Born 1942; Graduation in Chemistry 1968; PhD 1970 at MPI of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen; 1973 – 2006 Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology,University of Bremen.
Since 1968 interdisciplinary and international research on „Structure-Activity-Relations of Chemicals“ ( 200 publications, 1 textbook)
1994-2000 Managing Director of the Interdisciplinary „Centre of Environmental Sciences and Sustainable Technologies ( UFT), founded 1994 at University of Bremen.
2001- 2006 Leader of a transdisciplinary team at UFT (chemists,biologists,engineers): “Design and Development of Sustainable Ionic Liquids” in cooperation with Merck, Darmstadt
Since 2006 Professor emeritus and consultant, Department of Sustainable Chemistry, UFT.
Dr. h.c. University of Gdansk, Poland 2003.