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)

Reviewer

• for international journals: Environmental Science & Technology, Re/Views in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Science of the total Environment, Journal of Environmental Quality, Nature Scientific Reports, else
• for large scientific installations: Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Light source (SSRL) beam time allocation; Peer Review Committee member « Ancient Materials, Environment and Earth » French Synchrotron “Soleil”
• for national science foundations: CONICYT (Chile); BBSRC (UK); NSERC (Canada), Irish Research Council

Cooperation networks

• Management Committee COST Action FA0905 “Mineral-improved crop production for healthy food and feed”
• Management Committee COST Action ES1302 “European Network on Ecological Functions of trace metals in anaerobic biotechnologies”
• Management Committee COST Action ES1407 “European network for innovative recovery strategies of rare earth and other critical metals from electric and electronic waste”
• Delegate HLS "European Technology Platform Sustainable Mineral Resources (ETP SMR)"

Memberships

• Geochemical Society, American Society for Microbiology, International Waters Association

• Bravo, D., Lenz, M. (2014). Elemental Selenium Nanoparticles and Production Method (WO2014202686)

• List of publications IRF
  
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