Date of birth: 06.09.1961, Germany 1981 – 1983 Training in Journeyman of Dairy, Company DMK, Zeven, Germany 1984 – 1989 Study of Food Technology, TU-Munich; Diploma Thesis in Biotechnology (Dipl.-Ing), Chair for Food Process Engineering and Dairy Technology, TU-Munich 1989 – 1992 Scientist Assistant at Institute of Food Process Engineering, ZIEL, TU-Munich 1992 – 1997 Member of the academic council and senior scientist at Dep. of Food Process Engineering and Dairy Technology 1994 Dissertation in Dairy Science (Dr.-Ing.) 1997 Visiting Scientist at the NDRI, Karnal, India 1997 – 1999 Academic senior councillor and representation of the director of the Inst. of Food Process Engineering (ZIEL) and Dep. of Food Process Engineering and Dairy Technology, TU-Munich 2000 Habilitation: venia legendi in ’Food Process Engineering’ (Dr.-Ing. habil.), TU-Munich Since 2001 Full Professor for Soft Matter Science and Dairy Technology and Head of Dairy for Research and Training at the Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart Since 2008 Head of the Transfer Centre Milk (TZM: Transfer Zentrum Milch) of the University of Hohenheim and LAZBW Wangen Since 2019 Responsible for study BSc. and MSc. Food Science and Engineering