| 1982-1985 |
Geology student at the University of Erlangen (Vordiplom) |
| 1985-1987 |
Graduate student in geology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, specializing in geohydrology (Master of Science) |
| 1988-1992 |
Research Scientist at the Geological Survey of Hamburg |
| 1993-1996 |
Research Scientist at the Soil Science Department, Technical University of Berlin (Dr.rer.nat) |
| 1996-2003 |
Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel (Habilitation) |
| Oct. 2003 - |
Professor of Hydrology at the Institute of Physical Geography, University of Frankfurt/M. |
