A few private details..
I was born in Luton,
England (gateway to the south!), but grew up and went to school in Ampthill,
Bedfordshire.
I took my B.Sc. in Geology at Liverpool
University, in 1988 and went on to take a M.Sc. in Structural Geology
and Rock Mechanics at Imperial College,
London in 1989. After learning German in 1989/90 in Marburg
and
Gießen,
Germany, I began researching for my Ph.D. (or more correctly Dr. rer. nat
- Doktor of Natural Science) at the University
of Gießen in the summer of 1990, which I received with magna
cum laude in December 1995. In April 1995, I started a post-doctorate
project at the
University of Gießen,
and moved to the University
of Freiburg in February 1996. In 1998-1999 I completed a post-doc at
the Geochemical Institute
at the University of Göttingen. I am now back in Freiburg, working
on a post-doc project to retro-deform the Northern Calcareous Alps.
At present I live with my wife, Babette and our daughter, Emma Joan (born 07.06.98 in Kassel), in
the sleepy town of Altenbrunslar, on the River Eder, just south of Kassel,
Hessen.
My interests outside of geology include woodworking, long-distance walking,
badminton and road cycling. At the moment I am rebuilding a old oak-framework
house.
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