Curriculum Vitae
Academic training
10/1996 - 10/2000
B.Sc.(hons.) University of Edinburgh, Geography
Scientific degree
10/2000 - 03/2005
Ph.D. University of Edinburgh, Title: Deriving basin-wide denudation rates from cosmogenic radionuclides, San Bernadino Mountains, California (Dr. W.M. Philipps and Prof. M.A. Summerfield)
Professional Career
Since 08/2019
Akademischer Oberrat (equivalent to Assistant Professor [US] / Senior Lecturer [UK]) and Cosmogenic nuclide laboratory manager, University of Cologne, Germany
10/2011 - 08/2019
Akademischer Rat and Cosmogenic nuclide laboratory manager, University of Cologne, Germany
01/2011 - 10/2011
Assistant Research Chemist, University of California at Berkeley (Dr. K. Nishiizumi)
01/2010 - 01/2011
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California at Berkeley (Dr. K. Nishiizumi)
10/2004 - 12/2009
Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh (Dr. T.J. Dunai)
Others
Awards/Memberships
- NERC PhD funding award
Experience abroad
- Training in sample preparation and AMS measurement at University of Edinburgh and SUERC in UK
- Australian National University and University of California at Berkeley
- Fieldwork from 2001 in: UK, California, USA, Chile and Italy
Expertise
- Tectonic Geomorphology
- Cosmogenic nuclide sample preparation and application in Geomorphology
- Lunar Geomorphology