Education:
Ph.D.
in Geosciences, 2000, University of Bern, Switzerland: Research
in sedimentology and diagenesis of Neoproterozoic dolomite
hydrocarbon reservoirs of Oman; evaporite sedimentology; isotope
geochemistryM.S.
in Geosciences, 1997, University of Würzburg, Germany: Research
in carbonate sedimentology (Jurassic of Spain) and neotectonics
(NW-Italy)B.S.
in Geosciences, 1994, University of Brest, France
B.S.
in Geosciences, 1992, University of Würzburg, Germany Research Interests:
Carbonate
and evaporite sedimentology; sequence stratigraphy; microbial
carbonates; sedimentary geochemical archives; diagenesisCurrent Research Projects:
Paleoceanography
and geochemical anomalies at the Precambrian/Cambrian boundary
in OmanEvolution
of microbial reefs in Namibia and Oman - relationship to carbonate
platform evolution and environmental changesDigital
mapping of Neoproterozoic carbonates in Namibia