Primary research areas in volcano and tectonic processes

Coupling of volcano-tectonic events
Stress field development and stress transfer in volcanic regions
Mechanisms of dike intrusions
Flank instability and effects of giant landslides
Evolution of magma chambers and calderas
Modelling of above

Current Position

Head of the Research Group “VolcanoTectonics” at GFZ Potsdam

Education and Academic Employment
2009 – Senior scientist at GFZ Potsdam

2005 – 2009 Emmy Noether Junior Research Group Leader at GFZ Potsdam

2003 – 2005 Visiting researcher at Geodesy Lab and CSTARS, Miami, FL, USA

2002 – 2003 Postdoc at Dept. of Volcanology, GEOMAR, Kiel. FRG

1999 – 2002 PhD at GEOMAR, Faculty of Maths and Natural Sciences, Kiel, FRG

1996 – 1999 MSc in Geosciences, Structure and Tectonics Group, Univ. Freiburg