Studies: October 1987 -- January 1994 Diplom studies in mathematics at the University of KarlsruheOctober 1991 -- October 1992 Master of Science in nonlinear mathematics, University of Bath (U.K.) Phd: January 1996 University of Karlsruhe Habilitation: October 2001 University of Basel Positions held: March 1994 -- June 1998 Scientific collaborator, Math. Institute, Univ. of KarlsruheOctober 1998 -- September 2002 Assistant, Math. Institute, University of BaselSommersemester 2000: Lecturer at the Univ. of ZurichWintersemester 2002/2003: Substitute professor at the Univ. of Giessen Since April 2...