12/1999 – 11/2005 doctoral student and research associate at the UFZ environmental research center Leipzig-Halle GmbH in Leipzig;
Completion of the dissertation “Investigations on the phytotoxic effects of tetrachlorethylene and trichloroacetic acid on pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and birch (Betula pendula ROTH)” with the grade magna cum laude (TU Dresden, May 2005)
10/1995 – 12/1999 Postgraduate studies in the field of environmental protection and regional planning, major in resource protection at the TU Dresden,
Degree 05/2010: Dipl. Ing. for environmental protection and spatial planning
09/1990 – 09/1995 Study of forest sciences at the TU Dresden, Faculty of Forest, Geo and Hydro Sciences, Tharandt
Degree 09/1995: Dipl. Ing. for forestry
09/1986 – 07/1989 Vocational training with Abitur at the Bad Doberan vocational school
CV
since April 2010: Research associate at the Research Institute for Post-Mining Landscapes in Finsterwalde
02/2008 – 04/2010: PostDoc at North West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, School of Environmental Sciences and Development; Focus: Renaturation and reforestation of platinum and gold mining dumps; Ecophysiological studies on South African trees and their use for recultivation
08 – 11/2006 Research Associate at the Research Institute for Post-Mining Landscapes in Finsterwalde; Focus: Preparation of a site report on areas of the future BBI Airport
since 06/2004: self-employed as a vegetation and site surveyor and plant physiologist
12/1999 – 11/2005 doctoral student and research associate at the UFZ environmental research center Leipzig-Halle GmbH in Leipzig; including plant-physiological studies on woody plants (effect diagnostics)
Expertise
Forest and agricultural reclamationForest site exploration and soil science
Soil physical investigations
Lysimeter Studies on the water balance of dump soils
Diversification of energy crop cultivation (sorghum variety trials)
Clone testing of various robinia genotypes in the Welzow Süd opencast mine under practical conditions
Plant-physiological investigations (stress diagnostics) on woody plants (pine, birch, sessile oak, common beech, robinia, Douglas fir, spruce, etc.) and non-lignified plants (e.g. Artemisia lerchiana, Euphorbia pulcherrima)
