Curriculum Vitae – Julia Riedel

Born: March 11, 1980 in Zwickau, Germany

1998 – 2003	Study of Biology (Zoology, Behavioral Physiology, Ecology, Psychology), University of Bayreuth and University of Leipzig, Department of Biological Sciences
2003 Diploma	Diploma thesis: “Object choice experiments with chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus)” [in German] Supervisors: Prof. M. Tomasello, MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig Prof. K. Schildberger, University Leipzig
2004 - present	Dissertation: “Social networks in wild westafrican chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus)” Supervisor: Prof. C. Boesch, MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig

Professional history

1998	Volunteer for Ecology („Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr“) in the Zoo Görlitz, Germany
2001 - 2004	Student assistant, MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
2003 - 2004	Volunteer for the Taї Chimpanzee Project Ivory Coast, Habituation of a chimpanzee group
2001 - present	Guided tours for school classes, students or other visitors, Zoo Leipzig, Germany
2004 - present	Member of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, Tasks: fundraising, conservation education projects (Club P.A.N., Partnerschoolproject Germany/Côte d’Ivoire)
2006	Instructor for the seminar on Behavioral Ecology: University of Leipzig Department of Biological Science, Germany
2006	Instructor for the Seminar on Wild Chimpanzees: Gymnasium Ortenberg, on the occasion of the Max Planck Society annual meeting in 2006, Germany
2006	Research at Tchimpounga Sanctuary, Republic of Congo Research on cognition in chimpanzees
2006 - present	Co-founded the Conservation Group of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Projects have included a conservation education program with the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (Club P.A.N.), primate-focused sustainable logging and primate reintroduction literature reviews.

Conservation awards & funding

The following grants were rewarded to the Conservation Group of the Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology and the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation for a conservation education program (Club P.A.N.) in schools around the Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire.

Schoolyear	Award
2007 - 2008	Rufford Small Grant	9200 Dollar
	Columbus Zoo	5000 Dollar
	Cleveland Zoological Society	3000 Dollar
	WWF	7155 Dollar
	Brevard Zoo	900 Dollar
2008 - 2009	DierenPark Amersfoort Wildlife Fund	4220 Dollar
	Minnesota Zoo	2500 Dollar
	Leipzig Zoo	9285 Dollar
	Brevard Zoo	900 Dollar
2009 - 2010	Zoo am Meer Bremerhafen	1428 Dollar
	Oregon Zoo Foundation's Future for Wildlife Fund	3054 Dollar
	US Fish and Wildlife Services	52749 Dollar
	Columbus Zoo	5000 Dollar
2010 - 2011	DierenPark Amersfoort Wildlife Fund	4600 Dollar
	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	2000 Dollar
	Rufford Small Grant	8075 Dollar
	Zoo am Meer Bremerhafen	1400 Dollar
	Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund	1725 Dollar
	Yves Rocher Fondation Trophée de femmes 2011	3000 Euro
2011 - 2012	Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund	5003 Dollar
	DierenPark Amersfoort Wildlife Fund	4600 Dollar
	Brevard Zoo	900 Dollar

Congratulations to Club P.A.N.'s Julia Riedel: Yves Rocher Fondation Umweltpreis 2011 Trophée de femmes winner

Club P.A.N.'s Julia Riedel recently won third prize (3000 euros) for Club P.A.N. through the Yves Rocher Fondation Umweltpreis 2011 Trophée de femmes. Congratulations!

The Trophée de femmes awards women working with environmental projects with the common goal of creating a future worth living. The Environmental Award honors women who contribute to nature and biodiversity, and often do so in secret. About 200 winners in over 50 countries around the world have been honored for their exemplary commitment to environmental protection and nature conservation.

The German press release can be found here: http://www.eva.mpg.de/german/presse/aktuelles.html