Education & Professional life
Since 2016:
Juror in the field of geography / space sciences at the "Jugend forscht" state competition BaWü
Since 2016:
Diver according to ISO 24801-2 and DIN EN 14153-2
Since 2016:
Radiation protection officer according to § 13/2 RöV
Since 2014:
Bust justified according to §27 Sprengg.
Since 2001:
Lecturer at the IAG of the Technische Universität Darmstadt
Since 1985:
Founder and Operations Manager of the Maltese Cave Rescue
1998-2001:
Postdoc at the Institute of Geology and Paleontology, University of Tübingen
1996-1998:
Freelance editor at Geo-Magazin and SWR-Fernsehen
1995-1998:
Doctorate in Earth Sciences with Dr. med. rer. nat.
1995-1997:
Journalism studies with degree as a media diploma
1991-1994:
Geology studies with diploma geologist
1987-1991:
Self-employed journalist
1986-1988:
Study of chemistry
Current Scientific Projects
- Development and operation of an underwater georadar device
- Application of electromagnetically active tracers in the saturated and unsaturated zone for the quantification of flow processes in real time
- Development and operation of the "i-rock reader" (multi-sensor rock gauge for three-dimensional measurements on cores and arbitrarily shaped, rectangular blocks of rock / slabs
- Heterogeneity and anisotropy of sub-meter petrophysical parameters (part of Shell's Digital Geology project)
- Control factors of the "stratigraphic base level" (especially paleoclimate research)
- Lacustrine sediment distribution systems (littoral)
- Quantification of specific explosive requirements for different types of rocks
- Calibration of pXRF devices for specific rock types
- Climate cycles in cave sediments
Methods
- Digestion analog studies
- Quantitative 3-D architectural element and lithofacies analysis
- Petrophysical measuring methods:
- Porosity
- Directional apparent and intrinsic permeability
- Spectral gamma radiation
- Magnetic susceptibility
- Resistance measurement techniques (for laboratory and field)
- Ultrasound velocities
- Petrology, clay mineral and pore space analysis (quantitative thin-section analysis, semi-quantitative X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) mobile and stationary, scanning electron microscopy)
- Gocad and Petrel (3-D visualization and interpolation software)
Awards
- 1984
2nd State Winner (BaWü) at "Jugend forscht" (nationwide science competition for young people)
- 1985
State winner (BaWü) and 3rd national winner at "Jugend forscht"
- 1998
- "Walter Schall" award for the best dissertation
- "Best Presentation" award at the "Sediment '98" conference in Erlangen
