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Research

My research activities centre on the evolution, growth and development of humans, their ancestors, and their closest relatives. Main focus is the quantitative analysis and comparison of hominoid skulls and teeth using geometric and biomechanical properties. Many of my projects deal with the beginning of modern humans and Neanderthals.

At the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology I lead the work group “Virtual Anthropology” (multidisciplinary extension of anthropology into the digital world). Current projects deal with the description and classification of middle to late Pleistocene hominin material, the reconstruction of fossils, the quantitative analysis of postcanine hominin teeth, the application of Virtual Anthropology to other areas such as archaeology and orthodontics. In addition, I am the head of the “Vienna Micro-CT Lab” at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna. The lab runs an advanced micro-CT device that can handle objects up to the size of skulls and femurs and penetrate dense objects such as fossils.

Recently, my colleagues and I were successful in establishing a new research network at University of Vienna with the goal to study human biological and cultural evolution together in an interdisciplinary network (HEAS).

Short CV

Current Positions

2019-present	Full Professor, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Univ. Vienna
2019-present	Head of Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Univ. Vienna
2010-present	Head of the Core Facility “Vienna Micro-CT Lab” at Univ. Vienna
2001-present	Team leader of the workgroup “Virtual Anthropology” at Univ. Vienna

Other Functions and Memberships

2021-2023	Head and Founder of HEAS “Human Evolution & Archaeological Sciences”
2022	Great Science Award from the government of Lower Austria
2017_2023	Board officer (treasurer) of the European Society for Studying Human Evolution (ESHE)
2013-2017	Board and founding member of the European Society for Studying Human Evolution (ESHE)
2010-2018	Board member of the “NESPOS Society” ( http://www.nespos.org )
2009-present	Chairman of the “EVAN-Society” ( http://www.evan-society.org )
2008-2012	Deputy Head of the Department of Anthropology, Univ. Vienna.
2006-2009	Initiator and Coordinator of the ‘European Virtual Anthropology Network – EVAN’ EU FP6 Marie Curie Actions
2005-2006	Deputy Head of the Department of Anthropology, University of Vienna
2002-present	Chief editor of the “digital@rchive of Fossil Hominoids” (Int.Reg.No. VLB 5162563)
1992-1999	Member of the Tyrolean Iceman Research Consortium

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