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Main Research Fields
Theoretical Physics and Physical Chemistry of Especially Biological and Synthetic Macromolecular Materials. Development and Application of (multiscale) Computer Simulation Methods. Structure Property Relations, Morphology and Dynamics of Polymers, Polyelectrolytes, Gels, Membranes, Liquid Crystals and Peptides in Bulk and Under Geometrical Constraints, Polymers for Electronic Applications.
Scientific Career
| 1974 - 1980 | Student of Physics, at the University of Cologne/Germany (Diploma 1980, PhD 1983) |
| 1982 - 1984 | Scientific Staff, KFA Jülich |
| 1984 - 1985 | Postdoc, Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Annandale NJ, USA |
| 1984 - 1988 | Assistant Prof., Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
| 1988 | Habilitation, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
| 1988 - 1995 | Senior Scientific Staff, Forschungszentrum KFA Jülich |
| 1995 | Bayer AG, Leverkusen |
| Since 1995 | Director at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research |
| 1996 | Adjoint Professor of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
| 1998 - 2000 2008 - 2010 |
Managing Director at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research |
| 2011 | Honorary Professor at University of Heidelberg |
Scholarships, Awards and Honors
| 1991 | George T. Piercy Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota |
| 1992 | Walter-Schottky-Award of the German Physical Society (DPG) |
| 1999 | Whitby Lecturer, Akron University |
| 2006 | Nakamura Lecturer, UC Santa Barbara |
| 2006 | Fellow American Physical Society (APS) |
| 2011 | American Physical Society (APS) Polymer Prize |