About Me

For 25 years I have been studying the effects of natural and artificial light on the biological rhythms of humans and animals. After several years of my own research, I advised research groups around the world during field projects.

Since 2012 I have been preparing information about artificial lighting and light pollution for experts and interested laypeople of all ages, initially as a coordinator for public relations in the interdisciplinary research network Loss of the Night at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Berlin.

Since 2016 I have been working as a freelance lecturer, author and consultant. I have also been working as a medical lecturer since 2017.

Mitgliedschaften

Co-chair of the ALAN-conference-series

Co-founder of the European Light Pollution Coalition (ELPC)

Scientific Advisor at the Hessian Network against Light Pollution

Member of the German Society for lighting technology and design (LiTG), Member of the Firefly autor team

Scientific Advisor at Make Light Matter

Vergangenheit

Research network Loss of the Night at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries

Stars4All

Loss of the Night Network (LoNNe)

Awards

22013: Defender of the Dark Sky by the International Dark Sky Association for the organisation team of the First International Conference on Artificial Light at Night ALAN 2013

2007: Hans-Christian-Schröder-Hohenwarth-Award of the Senckenbergischen Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Frankfurt am Main for the best publication 2006 in the public science magazine „Natur und Museum” der Senckenbergischen Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Frankfurt am Main für die beste populär­wissenschaftliche Publikation 2006 in der Mitglieder­zeitschrift „Natur und Museum”