12/1981

Diploma in Meteorology at the University of Hamburg.

Diploma Thesis 'Einfluss eines Gebirges auf die großräumige Zirkulation einer barotropen Atmosphäre'

02/1982-01/1984

Scientist at the Institute for Meteorology at  the University of Hamburg

02/1984-01/1997

Longterm maternity leave  (Temporary contracts with University of Hamburg and German Weather Service)

02/1997-06/1998

Scientist at the Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg

07/1998-12/1998

Scientist at the Institute for Meteorology at the University of Hamburg

01/1999-06/2002

PhD (University of Hamburg (scholarship) and GKSS  Research Centre, Geesthacht)

PhD Thesis 'Ice Core Accumulation in Greenland as Described by Large-Scale Atmospheric Fields: Development of Regression Models and Estimation of "Artificial Ice Core" Accumulation from O-AGCM Output'

07/2002-05/2005

Scientist at the Institute for Coastal Research at the GKSS Research Centre, Geesthacht

since 06/2005

Scientist at the Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg