Function and Responsibilities:

Executive Secretary, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)

Career:

since 2012: Executive Secretary, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), Potsdam, Germany

2007-2012: Research Scientist, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

2006-2007: Research Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany

2006: Research Scientist, Department for Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Education:

2010: PhD (Dr. phil. nat.) in Climate Sciences, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Research Boards and Committees:

2019-2023: Liaison Officer of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

2014-2023: Member, Visioning Committee of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)

2015-2019: Member, Outreach Committee of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)

2015-2019: Assistant Secretary General, International Association of Geodesy (IAG)

Awards:

2019: Elected Fellow of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG)

2010: "Research Spotlight" Award of the American Geophysical Union (AGU)