born 1.12.1960 in Bernau (near Berlin), Germany, three children
Professional Experience:
1995-pr Project leader and principal investigator for the exploration of global change impacts at the site,
regional and global scale on climate, agriculture, hydrology and landscape functions at PIK
2016-pr Participant in the Maricopa TRACE Project
2009-2012 Project leader for an integrated aasessment of climate change impacts on the Guanting basin
upstream Beijing (Guanting project)
2003-2010 Project leader for an integrated assessments of climate change impacts on the Elbe
basin, Germany (GLOWA-Elbe)
1993-1997 Participation in the FACE wheat experiments in Maricopa, AZ USA
1992-1994 Post-Doctorate scientist at PIK
1990-1991 Post-Doctorate crop biologist at two East-German research units for ecosystem research
(1990, Institut für landwirtschaftliche Information and Dokumentation,
1991, Institut für Ökosystemforschung)
1991 Doctor agronomiae
1987-1990 Graduate student in operation research, Humboldt-University of Berlin
1986 Diploma agronomiae
1982-1987 Agronomy study at Humboldt University