Positions
| since 4/2016 | Professor, Chair of Structural Geology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT |
| 2010-2016 | Professor, Head of Reservoir-Petrology, RWTH Aachen |
| 2007-2009 | Executive Director / Vice-Rector for Operations, German University of Technology (GUtech LLC), Muscat, Oman |
| 2006-2008 | Executive Director, GUtech office at the Chair of Metrology and Quality Management, Laboratory of Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL |
| 2001-2005 | Deputy Head / C1-Assistent, Department of Structural Geology – Tectonics – Geomechanics, RWTH Aachen |
| 1997-2000 | Researcher, Department of Structural Geology – Tectonics – Geomechanics, RWTH Aachen |
Education
| 2001-2005 | Habilitation, RWTH Aachen, research stays in Australia and USA |
| 1997-2000 | PhD, RWTH Aachen, research stays in the Netherlands and USA |
| 1990-1996 | MSc/ICID in Applied Structural Geology & Rock Mechanics from Imperial College, London, UK and Diplom in Geology from RWTH Aachen, nine semesters |
Affiliations
American Association of Petroleum Geologists AAPG, American Society for Quality ASQ, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers EAGE, Fellow of the Geological Society London FGS, Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft – Geologische Vereinigung DGGV, Society of Petroleum Engineers SPE, Vereinigung Aachener Geowissenschaftler VAG
Interests
Evolution and cementation of fractures, faults and pore space in sedimentary basins; fluid-rock interactions; reactive transport modeling and cementation processes; quality management and process optimization; transnational higher education and the MENA-region
Applications
Applied projects for DEA, Rheinkalk, Shell, Total, Wintershall, and others
| Affiliations |
| American Association of Petroleum Geologists AAPG, American Society for Quality ASQ, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers EAGE, Fellow of the Geological Society London FGS, Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft – Geologische Vereinigung DGGV, Society of Petroleum Engineers SPE, Vereinigung Aachener Geowissenschaftler VAG |
| Interests |
| Evolution and cementation of fractures, faults and pore space in sedimentary basins; fluid-rock interactions; reactive transport modeling and cementation processes; quality management and process optimization; transnational higher education and the MENA-region |
| Applications |
| Applied projects for DEA, Rheinkalk, Shell, Total, Wintershall, and others |