Christian Pott, biologist

1977-1996

Made, born and educated in Altenberge and Münster, Germany

Jul 1996-Sep 1997

Ranger in the Waddensea National Park, Spiekeroog island (alternative civilian service)

Oct 1997-Feb 2003

Studies of biology, palaeobotany and systematics at the University of Münster

May 2002-Jan 2003

Diploma project at the Alexander Koenig Research Museum of Zoology, Bonn

Feb 2003

Degree as biologist (Diplom Biologe); thesis: Phylogeny and Biogeography of Old-World-Sparrows (Aves: Passeridae)

Jun 2004-May 2007

PhD project at the Palaeobotany Research Group Münster; supervisors: Michael Krings (Munich) and Hans Kerp (Münster)

May 2007

Doctoral degree (PhD); thesis: Cuticular analysis of gymnosperm foliage from the Carnian (Upper Triassic) of Lunz, Lower Austria

Jun 2007-Jan 2008

Postdoc at the Palaeobotany Research Group Münster

Jan 2008

Award of the Wissenschaftspreis 2007 of the University Münster for the best PhD thesis 2007 of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Since Mar 2008

Postdoctoral fellow at the Palaeobotany Department of the Swedish Museum of Natural History Stockholm

Jun 2008

Award of the annual price of the "Hildegard und Karl Heinrich Heitfeld"-Foundation for the best PhD thesis 2007 of the Geology Department

Since Dec 2009

Technical editor of GRANA, Palaeobotany Department of the Swedish Museum of Natural History Stockholm - We celebrate Volume 50 this year!