Function and Responsibilities:

Research Interests:

Career:

since 2013 department coordinator
since 2000 research scientist at GFZ
1998 - 2000 DFG research grant at GFZ
1992 - 1994 EU PhD grant (JOULE Programme)

Education:

1991 - 1996 University of Edinburgh, PhD
1982 - 1989 FU Berlin, Dipl. Geophysics

Projects:

• Closed Projects:
  
• German Swarm Project Office – preparation and coordination of the German user community for Swarm data exploitation; interface ESA - Astrium - DLR; concept for data usage; preparations for DFG priority programme SPP DynamicEarth, public outreach, Swarm Science Meeting.
• Swarm Level2 - development of the Swarm Level-2 algorithms and associated Level-2 processing facility for ESA; SMART Consortium
• SVT - coordination of German activities in ESA’s Swarm Validation Team
• ESA science studies:
  • Exploiting synergies between Swarm and Cluster
  • Swarm - The impact of combined magnetic and electric field analysis and of ocean circulation effects on Swarm Mission performance
  • Ionospheric Current Quantification and Modelling for Improved Magnetic and Electric Field Analyses for Swarm (admin.)
  • Air density models derived from multi-satellite drag observations (admin.)
• DFG Projects:
  • Improvement of satellite main field modelling through a better separation of internal from external contributions (SPP-1097)
  • Modelling ionospheric currents based on CHAMP and ground based magnetic field observations (SPP-1097)
• Swarm Phase B, C/D E1 - support and verification of the required scientific performance of ESA’s Swarm mission (admin.)
• BMWi Study - on the impact of geomagnetic storms on German electric power lines - Auswirkung von geomagnetischen Stürmen auf das deutsche Stromübertragungsnetz: Sachstand und Forschungsbedarf (admin.)
• IMAGE - International Monitor for Auroral Geomagnetic Effect