Awards

2010 - Heinrich Büssing Award for outstanding scientific achievements during PhD project (University of Braunschweig, Germany) 2010 - Albertus-Magnus Award for excellence in teaching (University of Cologne, Germany)

Education

2012 - Habilitation and Venia Legendi in Geophysics (PD Dr. habil.), University of Cologne, Germany 2007 - Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.), University of Braunschweig, Germany 2004 - Diploma Degree in Physics, University of Braunschweig, Germany

Research

Magnetospheres of the outer planets, large-scale magnetospheric dynamics Moon-magnetosphere interactions at Jupiter and Saturn Interactions of the Terrestrial Planets with the solar wind Plasma environments of small bodies (asteroids, comets) Computational space plasma physics Analytical models of fundamental processes in space plasmas Analysis techniques for spacecraft magnetic field data