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Main Research Fields
Spintronics, Organic Opto-Electronic/Molecular Electronics, Correlated Systems
Scientific Career
| 1996 - 2001 | Studies of physics and mathematics, RWTH Aachen University (Diploma in Physics with Distinction) |
| 2000 | Master of Philosophy in Physics, University of Cambridge, UK |
| 2003 | PhD, University of Cambridge, UK |
| 2003 - 2005 | IBM Research Laboratory Zürich, Rüschlikon, Switzerland (Postdoc) |
| 2003 - 2008 | Junior Lecturer, University of Konstanz, Germany |
| 2008 - 2010 | Leader of a Research Group funded by a European Research Council Starting Independent Researcher Grant, University of Konstanz, Germany |
| 2010 - 2011 | Associate Professor with a joint appointment between the SwissFEL, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) and EPFL, Switzerland |
| Since 2011 | W3-Professor for Condensed Matter Physics, University of Mainz |
Scholarships, Awards and Honors
| Diploma (1996 - 2001) |
Springorum Medal of Excellence (RWTH Aachen) Scholar of the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes) |
| PhD (2001 - 2003) |
Distinguished Clerk Maxwell Scholar of the Cavendish Laboratory Scholarship of the Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz Foundation Scholarship of the Japan International Science Exchange Center |
| Postdoctoral (2003 - 2011) |
Nicholas Kurti European Prize for Research in Physical Sciences Starting Independent Researcher Grant of European Research Council Physics Prize of the Academy of Sciences Göttingen Max Auwärter Award for outstanding contributions to surface physics Member of the Young Academy (Junge Akademie) of the BBAW and the Global Young Academy (GYA) |