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About me

Education

PeriodActivity
1997 - 2000Doctorate in engineering at Clausthal University of Technology
1990 - 1996Studies of Mining at the RWTH Aachen
1990 - 1995Further education ("Beflissenenausbildung") and internships in Germany and abroad; Stays abroad in Australia and France
1989 -1990Military service
1975 - 1989School education, Obtaining the Abitur

 

Professional activities

PeriodActivity
2012 - todayScientific Director of the Research and Teaching Mine of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg
2010 - todayProfessional Engineer at the Engineering Council of Namibia
2007 - 2011Board Member of the Engineering Council of Namibia
2007 - 2011Holder of the professorships "Mining Production" and "Civil Engineering" at the School of Engineering of the Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
2006 - todayShareholder GENAM GmbH International Mining Consultants, Aachen
2004 - 2006Project Manager Belgium and Russian Federation, Knauf Insulation S.A., Visé, Belgium
1998 - 2004Senior Engineer (C1), Institute of Mining, TU Clausthal
1997 - 1998Scientific Assistant, Institute of Mining, TU Clausthal
1996 - 1997Assistant to the Management Schön+Hippelein Natursteinwerke GmbH + Co. KG, Satteldorf

Research interests

  • Extraction of deposits through underground mining
  • Construction of tunnels and other underground cavity structures
  • Injection of backfill and residual materials into underground cavities
  • Planning, equipping and operation of conveyor systems and transport systems
  • Safety engineering

Publications

A complete list can be found at GoogleScholar and ResearchGate.