Function and Responsibilities:

Research Interests:

• Earth’s transport processes including thermal, hydraulic, and mechanical aspects
• Utilization of underground resources
• Stimulation techniques to enhance the fluid productivity of reservoirs (Enhanced Geothermal Systems) and to guarantee a long-term extraction of geothermal energy
• Development of new technologies for an economical exploration and utilization of geothermal energy for power supply, heating and/or cooling

Career:

• From 01/2021 Coworker in Section Geoenergy
  
• From 09/1994 German Research Centre for Geoscience, GFZ Potsdam
  in Headfunction in previous other called structural units
  - Section 4.8 Geoenergy
  - Section 6.2 Geothermal Energy Systems
  - Section 4.1 Reservoirtechnologies
  - Sektion 5.2 Geothermics
  - "Projektbereich" 4.4 Rock Physics and Geothermics
  - "Projektbereich" 4.4 Physical Properties of Rocks and Minerals
• From 01/2008
  Director of the International Centre for Geothermal Research at the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Potsdam
• 05/1994 to 08/1994
  Coordination of the "Atlas of Geothermal Resources of Europe", LIAG (Hannover)
• 01/1992 to 04/1994
  Project management of the Continental Deep Drilling Project (KTB) in Hannover: Geoscientific planning and evaluation
• 09/1990 to 12/1991
  Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen: Interpretation of borehole measurements within the concept of the utilization of geothermal energy
• 10/1988 to 08/1990
  Continental Deep Drilling Project (KTB) in Windischeschenbach, Germany: Petrophysical department
• 08/1987 to 09/1988
  Institute for Applied Geophysics at the Technical University Berlin: Development of an instrument to measure thermal conductivity of rocks
• 03/1984 to 07/1987
  Mineralogical Institute of the University Bonn
• 05/1977 to 10/1977
  Laboratory engineer at the company Vaillant in Remscheid

Education:

• From 11/2011
  Honorary Professor for Geothermal Research at the Technical University Berlin
• 12/1987
  Doctor rer. nat. at the University Bonn;
  Thesis about petrophysical properties of rocks
• 02/1984
  Diploma in Physics and second subject Geology at the University Bonn; Diploma thesis about the electrical resistivity of rock
• 03/1977
  Diploma in Process Engineer at the Fachhochschule Düsseldorf
  

Projects:

http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/section/geothermal-energy-systems/projects/

Awards:

Patricius medal 2012 of GtV Bundesverband Geothermie