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Curriculum Vitae

Director

MPI for Marine Microbiology
Celsiusstr. 1
D-28359 Bremen
Germany

Room:	3101
Phone:	+49 421 2028-6020

Academic education and positions held

Since 2016	Head of Research Group of Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Insitute for Marine Microbiology
Since 2011	Professor of Biogeochemistry, University Bremen
Since 2009	Director, Biogeochemistry Department, Max Planck Insitute for Marine Microbiology
May 2005 - July 2009	Head of the Independent Junior Research Group "Nutrient" at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology.
Sept 2003 - April 2005	Scientist, Department of Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Marine Microbiology.
Jan 2001 - Sept 2003	Post doctoral fellow, Department of Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Marine Microbiology.
Aug 1996 - Dec 2000	Graduate student in Geosciences; University of Utrecht. Graduated cum laude September 2001. Dissertation title: Mechanisms and biogeochemical implications of the mid-Cretaceous global organic carbon burial events. Advisor: Dr. Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté.
Sept 1992 - Sept 1995	M. Sc. in Chemistry; University of Nijmegen (KUN); Specialisation: Organic Chemistry.
Sept 1988 - June 1992	B. Sc. in Chemistry; Advanced Laboratory Education (HLO); Sittard; Specialisation: Organic Chemistry.

2011	Elected Member of the European Academy of Sciences
2009	VAAM Research Prize The Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM)
2007	Schenck Award European Association of Organic Geochemistry
2007	IRPE Prize in marine ecology Inter-Research Science Center

2016 - 2020

Bime (Barrier island mass effect)

NMWK / ICBM

2012 - 2017

Marum Excellence Cluster Project 'Particle flux, carbon turnover and nutrient regeneration'

2016 - 2019

DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich SFB 754 'N-losses and nutrient regeneration in oxygen minimum zone waters with emphasis on micro-niches'