September 2014 - present
Scientific staff of the Research group Environmental System Analysis at the TU Braunschweig
March 2012 - present
Substitute leader of the Research Group Environmental modelling at the University of Potsdam
September 2011 - August 2014
Postdoc, Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Potsdam
DFG Project: Biogenic soil structures: feedbacks between bioactivity and spatial heterogeneity of water storage and fluxes from plot to hillslope scale (SCHR1000/6-1), which is a subproject of the CAOS Project (Catchments as Organised Systems)
June 2009 - August 2011
Postdoc, Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Potsdam
DFG Project: Linking spatial patterns of anecic earthworm populations, preferential flow pathways and agrochemical transport in rural catchments: an ecohydrological model approach - Biopore (SCHR 1000/3-1 and ZE 533/5-1)
June 2003 - May 2009
PhD student, Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, Title: The role of macropore flow from plot to catchment scale, a study in a semi-arid area
1995 - 2002
MSc Soil, Water and Atmosphere, specialisation in Hydrology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands:
MSc-thesis Soil Physics: Exploratory analysis of spatial and temporal drainage distribution data, with dr. G.H. de Rooij.
MSc-thesis Ecohydrology and Water Management: Analysis of nutrient cycle in the Merkske watershed, with dr. J.P.M. Witte and ir. A.Verhallen (†).
Internship on Agrohydrology: SWAP simulations of the influence of sub-soil compaction on maize yield, with dr. J.C. van Dam.
Internship on Landscape degradation: Modelling gully head cuts in Grass 4.2, at the University of Cordoba, Spain, with prof. dr. Giraldez.
2001-2004
Higher professional education, Dutch/Spanish translation, Hogeschool van West Nederland, Den Haag (hobby)
Diploma French Language and culture for foreigners, Sorbonne University, Paris
1988-1994
Secondary school: pre-university education, Marnix College, Ede, the Netherlands
Dutch mother tongue
English, German fluent
French, Spanish proficient