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Main Research Fields
Optical single molecule techniques are developed and employed to study a variety of processes including electronic coupling between chromophores, photo-blinking in molecules and quantum dots, conformational transitions of macromolecules, photochemical reactions and dynamics of glasses and polymers. Novel semiconductor quantum dot hetero-structures are synthesized and their optoelectronic properties studied down to the single particle level. In addition, quantum dots are assembled into supramolecular aggregates with organic dye-molecules to investigate electronic coupling at the organic/inorganic interface.
Scientific Career
| 1997 | Chair in Physical Chemistry (C4), JGU Mainz |
| 1996 | Privatdozent (Assistant Professor, C2 |
| 1995 | Habilitation in Physical Chemistry, LMU Munich |
| 1991 - 1992 | IBM World Trade Visiting Scientist, IBM Almaden Research Center, San José, USA |
| 1990 | PhD in Physical Chemistry, LMU Munich |
| 1985 | Diploma in Chemistry, LMU Munich |
Scholarships, Awards and Honors
| 2002 - 2004 | Advisory Board, The Journal of Physical Chemistry |
| Since 2002 | Member of the Technology Council, State of Rhineland Palatinate |
| 1999 | Japanese-German Research Award (JSPS) |
| 1996 | Nernst-Haber-Bodenstein-Award from the Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie |
| 1991 | University Award, LMU Munich |