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| 1989-1994 |
Studies in chemistry, mathematics, pedagogics and philosophy at the University of Oldenburg |
| 1994-1997 |
Scientific co-worker and PhD studies at the University of Oldenburg (Group B. Ralle), PhD 1997 |
| 1997-1999 | In-service teacher training (Referendariat) |
| 1999-2003 | Researcher and lecturer at the University of Dortmund (Group B. Ralle), Habilitation 2003 |
| 2004-2005 | Full Professor (W2) for chemistry education at the Department of Biology and Chemistry of the University of Bremen |
| since 2005 | Full Professor (W3/Chair) for chemistry education at the Department of Biology and Chemistry of the University of Bremen |
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| 2003 | Johann-Friedrich-Gmelin-Award (young researchers award in chemical education) of the Division of Chemical Education within the German Chemical Society (GDCh) |
| 2005 | Award for special engagement on the annual regional meetings of the German Science Teachers' Association (MNU) within the country of Bremen |
| 2006 | Berninghausen-Award (Award for excellence in teaching and its innovation at the University of Bremen), jointly with Marcus Baeumer |
| 2006 | Poster award on the annual conference of the Society for Didactics in Chemistry and Physics (GDCP) in Bern (Switzerland), jointly with Silvija Markic and Nicos Valanides |
| 2007 | Comenius Edu Media Award for the Textbook Chemie interaktiv; by Cornelsen Publishers Berlin (Eds. Ingo Eilks and Rüdiger Blume) |
2008 | Award for "Sustainable Chemistry A profile for upper secondary education in the country of Bremen" as official project of the UN-world Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) |
2009 | Award for "The climate change before the court" as official project of the UN-world Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) |
2010 | Fellow or the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) |
| 2013 | Award for "Sustainabilty and chemistry in the non-formal student laboratory" as official project of the UN-world Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) |
2014 | STEM of Tomorrow School Award, jointly with D. Ostersehlt, M. Krause and the Lise-Meitner-School Stuhr-Moordeich |
| 2015 | Senior-Fellow at the Kolleg Didaktik:Digital of the Joachim Herz Foundation 2016/17
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| 2016 | Certificate of Honor at the Polytechnik-Award
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| 2017 | Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Incorporation of Sustainability into Chemical Education der American Chemical Society - Committee for Environmental Improvement |
| 2017 | Senior-Fellow at the Kolleg Didaktik:Digital of the Joachim Herz Foundation 2018/19 |
| 2019 | Senior-Fellow at the Kolleg Didaktik:Digital of the Joachim Herz Foundation 2020/21 |
| 2021 | STEM ambassador of the year of the fedral German initiative Builiding the STEM Future |
| Further details | |
| 1995-1997 | Part time lecturer for chemistry and didactics of chemistry at the University of Vechta |
| 1999-2002 | Member of the evaluation commission of the Education-Industry-Partnership initiative of ICASE und CEFIC |
| since 2002 | Co-editor and author for chemistry school textbooks with Cornelsen Publishers Berlin, e.g. Chemie Interaktiv, Fokus Chemie and Natur und Technik |
| 2002-2007 | Head of the working group "Computers in chemistry teaching" of the Chemical Education Division of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) |
| 2002-2003 | Part time teacher at the Helene-Lange-Gymnasium (grammar school) in Dortmund> |
| 2003-2006 | Head of the working group "Links with schools" of the European Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN 3, EU-Project), member of the ECTN management committee |
| 2004-2008 | Member of the board of the German Society for Didactics of Chemistry and Physics (GDPC) |
| 2005 | Call for a Chair of Education (W3) in the field of science education to the University of Hamburg (call rejected) |
| 2006-2009 | Head of the working group "Innovative Methods in University Chemistry Education" of the European Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN 4, EU-Thematic Network Programme), joint chair with Bill Byers (Ulster University, UK), member of the ECTN management committee |
| 2006-2017 | Member of the editorial board of "Chemistry Education Research and Practice", chair of the board 2015-2017, from 2018 member of the advisory board |
| since 2006 | Member of the editorial board of Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education" |
| 2008-2018 | Member of the editorial board of "International Journal of Environmental and Science Education" |
2007-2013 | Member of the editorial board of " Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Naturwissenschaften" |
