Prof. Dr. Ralph Watzel

President

Stilleweg 2
30655 Hannover

Secretary:
Gabriela Drath
Tel.: +49-(0)511-643-2102
Fax: +49-(0)511-643-3676
E-Mail: buero.praesident@bgr.de

Curriculum vitae

Born 10.05.1961 in Mannheim

Ralph Watzel studied geology at Heidelberg university, and geology and geophyscis at Karlsruhe university. He took his doctoral degree at Freiburg university where since 2000 he is engaged in academic teaching. In 2007 he completed a management training at St. Gallen university, Switzerland.

After more than 10 years of practical experience as hydrogeologist, he worked as consultant for sustainable development at the Ministry of Economy of Baden-Württemberg from 2001 to 2006. From 2006 to 2016 he was the head of the State Geological Survey and Mining Authority of Baden-Württemberg. Since 2016 Ralph Watzel is President of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) in Hannover, the National Geological Survey of Germany.