1998-2004
Diplom-Biologe (Biology, equiv. MSc), Technical University, RWTH Aachen (Germany).
Thesis: "Environmental fate of cyanides and heavy metals in sediment"
2004-2008
PhD, Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University (the Netherlands).
Thesis: “Biological selenium removal from (waste)waters”
Since 2008
Guest researcher, Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University (the Netherlands).
2008 – 2009
PostDoc, Institute for Ecopreneurship, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
Since 2009
Senior researcher, Institute for Ecopreneurship, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
2014
Invited Professorship, Université Paris Est - Marne la Vallée (France)