1980-1986 Studied chemical engineering at the University of Dortmund and chemical engineering at the University of Karlsruhe (TH)
1987-1992 Doctorate at the Institute of Chemical Process Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe (TH)
1992-1993 Research stay at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia
1994-1999 Habilitation at the Institute of Chemical Process Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe (TH)
2000-2004 Central Engineering, Bayer AG and Bayer Technology Services GmbH, Leverkusen
Since 1.12.2004 Head of the Institute of Chemical Process Engineering at Clausthal University of Technology

• Development of heterogeneous catalysts and adsorbents
• Gas diffusion electrodes for electrolysis processes and batteries
• Design of chemical and electrochemical reaction apparatus