Teaching Experience
University of Arizona Associate Professor of Architecture / “critical practice” (tenured), 2010 - present
University of Nebraska Lincoln/USA, Associate Professor of Architecture (tenured 2008), 2005-2010:
ARCH 510 advanced vertical studio: “stuff-ed,” spring 2009
ARCH 410 “tectonics” senior - level design studio: “Gulu Uganda school,” fall 2008
ARCH 510 advanced vertical studio: “slowed mo-tion,” spring 2008
ARCH 410 “tectonics” senior-level design studio: “College of Health/Omaha,” fall 2007
ARCH 140 Visual Literacy, cross disciplinary foundation design studio, spring 2006, spring 2007, fall 2007, fall 2008
ARCH 211/221 Basic design studio (sophomore level), spring 2006, spring 2007
ARCH 597 professional graduate elective lecture “materiality for building types,” fall 2006, spring 2008, spring 2009
ARCH 597 professional graduate independent study / furniture, spring 2006, spring 2007
ARCH 510 advanced vertical studio: “domestic re-rooting,” fall 2006
ARCH 410 “tectonics” senior-level design studio: “a tower for Berlin,” fall 2005
University of Applied Sciences Bremen/Germany:
MA 5.2 Master of Arts, advanced graduate level studio, 2005
MA 4.3 Master of Arts, basic graduate level studio, 2004, 2005
MA 4.2 Master of Arts, basic graduate level studio, 2004
BA 1.1 Bachelor of Arts, freshmen basic design level, 2005
BA 1.2 Bachelor of Arts, freshmen basic design level, 2004
Diploma degree studies/professional graduate level lecture “tectonics,” 2003
University of Applied Sciences Hannover/Germany:
Diploma degree studies/basic design level studio, spring 2001, fall 2001
University of Hannover/Germany:
Institute of urban studies, summer academy, “Offshore island Borkum 2002”, summer 2001
PhD advisor: Michael Vogt: Leibniz University Hannover
Graduate thesis mentor:
UNL-USA: Erin Wencel, Stephanie Peterson, Stacey Hagemen 2009 / Amber Ellett, Jay Anderson (Cunningham medal winner - best design thesis) 2008 / Erin Mumm, Dan Siedhoff 2007 / Alissa Piere 2006 (Cunningham medal finalist / best design thesis) / Leibniz University Hannover/Germany /Co-mentor : Kerstin Kuhlgemeyer 2007 / University of Applied Sciences Hildesheim-Germany: Christian Ritter 2004 / University of Applied Sciences Oldenburg-Germany: Hartmut Möller 2003 / University of Applied Sciences Hannover-Germany: Pischtiwan Khanaqa+ Svenja Stern 2002
Grants and Fellowships
2007-2008 Layman Fund award, $ 9,860 research grant: “Advanced materials design research: A global future through architecture with TMT” (Thermal Modification Technology), sole investigator
UCARE ( Undergraduate Creative Activities & Research Experiences) grants:
Meganne Tedman, 2009, $ 1000
Stephanie Morales, 2009, $ 1000Eric Leahy, 2008, $ 2000
Cristina Lorie, 2008, $ 2400
Cristina Lorie, 2007, $ 1000
Jimmy Rohr, 2007, $ 1000
Jamison Burt, 2007, $ 2400
Jamison Burt, 2006, $ 2000
1990-991 President’s scholarship / University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Teaching awards
2009 University of Nebraska/ USA, College Distinguished Teaching Award, $1000
2008 University of Nebraska/ USA, Tau Sigma Delta Silver Medal, [award for distinctive professional with significant contribution to the College of Architecture and it’s students / this being first time ever in it’s history given to an internal practitioner]
2007 University of Nebraska/ USA, Tau Sigma Delta Honorary Membership Award
2007 University of Nebraska/ USA, “Larry Hawthorne Teaching Award”, $1000
2006 University of Nebraska/ USA, “Larry Hawthorne Teaching Award”, $1000