Dr. Mike Reich
General
Curator of the geoscientific collections (Geology, Palaeontology, Mineralogy), Associate Director of the Museum
Diploma in Geology/Palaeontology 1998 (University of Greifswald, Germany) Doctorate, Dr. rer. nat. 2002 (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
Geoscience Centre of the University of Göttingen, Germany (GZG), Museum, Collections & Geopark
Goldschmidtstr. 1-5
37077 Göttingen, Germany
Phone:+49-(0)551-39-7998, -7963 (office)
-7951 (secretariat)
Fax: +49-(0)551-397918
E-Mail:mreich@gwdg.de
Short curriculum and Awards
Professional career
- since 06/2010 co-coordinator (object digitalisation) long term project "Johann Friedrich Blumenbach - online" (Göttingen Academy of Sciences)
- since 01/2010 cooperative research associate, long term project "Johann Friedrich Blumenbach - online" (Göttingen Academy of Sciences)
- 03/2009 - 09/2009: lecturer, Institute of Geology, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
- 10/2007, 05/2008: visiting scientist and lecturer, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
- 04/2006 - 03/2007: deputyship of the (C4) professorship for palaeontology (J. Reitner) at the Geoscience centre of the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany
- since 10/2004: Curator of the geoscientific collections (Geology, Palaeontology, Mineralogy) at the Geoscience centre of the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany
- since 04/2004: lecturer, Department of Geobiology, Geoscience Centre of the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany
- 04/2004 - 09/2004: provisional Curator of the geoscientific collections (Geology, Palaeontology, Mineralogy) at the Geoscience centre of the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany
- 5/2003 - 09/2004: Research associate at the Geoscience Centre of the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany (Departments of Geobiology and Museum)
- 08/2002 - 04/2003: Scientific volunteer (museum assistant) at the Department of Natural Sciences, Lower Saxon State Museum Hannover, Germany
- 02/2002 - 11/2002: Contracts for work and labour at the Chalk Museum Gummanz / Isle of Rügen, Germany (Friends and sponsors of the National Park Jasmund e. V.)
- 03/2002 - 06/2002: Contracts for work and labour at the German Oceanographic Museum Stralsund, Germany
- 4/1999, 01/2002, 07/2002: Contracts for work and labour at the Pomeranian State Museum Greifswald, Germany
- 09.09.2002: "Promotion, Dr. rer. nat. [summa cum laude]" – Faculty of Natural Sciences, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Austria [supervisor o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Helfried Mostler]
- Ph.D. thesis (2002): "The Late Cretaceous holothurians (Echinodermata)."– 584 pp., 144 figs., 4 tables, 10 pls., 5 color poster, incl. 22 enclosures
- 09/1999 - 09/2002: Doctoral study at the Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Austria
- 09/1999 - 09/2001: Research associate at the Institute of Geological Sciences, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Germany [supervisor Prof. i. R. Dr. Ekkehard Herrig]
- 05/1999 - 08/1999: Grant of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) for the Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Austria [supervisor o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Helfried Mostler]
- 03/1998 - 03/1999: Alternative service at the Environmental Protection Agency in Greifswald
- 28.02.1998: "Diploma in Geology and Palaeontology" – Faculty of Mathematics and Naturals Sciences, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald
- Diploma thesis (1997): "The holothurians (Echinodermata) of the White Chalk (Early Maastrichtian), Isle of Rügen, Baltic Sea". – 138 pp., 63 figs., 2 tables, 6 pls."
- 10/1991 - 02/1998: Study of Geology and Palaeontology at the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Germany
Awards and grants
- 12/2010: European Union Synthesys grant FR-TAF-1618
- 11/2009: European Union Synthesys grant SE-TAF-799
- 11/2009: European Union Synthesys grant AT-TAF-787
- 11/2006: European Union Synthesys grant SE-TAF-2969
- 11/2006: European Union Synthesys grant GB-TAF-2446
- 27.05.2000: Pomeranian Scientific Award for the year 1999 [Foundation Pomerania Kiel/ Greifswald].
- 30.03.1999: Short grant of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for Austria [ Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst]
Editorial Activities
- 2006 - 2009: Co-editor "Paläontologische Zeitschrift. Scientific contributions to Palaeontology" ISSN 0031-0220 [indexed u.a. in Biological Abstracts, Biosis previews, GeoRef, Science Citation Index (expanded), Zoological Record]
- 2006 - 2008: member of the editorial board "Senckenbergiana lethaea. International Journal of Palaeontology and Stratigraphy" ISSN 0037-2110 [indexed in Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries, Biological Abstracts, Biosis previews, R.R. Bowker, GEOBASE, NISC South Africa, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Water Resources Abstracts, Zoological Record]
- 2005 - 2008: scientific consultant "Fossilien. Zeitschrift für Hobbypaläontologen" ISSN 0175-5021
- 2000 - 2003: member of the editorial board "Archiv für Geschiebekunde" ISSN 0936-2967 [indexed in GeoRef, Zoological Record]
- 2000 - 2003: member of the editorial board "Geschiebekunde aktuell" ISSN 0178-1731 [indexed in GeoRef, Zoological Record]
Scientific bodies and societies
- 2007 until present: permanent guest of the commission "Johann Friedrich Blumenbach" of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences
- 2006 until present: Secretary of the Verein der Freunde der Geowissenschaften der Universität Göttingen
- 2006 until present: Archivist of the Paläontologischen Gesellschaft
- 2004 - 2006: Secretary of the Paläontologischen Gesellschaft
- 2001 until present: Corresponding member of the Subcommission for Jurassic Stratigraphy within the German Stratigraphical Commission (DSK)
- 2000 - 2004: 1. Secretary / Executive Vice-president of the Gesellschaft für Geschiebekunde
- 2000 until present: Full member of the Subcommission for Cretaceous Stratigraphy (SKS) within the German Stratigraphical Commission (DSK)
- 1996 - 1999: Corresponding member of the Subcommission for Cretaceous Stratigraphy (SKS) within the German Stratigraphical Commission (DSK)
