Education

1989 Master in Environmental Sciences 
1993PhD in Environmental Chemistry

Professional Experience
1994 - 1995
Gray Freshwater Biological Institute and Department of Civil Engineering - University of Minnesota 
Postdoctoral Research Associate 
1996 - 2006
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH) 
and 
Swiss Federal Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG) 
Oberassistent/Privatdozent 
since 2007
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Leipzig and
since 2010
Professor for Analytical Environmental Chemistry at the Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Faculty for Chemistry and Physics)