1995 diploma in chemistry, University of Heidelberg
1998 PhD, University of Heidelberg (Prof. Dr. G. Huttner)
1999 Post-Doc, University of Zurich, Switzerland (Prof. Dr. H. Berke)
1999 University of Heidelberg
2004 Habilitation
2008 Deputizing professor in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Mainz
since August, 2008 Full professor (W3) in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Mainz

Awards
2002 Lieseberg award of the Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, University of Heidelberg
2004 Heisenberg fellowship of the German Research Foundation
2007 Hengstberger award of the University of Heidelberg

Memberships/Editorials
2010 member of the Advisory Board of Organometallics
Chemische Gesellschaft zu Heidelberg
Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker
American Chemical Society

Administration
2010 Vice-Chairman of the Institute of Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry
2010 member of the "Kommission für Forschungsorientierte Gleichstellungsstandards"