Curriculum Vitae
Date of birth: 27. Juni 1962
Place of birth: Innsbruck, Österreich
Citizenship: Österreich
Civilian status: married (Andrea Leuprecht-Fügenschuh), three children (Eleonora, Florentina, Maximilian)
1991: Diploma thesis, University of Innsbruck. „Geochemie und Deformationsuntersuchungen an Gneisen und Amphiboliten des zentralen Oetztals (Sulztalkamm)“
1995: PhD thesis, ETH Zürich: “Thermal and Kinematic History of the Brenner Area (Eastern Alps, Tyrol)”
1995 - 1999: Postdoctorial research at University of Basel
1999 - 2005: Oberassistent at University of Basel
2005: Habilitation at the University of Basel
2005: Professor for Structural Geology and Geodynamics
Education
1980: Matura, Akademisches Gymnasium, Innsbruck
1981: Military service österreichisches Bundesheer
1981 - 1983: Student at "Institut für Germanistik", University of Innsbruck
1983 - 1991: Student at "Institut für Mineralogie und Petrographie", University of Innsbruck. Assistant at "Institut für Mineralogie und Petrographie", University Innsbruck
Diploma thesis: "Geochemie und Deformationsuntersuchungen an Gneisen und Amphiboliten des zentralen Oetztals (Sulztalkamm)", supervision: Ass. Prof. Dr. Ch. Miller
1991–1995: PhD student at Geological institute, ETH Zürich. Assistant at Geological institute, ETH Zürich
PhD thesis: Thermal and Kinematic History of the Brenner Area (Eastern Alps, Tyrol), supervision: PD Dr. Neil Mancktelow, Dr. Diane Seward, Prof. Dr. Volker Trommsdorff
1995–1999: Post-Doc at "Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut", University Basel, Swiss National Science
Foundation Project: "The frontal Penninic units in the Western Alps of Savoie (France): a combined structural, sedimentological and petrological study" (Project Nr. 20-42132.94 and 2000-049558.96).
1999–2005: Oberassistant at "Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut", University Basel, Switzerland
Since October 2005: Professor for Structural Geology at the Institute of Geology and Paleontology, University of Innsbruck
Research
- Alps
- Andes
- Carpathians
- Dinarides
- European Basement
- Rhodopes
Methods
- Mapping
- Structural geology
- Fabric analysis
- Fission track analysis
Current collaboration
- Belgrade: V. Cvetcovic, K. Saric
- Berlin: M. Handy
- Bozen: V. Mair
- Bratislava: S. Kralikova, M. Kovac, R. Vojko
- Jena: J. Pleuger, K. Ustaszewski
- Sofia: N. Georgiev
- Tirana: K. Onuzi
- Utrecht: N. Andric, L. Matenco
- Wien: M. Rockenschaub, R. Schuster
- Zürich: E. Kissling, N.S. Mancktelow, S.M. Schmid