| 1988 | Diploma in Geology, LMU Munich, Germany |
| 1988 - 1993 | Research Assistant, ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1991 | Research stay at CRPG, Nancy, France |
| 1993 | Doctorate in Natural Science (Dr. sc. nat.), ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1993 - 1995 | Research Assistant, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France |
| 1995 - 2003 | Senior Research Scientist, Mineralogy, TU Munich, Germany |
| 2001 | Guest Professor, CICESE, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico |
| 2003 | Habilitation in Geochemistry, Petrology and Economic Geology, TU Munich |
| since 2003 | Senior Lecturer in Applied Geology, Engineering Geology, TU Munich |
