Biography Education and experience Research Publications

Education and Experience

Education:

[11/2014]

Dr. rer. nat., University of Bonn, Germany

Thesis: »Influences of snow cover on thermal and mechanical processes in steep permafrost rock walls

[09/2009]

Diploma Geographer, University of Bonn

Thesis: »Alteration of thawing behaviour of rock permafrost in the Steintaelli, Turtmann Valley, Switzerland«

Academic Career:

[since 08/2016] Researcher, Chair of Landslide Research, TU Munich
[04/2016 - 07/2015] Researcher, Chair of Landslide Research, TU Munich
[09/2015 - 11/2015] Researcher, Chair of Landslide Research, TU Munich
[08/2015] self-dependent Researcher, participation at BIMODAL project
[09/2011 - 08/2014] PhD candidate and Project Researcher, Department of Geography, University of Bonn
[02/2011] Project Researcher, Department of Geography, University of Bonn
[03/2010 - 01/2011] Researcher and Junior Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Bonn
[10/2009 - 03/2010] Junior Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Bonn
[08/2008 - 06/2009] Student Research Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Bonn
[03/2008 - 04/2008] Student Research Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Bonn
[11/2007 - 02/2008] Internship, German Committee for Disaster Reduction, Bonn
[07/2007 - 08/2007] Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Geography, University of Bonn
[04/2007 - 07/ 2007] Student Research Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Bonn
[08/2006] Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Geography, University of Bo

Projects:

[01/2017 - 02/2018] Scientific Partner in »Investigating glacier retreat as a driver of rock slope collapse: Mueller Rockslide« funded by Massey University Research Fund and Department of Conservation. Lead by Samuel T. McColl.
[08/2016 - 07/2019] Applicant and project leader: » Predicting the effects of climate change on alpine rock slopes: Evaluation of paraglacial and periglacial drivers of rockfall in the European Alps« (AlpineRockSlopes) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
[02/2015 - 08/2017] Scientific Partner in »Biogeomorphic dynamics on lateral moraines in the Turtmann glacier forefield, Switzerland« (BIMODAL) funded by the German Research Association (DFG)
[05/2014 - 09/2014] Applicant: »The influence of meltwater on the thawing behaviour of steep permafrost rockwalls« funded by Dr. Hohmann-Grant of the Society of Geography in Cologne
[09/2011 - 02/2015] PhD candidate in » Influences of snow cover on thermal and mechanical processes in steep permafrost rock walls« (ISPR) funded by the German Research Association (DFG) and Swiss National Fund (SNF)
[08/2010] Postgraduate researcher in the project »Sensitivity of Mountain Permafrost to Climate Change« (SPCC) funded by the DFG, supervised by Dr M. Krautblatter
[07/2007 - 08/2007]; [08/2006] Undergraduate Researcher in the project »Changes in permafrost distribution in alpine rock walls and their implications for mass movements and sediment budgets« by M. Krautblatter (GRK 437, Supervisor: R. Dikau)