1990: M. Sc., University of Innsbruck, Austria: Diploma thesis: "Geology and Sedimentology of the Western Muttekopf Gosau Basin"
1996: Ph. D., University of Innsbruck, Austria: Ph.D. thesis: "Deformation and Diagenesis of the Lower Inn Valley Tertiary between Rattenberg and Durchholzen"
2003: Habilitation, University of Innsbruck, Austria, Habilitationsschrift "Deformation of the Northern Calcareous through Alpine Orogeny - Brittle Structures and Synorogenic Sediments"
Research Interests:
current projects:
GeEN Inntal - Integrative geothermal energy potential in the eastern part of the Inn Valley: A key demo case for resilient geothermal energy supply in Alpine regions
Fault rocks and alluvial sedimentation in the Central Apennines
Geometry of thrust sheets of the western Northern Calcareous Alps, systematics of out-of-sequence thrusting, and salt tectonics
past projects:
Geometry and sequence of thrusting in the Subalpine Molasse of western Austria and Bavaria
ACoRE - B: Potential of deep Geothermics in Vorarlberg (alpS - GmbH)
Geological map of the Reit im Winkl and Seegatterl sheets for the Bavarian Geological Survey
Kinematics and Geochronology in the Rätikon mountains, Vorarlberg
Paleomagnetism in orogenic systems: Large rotations in the Alps and their structural expression, Rotation of segments of the Northern Calcareous Alps
Tectonics and diagenesis in Tertiary sediments of the Inn Valley
Geological map of the Brenner base tunnel north feeder: Triassic south of Inn valley
TectonicVB: A program for analysis of structural data (currently discontinued, last version running on MacOS 9.2; use SheepShaver to emulate MacOS 9 on the current MacOS X)