Biography:
Education
1988 B.Sc. (Hons) in Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town
1990 M.Sc. in Astronomy, University of Cape Town
Advisor: A.P. Fairall
1993 PhD in Astronomy, University of Cambridge
Advisor: S.D.M. White

Positions Held
1993-1994 Miller Fellow, Univ. of California at Berkeley
1994-1996 Scientific Mitarbeiter, Max Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik
1995 (May- July) Visiting Scientist, Institue for Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara
1996-2002 Scientific Mitarbeiter, Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik
2000 (Jan-Mar) Visiting Scientist, Institute for Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara
2003-present C3 Research Group Leader ( tenured ), Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik

Additional positions
2005- Director, European Association for Research in Astronomy ( EARA)
2005- Coordinator, Framework 6 EC Research Training Network on Multi-Wavelength Analysis of Galaxy Populations

Scholarships and Awards
CSIR award for best MSc.thesis, 1990
Cecily Haworth Wahl Scholarship, 1990
Harry Crossley Bursary, 1990-1992
Amelia Earhart Fellowship, 1990-1991
Isaac Newton Studentship, 1992
Otto Hahn Medal awarded by Max-Planck Gesellschaft, 1997
Annie Jump Cannon Special Commendation of Honor, 1998
Maier-Leibnitz Prize of the German Science Foundation 2002