2003
Habilitation, Mineralogy, University of Münster, Prof. Klaus Mezger

1994
Promotion, Earth Sciences, ETH-Zürich, Prof. Dr. Peter Signer 

Since 2011
Visiting Professor, Department of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, UK

Since 04/2010
Professor (W3), Institute of Geology & Mineralogy, University of Cologne, Ger

08/2007 - 04/2010
Reader of Geomorphologyy, Inst. of Geography, University of Edinburgh, UK

09/2005 - 07/2007
Senior Lecturer in Geomorphology, Inst. of Geography, University of Edinburgh, UK

07/1996 - 09/2005
tenured scientist, VU-Amsterdam, NL, Prof. Dr. H. Staudigel, Prof. Dr. P.A.M. Andriessen

03/1996 - 06/1996
scientist, VU-Amsterdam, NL, Prof. Dr. H. Staudigel

02/1994 - 02/1996
Postdoc (Marie-Curie fellow), Dept. Geosciences, VU-Amsterdam, NL, Prof. Dr. H. Staudigel

02/1991 - 01/1994
PhD-student at the ETH-Zürich, CH, Prof. P. Signer

11/1989 - 01/1991
candiate PhD-student at the ETH-Zürich, Ch, Prof. P. Signer

Editorial boards

• Earth and Planetray Science Letters (since 2013)
• Geology (2010-2012)
• Quaternary Geochronology (Editor CRONUS-EU special issue, 2009)

Awards/Memberships/Community service

• Member of steering committee of the NERC, Cosmogenic Isotope Analysis Facility, CIAF, UK (since 2015)
• Speaker of Emerging Group ULDETIS, University of Cologne (since 2014)
• Speaker of the Graduate School of Geosciences GSGS, University of Cologne (2013-2016)
• Albertus Magnus Teaching Award, University of Cologne (WS2012/13)
• Convener ESF-Research conference Cosmogenic Nuclides (2011)
• Speaker CologneAMS (since 2010)
• Geomorphology Program Committee, member of European Geosciences Union (since 2013)
• SUERC AMS Steering Committee (UK, 2005-2010)
• Member of CRONUS-Earth steering committee (NSF, USA; 2005-2010)
• Head of CRONUS-EU steering committee (EU-FP6, MC-RTN; 2004-2008)
• Earth science panel of The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO/ALW, 2002-2004)

Management

• Speaker of SFB/CRC 1211 (2016-2020)
• Director of the Department of Geosciences (2015-2016)
• Managing Director of the Institute of Geology and Mineralogy (2011-2013)
• Research Strategy Group (deputy head), Dept. Geosciences, Univ. Edinburgh (2005-2010)
• Coordinator of CRONUS-EU; EU-FP6: Marie Curie RTN (2004-2008)

Experience abroad

• Teaching: Netherlands, Chile, UK;
• Research: Namibia, Chile, Peru, Argentinia, Hungary, Italy, UK
• Expertise: cosmogenic nuclides, Earth surface processes, arid-zone geomorph., geochemistry, noble gases

Expertise 

         cosmogenic nuclides, Earth surface processes, arid-zone geomorph., geochemistry, noble gases