Scientific Awards

Year	Award
2019	Senatsmedaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft der Freien Hansestadt Bremen
2018	Serge-von-Bubnoff-Medaille (DGGV)
2014	Francis P. Shepard Medal of the Society for Sedimentory Geology (USA)
2011	Town Musician Award of State of Bremen
2011	Alfred Wegener Medal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU)
2008	Member of Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
2007	Honorary doctor of the University of Oldenburg (Faculty for Mathematics and Natural Sciences)
2006	Scientist of the state of Bremen
2006	Finalist European Union Descartes Communication Prize
2005	Honorary Member of Paleontological Society
2004	Julius von Haast Fellowship Award New Zealand
2001	Communicator Award of the DFG (German Research Foundation)
1983	Albert-Maucher-Award for Geosciences (DFG)