Trained as theoretical Physicist (Dipl. phys.)
Dissertation in Eco-Physiology (Dr. phil. nat.)
Postdoc on remote sensing of global land-surface properties
at Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main (Germany)
1995 - 2020 Senior Scientist at PIK, research on:
→ integrated Systems Analysis, focussing on interdisciplinary modelling
of coupled man-environment systems
→ contributions to the formalisation and further development of
the Syndrome Concept
→ introduction of Fuzzy Logic and Qualitative Differential Equations in
Sustainability Research
Since 2008 focusing on:
→ urban development under Climate Change
→ global patterns of Climate- and Global Change vulnerabilities
1998 - 2019: Lecturer at University of Potsdam
→ Faculty of Physics/Environmental Sciences/Climate Physics (Master-courses)
→ Supervision of Dipl./Master-theses
Since 2021 retired, occasionally research and publications
on various sustainability problems