Dr. Holger

Biography

Since 2004 Scientific staff at the Geological Survey of Austria; basic research (micropaleontology,biostratigraphy, paleoecology, paleoceanography), field mapping, curator. 2002-2004 Postdoctoral research associate at Institute of Geoscienses (Dept. of Micropaleontology) of Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel (WG Prof. W. Kuhnt; since July 2003 WG Prof. M. Sarnthein). 2001-2002 Lectureship at Free University of Berlin [Privatdozentur]; professional tour guide for various exhibitions, concept development for guided tours and workshops, technical cooperation with Museumspädagogischer Dienst Berlin. 2001 Habilitation lecture on the Trans-Saharan Seaway during Cretaceous and Paleocene.

Research Interest

• Routine investigations of foraminiferal assemblages for geological mapping purposes (biostratigraphy, paleoecology). • Basic research in biostratigraphy, paleoecology, and paleoceanography with foraminifera and other groups of fossils. • Development and maintenance of the micropaleotological collection and the related data base. • Supervision of the micropaleontological sample processing lab. • Geological field mapping in the Alpine-Carpatian Foredeep and the Waschberg-Zdánice Unit.