1999: Diplom-Ingenieur Chemistry), Technical University Darmstadt, Germany
2002: PhD, Technical University Karlsruhe, Germany
2003-2004: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Technical University Karlsruhe and at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, London.
2004-2005: ICYS Fellow, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
since Oct. 2005: Lecturer at Trinity College Dublin