research Associate International University Bremen (IUB) |
| Since 2002 | College lecturer at the Free University of Berlin |
| 1992-2002 | Research scientist and project coordinator at the Free University of Berlin |
| 1989-1992 | Scientist at the Technical University of Clausthal |
Fellowships and Awards:
| 2010 | Geochemical Journal award for outstanding paper 2009 (together with Michael Bau) |
| 2005 | “Sparkassenpreis” for cooperation project between Jacobs Univ. and Univ. Bremen |
| 2004 | Viktor-Moritz-Goldschmidt award of the German Mineralogical Society DMG |
Offices:
- Member of the MARUM research center https://www.marum.de
- Since 2017 Member of the DFG Senate Commission for Earth System Research (Erdsystemforschung SKE)
- 2011-2017 Member of the DFG Senate Commission for Oceanography
- Since 2016 Member of the Advisory Board of the Deep-Sea Mining Alliance DSMA http://www.deepsea-mining-alliance.com/
- Since 2015 chair of the Strategy group of Marine Mineral Resources of KDM (German Marine Research Consortium) https://www.deutsche-meeresforschung.de/en/strategy/strategy-groups/mineral-resources/