| 2009 | Member of the scientific committee of the ESERA conference 2009 Istanbul (Turkey) |
| 2010 | Member of the scientific committees of the ECRICE conference 2010 Krackow (Poland) and ICASE world conference on science education 2010 Tartu (Estonia) |
| since 2010 | Member of the editorial board of "Contemporary Issues in Education" |
| 2010-2012 | Co-coordinator of the project SALIS-Student Active Learning in Science (TEMPUS IV) |
| since 2013 | Vice-president of the International Society for Educational Research (iSER) |
| 2013 | Editor of "Teaching Chemistry - A Studybook" with Avi Hofstein; Sense Publishers Rotterdam |
| 2015 | Editor of "Relevant Chemistry Education - From Theory to Practice" with Avi Hofstein; Sense Publishers Rotterdam |
| since 2015 | Member of the editorial board of " Science & Education" |
| since 2015 | Member of the advisory board of " Advances in Chemistry Education" |
| since 2015 | Member of the advisory committee of "Journal of Science Education" |
| since 2015 | Joint co-editor of "International Journal of Physics and Chemistry Education" |
| since 2016 | Member of the Editorial Board of the "Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society - Section C Chemical Education" |
| since 2016 | Section-editor of " Sustainability " |
| 2016-2019 | Coordinator or the ERASMUS+-Project "ARTIST - Action Research to Innovate Science Teaching" |
| since 2017 | Editorial board of "Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry " |
| since 2017 | Member of the editorial advisory board of "Journal of Chemical Education" |
| since 2018 | Joint co-editor of "Action Research and Innovation in Science Education " |
| Plenary lectures and keynote speeches | 2010 ECRICE Conference Krakow (Poland) |
| | 2010 GDCP Conference Potsdam (Germany) |
| | 2011 Collaborative Action Research Network Conference Vienna (Austria) |
| | 2011 Variety in Chemistry Education Conference York (UK) |
| | 2013 Tag der Fachdidaktik Innsbruck (Austria) |
| | 2013 Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry Education Newport (USA) |
| | 2014 Humboldt Kolleg on Education and Development Agartala (India) |
| | 2014 Conference on New Horizons in Teaching Science Haifa (Israel) |
| 2014 ECRICE Conference Jyväskylä (Finland) |
| | 2014 iSER World Conference Cappadocia (Turkey) |
| 2015 IUPAC World Chemistry Congress Busan (Korea) |
| | 2015 4th National Chemistry Education Congress Ayvalik (Turkey) |
| | 2015 Conference on Chemistry Education for Sustainable Development Haifa (Israel) |
| 2016 Annual Conference of Lernort Labor Saarbrücken (Germany) |
| | 2016 ECRICE Conference Barcelona (Spain) |
| | 2016 SUSTAIN Final Conference Berlin (Germany) |
| | 2016 Humboldt Kolleg Brazil Sao Carlos (Brazil) |
| 2016 Visible Didactics Innsbruck (Austria) |
| | 2017 Sustainability learning in Hassia Fulda (Germany) |
| | 2017 Graduate School FUNKEN Final Symposium Soest (Germany) |
| | 2018 ECRICE Conference Warzawa (Poland) |
| | 2018 Nordic Chemistry Learning Jyväskylä (Finland) |
| | 2018 Reforms in Science Teaching and Learning towards the 21st Century Haifa (Israel) |
| | 2019 Symposium Series on Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Science: Research and Practice, Chicago (USA) |
| | 2019 47th IUPAC World Chemistry Congress , Paris (France) |
Reviewer | e.g. ChemKon, Z.Did.Naturwiss., Chem.Educ.Res.Pract., J.Chem.Educ., Int.J.Sci.Educ., Eurasia J.Math.Sci.Techn.Educ, Int.J.Sci.Math.Educ., Int.J.Environm.Sci.Educ., Eur.J.Teach.Educ., Sci.& Educ., Sci. Educ., Sustainability |
| Joint publications | with e.g. colleagues from Cyprus, the Netherlands, Israel, Ireland, Turkey, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Georgia, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Sweden, Taiwan, UK, USA, Brazil,
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| Member of |
Verein zur Förderung des Mathematischen und Naturwissenschaftlichen Unterrichts (MNU) (German Science Teachers Association) |
| Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker - Group Chemistry Teaching (GDCh-FGCU) (German Chemical Society) |
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Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik (GDCP) (Society for Didactics of Chemistry and Physics) |
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European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) |
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| Royal Society of Chemistry(RSC) |
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Verband der Chemielehrer Österreichs (VCÖ) (Austrian Chemistry Teachers Association) |
| CARN D.A.Ch. - Collaborative Action Research Network Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
| LeNa - Education for Sustainable Development in Teacher Education Network |
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