Research Interests:

Hydrogeology, Applied Geology, Colloids, Modelling, Inorganic and Organic Pollutants


Curriculum Vitae:

2006: Since January 2006 Head of the Department for Environmental Geosciences

2005: Professor for Environmental Geosciences (Chair) at University of Vienna, since June 2005 Head of the Center for Geosciences

2002: Habilitation at Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz

2002: Visiting Professor at Stanford University, Prof. Leckie, Env. Eng.

2001: Visiting Professor at Hoh Chi Minh University, Vietnam

1999-2005: Assistant Professor at Mainz University, Applied Geology

1996-1998: Scientist at the Institute for Water Research Ltd., Schwerte. Responsible for the EC-Project "Artificial Recharge of Groundwater- Particle Transport". Ph.D. Thesis at Bremen University: "Origin, transport and relevance of particles for the transport of contaminants during the artificial recharge of groundwater" (with summa cum laude). Various stays at and contacts to European research Institutes.

1996: Technical University of Berlin: Responsible for the organization of the special research project "Water resources at global change: Usage of geopotentials in semiarid/humid regions". Various stays in Brazil

1995: M.Sc. in Geology at the Technical University of Berlin with specialization in Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology (graduation with first class honors).

1991: B.Sc. in Geology at the Free University of Berlin (with first class honors).


Membership and Editor:

• Member of the working group "Colloids" in the German Water Chemical Society
• Member of the working group "Artificial Recharge", IAH
• Member of the board of the "Water Chemical Society"
• Rewiever for "Grundwasser"
• Reviewer for "Polymer and Colloid Science"
• Reviewer for "Water Resources"
• Reviewer for "Science of the total Environment"
• Reviewer for "Journal of Hydrogeology"
• Reviewer for "Chemosphere"
• Reviewer for "Applied Geochemistry"
• Member of the Water Chemical Society
• Member of the German Hydrogeological Section
• Member of the International Association of Hydrogeologists
• Member of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences
• Member of the International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
• Member of the American Chemical Society
• Member of the American Geophysical Union