Current Positions:

Director Meteorological Analysis and Modeling (FE1) at DWD/BMVI, Germany, 
Full Professor for Applied Mathematics, University of Reading, UK

Our official duties include Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP), Development of Earth System Models (ESM) and Weather and Climate Models, in particular the ICON Model (global, regional, data assimilation).

Some Stations of my Vita:

Frankfurt/Offenbach and Reading (UK): Research and Operational Centre

  since 10/2020 Director (Leitender Regierungsdirektor LRD 5/2021) of Numerical Weather Prediction at DWD/BMVI 
  2012 - 2021 Director and Professor for Data Assimilation (DirProf) at DWD/BMVI  
  (Federal Ministery for Transport and digital Infrastructure, until 2014 named BMVBS)
  2011 - 2012 Government Director (Regierungsdirektor RDir) at DWD/BMVBS
  2010 - 2011 Senior Government Official (Oberregierungsrat ORR) at DWD/BMVBS
  since 2010 Head of Division "Data Assimilation", German Meteorological Service 
  (Deutscher Wetterdienst DWD), BMVBS Federal Ministry of of Transport, Building and 
  Urban Development, Offenbach, Germany.

Reading (UK) and Rennes (France): Research and Development

  since 2010 Full Professor for Applied Mathematics, University of Reading, UK
  2010 Offer of a W3 Professorship in Munich, Germany
  2009 Visiting Professor at Research Center Jülich, Germany.
  2008 - 2010 Reader (Assoc. Prof.), University of Reading, United Kingdom
  2007 - 2009 Visiting Professor, Universite de Rennes, France
  2006 - 2008 Lecturer (Assist. Prof., tenured), University of Reading, UK 

Göttingen: Young Researchers Group, Professorship and Company

  2004 - 2010 Apl. Professor in Mathematics, University of Göttingen
  2005 - 2012 SIRO Technologies GbR, Göttingen, Director and Partner
  2004 - 2007 TomoScience GbR, Wolfsburg, Partner
  2001 - 2006 Leader of a Young Researchers Group, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Göttingen, Germany

Cologne and London: Research and Industrial Work

  2000 - 2001 Research Fellow Brunel University, United Kingdom
  2000 - 2001 Professional Trainer on Networking Technology for SIEMENS, Munich/Berlin
  1999 - 2000 Research and Development, Orgalogic GmbH, Cologne

Göttingen and Delaware: PhD, Postdoc, Habilitation

  1999 Habilitation in Mathematics, University of Göttingen
  1997 - 1999 Habilitation Grant DFG University of Delaware, USA and University of Göttingen, Germany
  1995 - 1996 Post-Doc University of Delaware, USA
  1993 - 1994 PhD in Mathematics, University of Göttingen, Germany
  1986 - 1993 Study of Physics, Mathematics and Philosophy Göttingen, Germany
  1974 - 1986 Elementary School and Gymnasium in Soest
  1967 Born in Soest, Westfalia, Germany

• 2019-2023 IVS Project (German Government: BMVI) 2 Research Positions 2×4 years
• 2017-2020 mFund BMVI Project, “Flottenwetterkarte”, 2 Research Positions 2×4 years
• 2017-2021 Sinfony Project (German Government: BMVI), 3 Research Positions 3×4 years
• 2015-2018 IAFE Programme (German Government: BMVI), 5 Research Positions, 3×4 years, 2×2 years
• 2015 Pichorides Distinguished Lectureship, Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), University of Heraklion, Crete
• 2014-2017 Eumetsat Fellowship (research position 1×3 years)
• 2013-2016 Data Assimilation for Renewable Energy EWELINE (2 Research/PostDoc Positions, 2×4 years)
• 2012-2014 Special Research Programme (German Government: BMVBS, 6 Research/PostDoc Positions, 6×3 years)
• 2009-2012 Bridging the Gaps Award (EPSRC, jointly with beim Graben, Grindrod, Saddy, Nasuto: 0.5 Million GBP, 3 years)
• 2008-2009 Leverhulme Fellowship (UK, 1 year)
• 2007-2008 EPSRC Springboard Fellowship (UK, 1 year)
• 2001-2006 Young Researchers Group of the Volkswagen Foundation (Lower Saxony, 5 years, 4 positions)
• 1997-1999 Personal Habilitation Grant of the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, 2 years Delaware plus Göttingen)
• 1995-1997 Personal Research Grant of the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, 1 year Delaware, 1 year Göttingen)
• 1994 Best Diploma Award of the German Mathematical Society