I am a doctoral candidate in philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. My doctoral thesis Modality in Flux is on the semantics of modals and directed by Nicholas Asher and Josh Dever. Beginning in Autumn 2010, I will be joining the philosophy department at the University of Chicago as an assistant professor.
I received my undergraduate training in philosophy, logic and theory of science at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich and Oxford University. Thomas Buchheim and Johannes Hübner were particularly patient with me while I was in Munich, and so were Bill Brewer and Ian Rumfitt while I was in Oxford.
I grew up in the Lüneburg Heath near Hamburg, so I am used to scenic landscapes and cold weather (though I have heard that the climate in Northern Germany is not nearly as rough as it is in Chicago). Austin is more hot than cold but offers Zilker Park, and you can sometimes find me there running. I guess I will soon do the same at the shores of Lake Michigan.
On this homepage you can keep track of what I am up to (Updates), glance at some of the papers I wrote (Research), find out more about my teaching experience (Teaching), take a look at my vita (CV), and get what you need to contact me (Contact).