1985-1990 | Studies of Hydraulic engineering at Technische Universitaet Dresden, Germany; Dipl.-Ing. |
1990-1993 | Postgraduate studies in Geography; Research fellow, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany |
1993 | Ph. D. Thesis "Dr. rer. nat.", Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany |
1993-1996 | Head of IHU Geologie & Analytik Güstrow branch, Germany |
1996-1998 | German Institute for Standardisation (DIN), Berlin, Germany |
1998-2007 | Professor for Hydraulic Engineering at the Department of Water Management, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, Germany |
2002-2007 | Head of the Institute for Water Management and Ecotechnology (IWO), Magdeburg, Germany |
July-Dec 2003 | Visiting professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA |
2006-2009 | Visiting professor at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, USA |
since Feb. 1, 2007 | Full professor; Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management, Technische Universitaet Kaiserslautern, Germany |
2009-2013 | Head of Kaiserslautern Institute for Flood Management and River Engineering (KLIFF) |
Aug 2011 - Jan 2012 | Visiting professor at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Nairobi, Kenya (supported by the advisory program of the German Academic Exchange Service - DAAD) |
since 2012 | Temporary stays as visiting professor at the University of Namibia, Ongwediva Campus, Namibia (supported by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH) |
Oct 2012 - Feb 2014 | Vice Dean of the Civil Engineering Faculty, Technische Universitaet Kaiserslautern |
Feb 2014 - May 2017 | Dean of the Civil Engineering Faculty, Technische Universitaet Kaiserslautern |
June 2017-May 2018 | Vice Dean of the Civil Engineering Faculty, Technische Universitaet Kaiserslautern |
