Bauhaus-Universität Weimar: Vita

Academic Education:

1983 – 1986 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Technical University), GermanyFaculty of Chemistry / cand.chem.
1986 – 1991 Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, GermanyFaculty of Chemistry / Dipl.chem. / Thesis in Inorganic Chemistry
1991 – 1995 Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, GermanyMedical Faculty / Dr. sc. hum. (Human Sciences) / Ph.D. Thesis in Environmental Chemistry(1995)
1991 – 1996 HBK Saar (University of Fine Arts Saar) Saarbrücken, Germany
Fine Art Program / Diplom in Fine Art (New Artistic Media) / Thesis: Internet Art Installation(1996)

1993 – 1998 Editor of „TightRope“ – Journal for Art, Science and Philosophy. A publication of the Internet research project at the HBK Saar (University of Fine Arts Saar).
1998 – 1999 Stipend of the Akademie der Künste Berlin (Academy of Art Berlin, Germany)
From 1994 – 2001 Prof. Geelhaar exhibited his artworks in national and international exhibitions. Different catalogues with his work were published. In 1994 he won the first pricein the international art competition “AEG-Kunstpreis: Ökologie”.
Since 1999 Professor for Interface Design, Member of the Departments of Media and Architecture, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar,Germany
2007 – 2012 Guest Professor, Tongji-University, Shanghai, P.R. ChinaSince
2004 Vice Speaker of the Knowledge Media Design Group of the GI (GermanComputer Science Associaton)
Since 2009 Speaker of the Tangible Media Group of the GI (German Computer Science Associaton)