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Curriculum Vitae
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Academic Career
| Since Nov 2017 | Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research |
| Since Nov 2012 | Vice Director of the MARUM Cluster of Excellence, University of Bremen |
| Since May 2010 | External Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society |
| Since Mar 2009 | Professor of Geomicrobiology, University Bremen |
| Since Dec 2008 | Leader of the HGF-MPG Joint Research Group on Deep Sea Ecology and Technology |
| Jun 2008 - Dec 2008 | Full Professor for Microbiology, Jacobs University |
| Nov 2003 - Nov 2008 |
Leader of the "Microbial Habitat" Group, MPI Bremen Research on biogeochemistry, transport processes and microbial processes in benthic environments |
| Sep 2003 - Jun 2008 | Associate Professor of Microbiology, Jacobs University Bremen |
| Sep 2001 - Sep 2003 | Assistant Professor of Microbiology, International University Bremen Teaching in biology (major and non-major), and transdisciplinary university study courses |
| Feb 2001 - Oct 2003 | AWI for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven Permanent research faculty, coordination of national and international projects on microbial turnover of methane above marine gas hydrate and at cold seeps |
| 1999 - 2001 | Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology Bremen Research associate (Postdoc) |
| 1996 - 1999 | Institute of Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde Research associate (Postdoc) |
| 1993 - 1996 | AWI for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven Research associate (PhD) |
| 1990 - 1992 | Institute for Hydrobiology and Fishery Res., University of Hamburg Lab assistant (student contracts) |
| 1989 - 1990 | Scripps Inst. of Oceanography San Diego, CA, USA Lab assistant |
University Education
| 1993 - 1996 | Doctorate in Biology; University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany |
| 1986 - 1992 | Diplom in Biology; University of Hamburg, Hamburg |
Honors/Awards/Stipends
| 2017 | Copernicus Medal |
| Gauss Medal, Braunschweigische Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft | |
| 2016 | Elected Member of the European Academy of Sciences |
| Endowed Biogeochemistry Lecture of the Geochemical Society | |
| Teaching Award MARMIC | |
| 2015 | Elected Member of the EAM – European Academy of Microbiology |
| Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology | |
| 2014 | Teaching Award MARMIC |
| Excellence Professorship of the Prof.-Dr.-Werner-Petersen-Foundation | |
| David Packard Distinguished Lecturer (MBARI) | |
| Gustav-Steinmann-Medal of the Geological Union e.V. Germany | |
| Elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union AGU | |
| Elected EMBO member | |
| Hector Fellowship | |
| 2013 | ECI Ecology Prize |
| 2012 | Heinrich-Hertz-Guest Professor KIT |
| 2011 | European Research Council Advanced Investigator Grant “Abyss” |
| Elected Member of the Acadamy of Sciences and Literature Mainz | |
| 2010 | Member of the German Science Council |
| External Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society | |
| 2009 | Distinguished Professor of the Jacobs University |
| Elected Member of the National Academy Leopoldina (Section Geology) | |
| Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz Prize of the DFG | |
| 2007 | Teaching Award MARMIC |
| 2006 | Teaching Award MARMIC |
| Medaille de la Societe d’Oceanographie de France | |
| 2005 | Teaching Award MARMIC |
| 2004 | Invited Professor University Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6) |
| 2000 | FEMS Young Scientist Award for the participation in the 7th EMMS |
| 1999 | FEMS Young Scientist Award for the participation in the conference “Enzymes in the Environment“ |
| DFG Stipend for the participation in the 9th Goldschmidt Conference | |
| 1998 | DFG Stipend for the participation in the Gordon Research Conference on Polar Marine Science |
| 1997 | EU Stipend for the participation in DIALOG II |
| 1991 | IAESTE Stipend of the DAAD |
| 1986-1989 | Stipend of the” Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes” |