| 1996 | Diploma in Chemistry, University of Münster |
| 2000 | Dr. rer. nat. in Physical Chemistry, Advisor: Prof. Hellmut Eckert, University of Münster, "31P-NMR of Solid Non-Oxide Chalcogenide Phosphates" (Scholarship by the "Fonds der Chemischen Industrie") |
| 2000-2001 | PostDoc in Prof. Malcolm H. Levitts' group at Stockholm University (Fellowship by the DFG and the Göran Gustafsson Foundation) |
| 2002-2005 | Project Leader for the solid-state NMR project in the collaborative research centre SFB 408 at Bonn University |
| 2005-2013 | In charge of solid-state NMR at the "Department of Chemistry, Chair in Inorganic Solid State Chemistry" as member of Prof. Wolfgang Schnicks' group at Munich University (LMU) |
| Oct.2005-2011 | Principal investigator of an Emmy-Noether group of the DFG at Munich University (LMU). |
| Mar.2006 | Jahrespreis der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Universitätsprofessoren für Chemie (ADUC) |
| Dec.2008 | Römerstipendium 2008 der Dr. Klaus Römer-Stiftung, Kategorie Habilitanden/Habilitierte |
| Jan.2010-Oct.2010 | Member of the Young Center CASy of the center of advanced studies |
| Mar.2013- | Professor (W3) for inorganic materials chemistry at Siegen University |
| | since 04/2021: chair of the examination board, since 02/2023: chair of the GDCh section in Siegen
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