Since 2005 Researcher at Geosciences in Potsdam. Diploma in Geology in 1997, Tübingen University. Doctor degree 2002 at ETH Zurich, with studies in NW-Himalaya using modern field techniques for plate collision reconstruction. Followed by postdoc positions in Genève, Bern and Zurich with research foci on deformation processes and feed­back mechanisms acting between erosion and crustal response. Current projects in geological GIS/3D applications include remote sensing methods for surface change detection and quantification.