Detmold Hochschule für Musik

Education

• 1974-1978: Tornesch-Esingen Primary School

• 1978-1988: Elsa-Brändström High School, Elmshorn

• 1987-1989: C-course (Training as part-time church musician), Hamburg

• 1988-1989: National Service

Practical

1989/1990: Basic training at AEG/TST, Hamburg

1993/1994: Internship at Deutschen Grammophon, Hannover

Studies

• 1989-1994: Electrical engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig

1994: Thesis dissertation at the Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt (PTB),

Braunschweig

• 1996-2002: Assistant at the Institute of Technical Acoustics (ITA) of the Rheinisch-

Westfälischen University, Aachen (RWTH)

• 2002: Doctorate (summa cum laude) at the RWTH, Subject: "Physical modelling of the singing voice"

• 1991-1996: Establishing and occupying the position of organist and choir director at the Evangelical Student's Congregation, Braunschweig

• 1994-1995: Founding a choir and taking over position as organist at the Rühme Congregation in Braunschweig

• 1994-1995: Joins scientific staff at the PTB Braunschweig

• 1996-2001: Joins scientific staff at the Institute for Technical Acoustics at the RWTH

• 2001-2009: Joins scientific staff at the Clinic for Phoniatrics and Audiology Communication Disorders at the University Hospital Aachen

• Since winter semester 2008: Professor for Theory and Music Transfer at the Erich-Thienhaus Institute at the Detmold University of Music

Prizes

• 2003: KIND-Promotion prize from the German Association for Phoniatrics and Audiology (DGPP)

• 2005: Lothar-Cremer prize from the German Association of Acoustics (DEGA)

Current research projects

• Experimental investigation on a vocal cord model (DFG-funded)

• Studying the interaction of voice and acoustics of professional speakers and singers

• Internet-based recordings and analysis of signals

• Interactive voice and speaking models

• Publications on the dynamic measurement of the opening position and the position of the larynx

• 1 Dissertation

• 17 original publications

• 3 research reports

• More than 70 published presentations

Memberships

• Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

• Committee member of the German Association for Acoustics (DEGA)

• Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG)

• Executive Council of the European Acoustic Association (EAA)

• Association of German Sound Engineers (VDT)

Community Service

• Product manager Fenestra and Schola of EAA

• Leader of the technical committee Teaching of Acoustics and webmaster of the German Association for Acoustics (DEGA)

• Organisation of scientific conferences (DAGA, ICA, Forum

Acusticum, ISMA, MAVEBA, WFS2009)

• Reviewer for scientific journals (JASA, Acta acustica united with acustica, JSV, Applied Acoustics)

• Associate Editor of Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology (LPV)