Curriculum Vitae

1977           Born 15 June 1977 in Stafford, UK

1987-1996 Abitur at Archigymnasium Soest, Germany

1997-2003 Diploma studies in Physics/Astronomy

                  at Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Germany

2002-2003 Diploma-Thesis in Astronomy on

                  Bow-Shocks around Runaway OB-stars 

                  at Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Germany

               Supervisor: Prof. Dr. R. Dettmar

2004-2007 Ph.D in Astrophysics on

                  Impact of Rotation on the Evolution of Low 

                  Mass Stars

                  at Astrophysical Research Institute

                  Liverpool John Moores University

                  Supervisor: Prof. M. Salaris

2007 - 2018 Astronomy Development and Outreach

                  Officer and Astronomy Lecturer

                  at Nottingham Trent University

2008-2009 Postgraduate Certificate in Higher              

                  Education

2012-2013 MA in International Higher Education on

                  How can Higher Education Support

                  Education for Sustainable Development?  

                  What can Critical Place-Based Learning

                  Offer?  

                  at University of Nottingham

2018 till present    Associate Professor in teaching and practice at NTU in astronomy