I am passionate about trees and forests, both as a researcher and as an educator. I am a forest ecologist with a primary focus on ecohydrology, though my interests also extend to silviculture, agroforestry, landscape (water) stress monitoring and the design, optimization and implementation of sustainable multipurpose landscapes. Much of my previous work centered on land-use change in tropical forest regions, while my current research as principal investigator of the temp-2-stress project focuses on drought and heat stress in Central European forests.

In my research, I employ ground-validated remote sensing applications from drones and satellites to examine ecosystem structures, dynamics and key exchange processes (particularly evapotranspiration) at scales ranging from single trees to entire regions (see List of publications). At the University of Bonn, I teach forestry courses at both the Bachelor’s and Master’s level and strive to strengthen the university’s forestry profile through my teaching and research. I also offer forestry-related topics for Bachelor and Master theses.