Investigation of corrosion damages by applying scientific and engineering methods in the following areas:

• Engineering / building industry (e.g. suspended ceilings, bridges, tunnels, pre-stressing steel cables)
• Architecture / steel structures (e.g. ceilings, facades, balconies, terraces, indoor swimming halls, windows)
• Mechanical engineering (e.g. ball bearings, ropes, production facilities),
• Transportation (e. g. railways, tunnels)
• Industrial Products / packaging / chemical industry

Years of experience in qualitative and quantitative analysis in the field of:

• corrosion analysis and research
• analysis of corrosion products and corrosion media with the help of modern analytical methods, in particular: capillary electrophoresis, titration, photometry, EDX/SEM
• Planning and development of practical corrosion tests

Conduct of expert evidence on behalf of courts

Corrosion, corrosion investigations, corrosion damages, corrosion analysis, capillary electrophoresis, atmospheric corrosion (Investigation of the corrosion-causing parameters in the area of metals exposed to atmospheric conditions)

• Group Leader Laboratory for Joining Technologies and Corrosion of Empa, Dübendorf (1990 - now)
• Post-doctorate at the Institute of Applied Physics of University of Bern with Prof. Heinz Weber (1989 -1990)

• Thesis at the Chemical Institute of University of Bern with Prof. Rudolf Giovanoli (1984 - 1988)
• Study of chemistry at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau (1977 - 1983)
• High school degree (gymnasium of mathematical and natural science, Freiburg im Breisgau) (until 1977)

• GfKORR (Working Group for Corrosion in building industry) http://gfkorr.de/
• UNECE ICP Materials (Sub-centre for zinc) http://www.corr-institute.se/icp-materials/web/page.aspx?sid=3293
• Expert in the expert groups for anchors EGA and pre-stressing steel cables EGS in Switzerland

• German
• English

• See http://www.researcherid.com/rid/E-4927-2014