| since 05/2010 | Ph.D. Student Max Planck Research Group for Marine Geochemistry |
| 2007-2010 | M.Sc. Marine Environmental Sciences ICBM, University of Oldenburg, Germany Thesis: “Trace metal dynamics during the growth of characteristic diatoms of the North Sea and the impact of bacteria – a microcosm study” |
| 2004-2007 | B.Sc. Environmental Sciences University of Bielefeld, Germany Thesis: “Identification of highly volatile compounds in biological samples” |
| 12/2011 - 01/2012 | R/V Polarstern ANTXXVIII-II Cape Town - Neumeyer (Antarctica) - Cape Town |
| 07/2011 | R/V Heincke German Bight and North Atlantic |
| 08/2010 | MS Farm Svalbard (Norway) |
| 04/2008 | R/V Heincke German Wadden Sea |