| Degrees |
Mag.
rer. nat. (Master of Science) (hons.), Thesis: "Sexual Behaviour and Functional
Morphology of Sexual Dimorphisms in the Genus Cylindroiulus (Diplopoda)"
Dr. rer. nat. (Doctor of Science), Thesis: "Ontogeny, Faunistics
and Conservation of Large Branchiopods"
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International Talks |
BIOECCO2, Ohrid
ECCB09, University of Prague
ILBS4, La Paz
TCS meeting, Puerto Vallarta (invited speaker)
ILBS3, University of San Diego
denkfest2011, Zürich (invited speaker)
University
of Copenhagen
Humboldt University Berlin
University of Bonn
University of Regensburg
University of Rostock
University of Tübingen
Zoological Museum Hamburg
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| Professional
Carreer |
since 2011: Part-time teacher for Biology and Environmental Sciences (incl. International Baccalaureate Programme) at the BG/BRG Klosterneuburg, Austria
since 2009: Lecturer at Austrian Pedagogic High Schools (Experimental Learning, Research Training, Skeptical Thinking, Biology of Flood Plains)
since 2001: District
Councillor (Alsergrund, 9th District of Vienna)
since 2001: Lecturer at the University of Vienna (Biology Teacher Classes: Didactics in Field Biology, Biology and Ecology of Native European Fauna, Freshwater Invertebrates)
Selected Projects:
2010: Medical knowledge of pupils at Austrian secondary schools, and their attitude towards scientific and alternative medicine (project of the Hochschuljubiläumsfonds, H2415/2009)
2009: Paranormal belief and the attitude towards evolution, ID and creationism at Austrian secondary schools
2008: Innovation Project "Forschung macht Schule" (FFG, Austrian Research Promotion Agency, Project No. 820451)
2007: Exhibition "Freshwater Crayfish in Austria" (National Park Information Center NP Thayatal)
2006/2007: Study on the Toxicity of BTI to Large Branchiopods (Regionalverband March-Thaya Auen)
2003/2004: Concept for Wildlife Presentation for the National Park Information
Center "NP Donau-Auen"
2003/2004: Monitoring of Stone Crayfish in Wienerwald Creeks (Project "Wasserleben", Naturschutzbund & Österreichische
Bundesforste)
2001/2002:
Exhibition "Freshwater Crayfish in Austria"; Haus der Natur,
Salzburg
2000: Exhibition "freshwater crayfish in Austria"; Kärntner
Landesmuseum, Klagenfurt
2000: Publication of the Red Data Book of Large Branchiopods and Freshwater
Crayfish in Lower Austria
1999: Development of New Criteria for the New Edition of the Austrian
Red Data Books, in Compliance with the IUCN Criteria (UBA, Federal Environment
Agency)
1999: Exhibition "Large Branchiopods - Living Fossils"; National
Park Information Center Illmitz
1998/99:
Exhibition "Freshwater Crayfish in Austria"; OÖ. Landesmuseum,
Linz; NÖ. Landesmuseum, Shedhalle, St.Pölten
1998: Editor of the Book "Austrian Crayfish" (Stapfia 58)
1998/1999: Ontogeny of Spinicaudata (Austrian
National Bank Funds)
1996/1997: Conservational Monitoring for Large Branchiopod Sites in
Lower Austria (NÖ. Landschaftsfonds)
1996/1997: Exhibition "Large Branchiopods - Living Fossils"; OÖ.
Landesmuseum, Linz; NÖ. Landesmuseum, Marchegg
1996: Editor of the Book "Austrian Large Branchiopods" (Stapfia
42)
1995: Crayfish Working Group Austria (Preparation of
Red Data Book)
1994/1995: Large Branchiopod Faunistics in
Austria" (NÖ. Landesreg., Dep. RU5, Bgl. Landesreg., Dep.
III)
1992/1993: Clinical Research Associate, International Multicentre Study
1989-1992: Tutor "Methods of Electron Microscopy and Ultrastructural
Research", University of Vienna
1989-1991: Technical Assistant at FWF Project "Ultrastructure
of Cirripedia Lepadomorpha", University of Vienna |
| Awards
and Stipendia |
Josef Schöffel Prize for Nature Conservation, 2008
Encouragement Prize of the City of Vienna for Science and Education, 2004
Guest Scientist at the University of Copenhagen, 2002 & 2003 EU-COBICE
scholarships
Theodor Körner Award for Science and Arts, 1999
Travel Scholarships, Austrian Science Foundation, 1996-2010
Endowment Scholarships, Univ. of Vienna, 1988 to 1991 |
