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Education and Academic Training
- 1993 Ph.D (Dr. rer. nat.) at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn
- 1990 Degree: Diploma Biology
- 1983 - 1990 Studies of biology and protestant theology at the University Gesamthochschule Essen and Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn
Professional Experience
- 2022 Professor Sustainability and Design at Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Industrial Design, Member of Folkwang University of the Arts
- 2016 - 2021 Professor at the Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, Sustainability Research in Design/Industrial Design
- August 2012 to March 2016 Visiting Professor at the Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, Sustainability Research in Design/Industrial Design
- Since 2019 Director of the division "Sustainable Production and Consumption"
- 2003 - 2018 Director of the research group "Sustainable Production and Consumption"
- 2000 Head of the working group "Eco-efficiency & Sustainable Enterprises", Wuppertal Institute
- 1993 Senior research fellow in the department "Material Flows and Structural Change", Wuppertal Institute
- Since 1992 Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
- 1992 - 1993 Head of the working group "Monoclonal Antibodies" at the Chair of Cytology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Research Focus
- Sustainable and circular design
- Assessment of resource efficiency (Material Flow Analysis, LCA, carbon and material footprints) and sustainability (indicator systems) of and in value chains
- Real-lab research - Models of change
- Transformation/transition in production and consumption, sustainable product-service-sytems
- Sustainable LivingLabs - User-integrated product-service development
Teaching
- 2009 - 2016 Foundation and realization of the yearly International Sustainable Summer School Designwalks
- Since 2008 Teaching at the Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, Sustainable Design (Soft Skills)
- Since 2009 Teaching at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal in the Design Faculty, Sustainable Design
- Earlier: teaching at Witten/Herdecke University in the field of economics in 1994; University of Hannover in the field of ergonomics/environmental protection, 1996; Bergische Universität Wuppertal in the field of industrial design, 1995 - 1999
Memberships
- Since 2021 Member of the Board of Trustees Baum e.V.
- Since 2021 Member of the Advisory Board of Genossenschaftsverband - Verband der Regionen e.V.
- Since 2020 Co-Chair of the Science Platform Sustainability 2030
- Since 2019 Advisory Council of Consumer Affairs
- Since 2019 Network Real Laboratories for Sustainability
- Since 2018 SDSN Germany Leadership Council
- Since 2015 Consumer Research Network of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
- 2013 - 2019 and again since 2021 Chair of the Resource Commission of the German Environmental Agency
- Since 2013 German Society Club of Rome
- 2012 - 2020 Member of the Advisory Board of the Foundatation Work and Environment of the Industrial Union for Mining, Chemistry, Energy, Hannover
- 2012 Expert in the Future Dialogue of the Federal Chancellor "Dialogue on Germany's Future", working group Sustainable Management
- 2011 - 2014 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board Consumer and Food Policy of the German Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV)
- Since 2010 International Research Network for Low-Carbon-Societies (LCS-RNet)
- Since 2009 Jury of the German Sustainability Award
- Since 2005 Co-Publisher of FactorY - online-magazine for sustainable economy
Reviewer
- Journal Sustainability; Journal Sustainable Production and Consumption; Journal Energy Policy; Journal Ecological Economics; Journal Sustainability: Science, Practice & Policy; Journal Resources; Journal of Rural Studies; Journal Cleaner and Responsible Consumption
- Since 2013 Editorial Board Journal Challenges in Sustainability
- Since 2011 Editorial Board of the Journal Resources: Natural Resources and Management
Publications
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