Prof. Dr. Christian Wild

6/2009: Postdoctoral lecture qualification (habilitation) in Geobiology at faculty of Geosciences, LMU M&uuml;nchen, Germany. Thesis title: Biogeochemical approaches to understand coral reef engineering and functioning. Teaching authorisation from LMU M&uuml;nchen in 07/2009.<br /> 10/2003: Ph.D. (with summa cum laude) in Biology at Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Markus Huettel (MPI). Thesis title: Sediment-water coupling in permeable shallow water sediments &ndash; with special emphasis on carbonate sands and the cycling of coral exudates in reef environments.<br /> 8/2000: Diploma/equiv. M.Sc. (with magna cum laude) in Biology at Australian Institute for Marine Science (AIMS), Townsville, Australia, and Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany. Supervisors: Dr. Katharina Fabricius (AIMS), PD Dr. Doris Abele (AWI). Thesis title: Effects of marine snow sedimentation on corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Australi<br /> &nbsp;