Curriculum vitae

Born: 1952 in Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany

Marital status: married, 3 children

Address: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany

Academic Education

• Master thesis 1974 in physics Behandlung eines Phasenübergangs mit Funktionalintegration in einfachen Näherungen
• Dr. rer. nat. 1978 University of Leipzig / physics Theoretische Untersuchungen zum ferroelektrischen Phasenübergang in Tris-Sarkosincalciumchlorid (TSCC)
• Dr. sc. nat. 1984 Academy of Sciences in Potsdam Zustandsänderungen planetarer Materie
• Prof. 1989 Appointment as a professor of geophysics at the Academy of Sciences
• Facultas docendi 1991 in theoretical geophysics at the Potsdam University
• Dr. rer. nat. habil. 1992 at the Potsdam University
• Prof. 2004 Appointment as a professor for the co-evolution of geo- and biosphere at the Potsdam University

Professional Career

• 1977-1984 Research scientist, Academy of Sciences
• 1984-1991 Department manager, Academy of Sciences
• 1992-1996 Chief of General Geophysics Group at Potsdam University
• since 1997 Research scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Research Interests

• Internal structure of planets
• Planetary evolution
• Earth system science
• Global carbon cycle
• Extrasolar planets
• Astrobiology

Membership in National and International Committees

• 1979-1983 Secretary of the National Commission for Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior at the National Committe for Geophysics and Geodesy (NKGG)
• 1980-1988 Secretary SC5 of the European Seismological Commission (ESC)
• 1987-1990 Secretary of Project II-3 of the Commission of the Academies of the Socialist Countries for complex investigations on planetary geophysics (KAPG)
• 1987-1990 Appointed member of the NKGG
• 1987-2008 Member of the Commission for physical properties of the material of the Earth's interior of the International Association for Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI)
• 1991-1995 Secretary General of the Commission for physical properties of the material of the Earth's interior of the IASPEI
• 1995-2008 Vice president of the joint commission for physical and chemical properties of the materials of the Earth's interior of the IASPEI and the Interrnational Association for Volcanism and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI)
• 1994-2009 Member of Editorial Board of the "Journal of Geodynamics"
• since 1994 Member of the German Geophysical Society (DGG)
• since 1994 Member of the Leibnitz-Sozietät e.V.
• since 1999 Member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Projects

• 1992-1994 DFG-Project Kern-Mantel-Grenze
• 1997-2000 HSP-III-Project Evolutionsmodelle des Systems Erde
• 1998-2001 DFG-Project Elastizität der Selbstregulation in einfachen Erdsystemmodellen
• 2001-2003 HSP-N-Project Stabilität der Selbstregulation im System Erde
• 2002-2006 DFG-Project Koevolution von Bio- und Geosphäre auf langen Zeitskalen
• since  2008 Interdisciplinary Initiative Evolution across Scales of Potsdam University