I am the OSLab's Scientific Coordinator and Lab Manager at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Tübingen. To learn more about my research interest, please visit my homepage.

Education

University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Ph.D., Geoscience, 2019.

University of Montana, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
M.S., Geoscience, 2008.

University of Washington, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
B.Sc., Geological Sciences, 2004.

Positions Held

Max Planck Institute for Intelligen Systems, Optics and Sensing Laboratory
Tübingen, Germany
Scientific Coordinator, 6/2022 - present

University of Central Asia, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Khorog, Tajikistan
Assistant Professor, 8/2020 - 4/2022

University of Tübingen, Department of Geosciences
Tübingen, Germany
Postdoctoral Associate, 10/2017 - 9/2020

Aga Khan Development Network, Disaster Risk Management Initiative
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Natural Hazard Scientist, 3/2012 - 8/2012

Teachers Without Borders, Emergency Education Program
Seattle, WA
Program Director, 1/2009 - 10/2011

United States Geological Survey
Anchorage, Alaska
Geologist, 2004 - 2006

Riverways Education Partnerships, University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Program Coordinator, 2001 - 2004

Academic Service

Executive Editor of EGU's Geoscience Communication, since 6/2022

Associate Editor of EGU's Geoscience Communication, since 4/2021

Mentoring & Outreach Officer of EGU's Mentoring Program, since 2021

Member and Vice Chair of EGU's Outreach Committee, since 2020 

Founder of the ParsQuake Project, since 2011

Conference Convener/Panelist

European Geosciences Union, Apr 2023, Vienna, Austria

Science and Society: Science Communication Practice, Research, and Reflection, convener

Open session in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, convener

How do I make my geoscience communication publishable?’ short course, convener

Teacher-Scientist pairing scheme, convener

Great Debates: Is social media outreach? panelist

Natural Hazards & Climate Change Conference, Mar 2023, Szeged, Hungary

"Ensuring science is useful, usable, and used in disaster risk reduction – recommended actions for natural hazard scientists”, invited speaker

American Geophysical Union, Dec 2022, Chicagom IL, US

“Actionable steps to improve inclusivity and diversity in the geosciences in higher education”,  Presenter

CAGE International Conference on Methane in a Changing Arctic, Sep 2022, Tromsø, Norway

“Using paired teaching for understanding methane activity in the Arctic Ocean, Presenter