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Research leadership grounded in hands-on laboratory systems, planetary hardware, material characterisation, field testing, and scientific communication.
6.5+
years developing space hardware
€1.1m
competitive research funding secured
1,500 °C
vacuum test systems commissioned
200+
students taught from 32 countries
Experience
June 2021 – Present
Technische Universität Berlin · Chair of Space Technology
Leads the scientific and technical delivery of EDAM-R and 3D-LAVA, develops high-temperature vacuum systems, defines measurement requirements, and translates experimental findings into verified hardware and publications.
Also teaches Planetary Exploration and Space Robotics I & II.
May 2026 – August 2026
The Open University · Milton Keynes
Studied lunar-regolith melting and crystallisation with in-situ high-temperature X-ray diffraction and evaluated pulsed nanosecond-laser drilling in rock and lunar-analogue materials.
March 2019 – May 2021
Technische Universität Braunschweig · Institute of Space Systems
Managed the 3D4Space consortium and the initial EDAM-R phase, developing mobile additive-manufacturing concepts that combined rovers, robotic arms, scientific sensors, and manufacturing payloads.
Languages
Technical practice
Education
June 2021 – Present
Technische Universität Berlin
Molten Regolith Extrusion for Lunar Construction
October 2017 – March 2021
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Mechatronics & Measurement Technology · Thesis: Design of a printhead for additive manufacturing of molten Moon regolith.
July 2020 – August 2020
International Space University
August 2013 – September 2017
University of Applied Sciences Münster
Dual-study programme