| 1984: |
Diplom Universität Würzburg |
| 1989: |
PhD State University of New York at Stony Brook |
| 1989-1991: |
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor |
| 1991-1997: |
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Mainz |
| 1997-2009: |
Universität Münster |
| 2009-Present |
Professor of Geochemistry, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland |