Academic Biography

• 2024 – today: Head of a Junior Research Group at University of Siegen in the working group Structural Health Monitoring of Prof. Dr.-Ing. P. Kraemer
• 2011 – 2024: Head of a Junior Research Group at Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main in the working group Terahertz-Photonics of Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. V. Krozer
• 2016: Bachelor of Theology Honours (University of South Africa and Akademie für christliche Führungskräfte)
  Title of thesis: On the Suitability of a Servant Leadership Model for Academic Group Leaders at German Universities
• 2011: Doctorate with summa cum laude – Title of dissertation: Strukturdiagnose mit Ultraschallwellen durch Verwendung von piezoelektrischen Sensoren und Aktoren
• 2007 – 2011: PhD student at the University of Siegen, Germany, Institute of Mechanics and Control-Engineering, under the supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. C.-P. Fritzen
• 2003 – 2007: Diploma in mechanical engineering, University of Siegen, Germany

Awards:

• Own research funding: 5.5 Million EUR (October 2024)
• IEEE Senior Member
• Nominated for Academics Young Researcher Award (top 10)
• Best scientific publication in high impact international journals in 2017 (given by the Director of the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdansk, Poland), Link
• Smart Materials and Structures: Outstanding Reviewer in 2017, Link
• Smart Materials and Structures: Reviewer of 2016, Link
• Young Researchers Award 2012 of the German Society for Non-Destructive Testing (DGZfP), Link
• PhD scholarship from the Foundation of German Business
• Scholarship from the Foundation of German Business