Function and Responsibilities:

DEPARTMENT SPEAKER 

DEPARTMENT 4 – GEOSYSTEMS

Head Central Workshop

Research Interests:

• Geothermal Energy
  
• Geological Storage
  
• Energy and Heat Transition, German Energiewende
• Research infrastructure 
• Science Management & Change
  
• Technology Transfer
  

Career:

• since 2019 Department Speaker for Department 4 "Geosystems“ at the German Reserach Center for Geosciences GFZ
• since 2020 Speaker Central Workshop (Head)
• 2016-2018 Department Speaker for Department 6 "Geotechnologies“ at GFZ
• 2018 Department Speaker for "Data, Information and IT Services" at GFZ
• 2016-2017 Department Speaker for Department „Geoservices“ at GFZ
• 2012-2015 Scientific Coordinator for Technology Transfer and Research Infrastructure at GFZ
• 2011-2014 Admin. Project Manager at GFZ for large-scale project "Project for Training, Education and Consulting for Tsunami Early Warning Systems“ (PROTECTS, 7 Mio€)
• 2007-2011 Project Manager at GFZ for "German Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System“ (GITEWS, 53 Mio€)
  
• since 2007 Freelance Consultant for Technical Environmental Protection
  
• 2006-2007 Project Manager at Deutsche Montan Technologie GmbH (DMT) for Toxic Waste, Waste Management und Hydrology, Betriebsbeauftragter Abfallseise
• 2005-2006 Project Managerat DE-Consult Deutsche Eisenbahn-Consulting GmbH ( DB International) for Toxic Waste and Waste Management
• 2004-2005 Employee of DMT-Potsdam branch of Deutsche Montan Technologie GmbH (DMT), Leader of Subproject in a German-Chinese Joint Research Project on sustainable drinking water supply of Beijing/China
  
• 2004 Employee of GFZ Potsdam for "Sediment and Basin Formation“, Organization of fieldwork in Kenya to obtain lake sediments for paleo climate research
  

Education:

• 2019 (Apr-Aug) Exchange with the Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur (MWFK)
• 2016 Management Audit by Egon Zehnder
• 2015-2016 Helmholtz Management Academy, Program "Taking the Lead“
• 2015 Helmholtz Management Academy, Program "Lateral Leadership“
• 2010 Media Training/ Interviews/ Risk and Crisis Communication
  
• 1996-2003 Diplom Physical Geography, Minor Subjects Geology and Geoinformatics, University of Potsdam.
• 1993-1996 Studies of Mathematics and Social Science, University of Potsdam

Projects:

• Network CO2zero Berlin-Brandenburg
• Setup of core elements of a national triaxial-high-pressure- press cluster (TriCC, 1.9 Mio €)
• Kopernikus Project Energiewende Navigationssystem (ENavi)
  
• Wärme neu gedacht! (Zwanzig20 Forum Wärmewende; 0.9 Mio€)
  
• Digital Underground Models – Geotechnologies for Heat Transfer and Climate Protection (0.6 Mio€)
  
• Advanced Remote Sensing - Ground Truth Demo and Test Facilities (ACROSS; 2.5 Mio€)
  
• Project for Training, Education and Consulting for Tsunami Early Warning Systems“ (PROTECTS, 7 Mio€)
• German Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System“ (GITEWS, 53 Mio€)

Research Boards and Committees:

• since 2023 GFZ representative in CO2zero e.V. (GFZ is founding member)
• 2020-2022 Member of the Directorium of the Renewable Energy Research Association (FVEE) 
• 2016-2020 Member of Body of Experts on "Energy Efficiency“ of the Energy Technology Cluster Berlin/ Brandenburg
• 2016-2019 Member of Consulting Committee "Weiterbildungssystem Energietechnik“ of the Energy Technology Cluster Berlin/Brandenburg
• 2015-2019 Coordinator Zwanzig20 Forum Wärmewende
  
• 2010-2015 Constituent Member of Working Group "AG Controlling of Large-Scale Projects"  under guidance by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

Awards: