Study of Chemical engineering/biotechnology; PhD thesis “Electrochemical monitoring of microbial activity - basics and application in wastewater treatment", University of Magdeburg, 01/1999 – 09/201 DECHEMA Research Institute, Frankfurt am Main, final position Group Leader "Industrial Biotechnology", 10/2019 – 03/2023 W2-Professor "Intensification of Bioprocesses", Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Gießen, Since 04/2023 W3-Professor "Electrobiotechnology“, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)