I am a journalist specializing in covering science and technology. Although I was originally trained in television and continue to work with film and electronic media, I also wrote several dozen feature stories for major European and international publications. I work in English as well as in German. My key areas of expertise are aviation, spaceflight, astronomy, medicine, biology, geography and the environment. I have a very strong interest in exploring the interaction between science, technology, culture and human evolution. My goal is to present complicated subjects in an interesting, inspiring and yet, still informative and scientifically accurate way. Unlike many other journalists, I don't believe in a desk job or "research" on a computer screen. I want to have first hand impressions, gathered from talking with real people and from going on location, and I'd like to take my readers along with me.

WHY I LOVE WHAT I DO

I have always had the heart of an explorer and I see life first and foremost as an opportunity to learn and experience.

To appreciate the enormous size of 150 feet high modern wind turbines, I had to climb one. To get an impression of the energy stored behind a hydroelectric dam, I had to rappel down from one. My assignments have led me to Cuba, into the Mojave and Sonora Deserts and up on the icy peaks of the Austrian Alps. I scuba-dived in the infamous Bay of Pigs, site of the failed American invasion of Cuba. I hovered above the desert in a hot air balloon and cruised over Los Angeles in a helicopter. In thin air, I stood on the rim of Haleakala, a gigantic volcanic crater on the island of Maui. I crawled into Crystal Cave in the Sierra Nevada. In Idaho, I hiked across Craters of the Moon National Monument -- one of the most desolate places on Earth. Astronauts trained there for the moon missions.

I spent several unforgettable nights at the observatory on top of Mount Wilson, shivering from cold behind the very same 100-inch telescope once used by Edwin Hubble. Here, two of the most significant discoveries in the history of science were made. First (in 1924) Hubble showed that our galaxy is only one among billions of galaxies within the range of this powerful instrument. This was akin to Copernicus' realization that our planet was not the center of the universe. Then (in 1929) Hubble discovered that the universe is expanding at great speed, and that everything in it probably originated from a single point in time and space. Almost the entire building is preserved the way it looked when it was built during the first decades of the last century. Even Hubble's personal locker is still there, the way he left it.

Among the strangest places I visited on assignment is a huge underground archive, hermetically sealed deep in a salt mine in Kansas. I have been inside ancient catacombs in Vienna, Austria, and in the middle of mysterious, unexplained crop circles in Wiltshire, England.

I wrote stories on the Apollo Project, the decommissioning of nuclear warheads, Laser and computer technology and their effects on us. I covered potential energy sources such as hydrogen fusion and wind energy. Many of my stories deal with technology used in the entertainment industry, for example, computer generated imaging and special effects in films. In addition, I am often asked to write on American history, geography, exploration and popular culture. For instance, I wrote stories on America's earliest colonists, the American legal system, firearms, gun legislation, the 1960s era as well as an American tradition dating back to the Old West: Bounty hunting.

My favorite interview (so far) was with author, therapist and sex expert Dr. Ruth Westheimer (she is one of the funniest, most charming ladies who says things nobody else would). My favorite biography explored the life and exploits of Fidel Castro.

Some of my articles deal with the mysterious, e. g. the assassination of the Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King, the death of Marilyn Monroe and the alleged UFO crash near Roswell in 1947.

Perhaps I should add Las Vegas to the list of "strange places" I have visited?

Definitely on the list would be the facilities of a peculiar organization based in Arizona. Their members believe that if their bodies are well preserved after they have expired, future generations may one day be able to revive them. That's why they have developed a technology that pumps bodies full of antifreeze before cooling them below zero. Finally, the bodies are preserved in liquid nitrogen. And who knows! If biotechnology continues to progress as fast as it has in the last years, the cryonics proponents might have the last laugh one day in the future. But then, would you suddenly want to wake up one afternoon in say, the year 2519?

I wonder how the world would be like hundreds of years from now, and what marvels of engineering will be available. Will mankind use science and technology only to provide a better life for everyone? Will hunger and disease be reduced to subjects in history books? Will there be any books at all?

Among my other credentials: I am a trained horseman, alpine skier, mountaineer, photographer, motoryclist and a licensed firearms instructor.

I maintain membership in the National Geographic Society, the Japanese Karate Association, the International Documentary Association, the California Rifle and Pistol Association and the National Rifle Association. I currently serve on the Board of Directors of the Santa Monica Amateur Astronomy Club.

I believe that in this ever changing environment, a modern media professional must be able to work creatively in all kinds of media, always taking advantage of the latest technologies as they become available.

Today, my office in Los Angeles handles electronic and print media projects of various sizes. This is a complex field, and I have spent years to find the right partners and contacts who can provide their expertise in the special areas I cannot personally cover. This way, I have access to many respected experts in cutting edge fields of science and technology.

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