curriculum vitae

born on March 24th 1970 in Göppingen, the domain of the Staufer dynasty
Education
1976-1980: Elementary school (Silcher-Grundschule, Eislingen/Fils, Landkreis Göppingen)
1980-1989: Michelberg-Gymnasium in Geislingen/Steige (Landkreis Göppingen), Abitur May 8th, 1989
Civilian service
June 1989 – Sept. 1990: Hospital of Geislingen/Steige (Landkreis Göppingen)
Studies and employments at university
October 1990: Study of biology at Eberhard Karls University , Tübingen

Main subject: botany; minor subjects: zoology, geology (including studies on soils, University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim); additional subject: public law (with focus on environmental law)

Student assistant for supervision of several courses at the Institute of Special Botany & Mycology (phytosociologic studies, caryologic and genetic studies)
February 10th 1999: Diploma; Diploma thesis on a phytosociologic topic
since February 1999:

Ph.D. student, at University of Tübingen , topic:

Molecular and phytosociologic analyses of relict species of Fabaceae from pontic and pannonic steppes”

2000-04-01 – 2000-12-31: Scientific assistant, founded by the German Science Foundation (SFB 275–TP D4: „Klimaeinfluss und molekulare Biodiversität terrestrischer Organismen“)
2001-01-01 – 2002-09-30: Scholarship („Landesgraduiertenförderung Baden-Württemberg“)
2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31: Scientific assistant, founded by the German Science Foundation
since June 2004:

freelancer consultant (publications and expertises concerning nature conservation and law on nature conservation)

Award

„Walter-Schall-Preis“ of the "Gesellschaft für Naturkunde in Württemberg e.V.", Stuttgart, received on October 21st, 2004, for the diploma thesis and the results obtained during the continuous studies on relic species of Southwest Germany within the dissertation.

update: 07/2007