Group leader
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Curriculum Vitae
| 1960 | born in Schrozberg/Germany |
| 1967-1980 | Elementary school and High School in Niederstetten and Weikersheim |
| 1980-1982 | Military Service with German Army in Nürnberg and Niederstetten |
| 1982-1988 | Physics studies at Konstanz University |
| 1988 | Diploma in Physics (Nuclear Solid State Physics) |
| 1988 | Research stay at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa/Israel) |
| 1992 | PhD in Physics at Konstanz, Germany (Prof. Schatz) |
| 1992-1993 | Postdoctoral Fellow at Uppsala University (Prof. Erik B. Karlsson) |
| 1993-2000 | Research Assistant at Würzburg University (Prof. Umbach) |
| 2000 | Habilitation in Experimental Physics |
| 2000-2002 | Senior Research Assistant at Würzburg University (Prof. Umbach) |
| since 2002 | Professor of Physical Chemistry (C3) at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg |
Official University duties: FAU Commission of International Affairs, Head of Admission Committee MSc Chemistry & Molecular Science
Research stay at Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (2015)
Guest lecturer at Tongji University Shanghai (2014) and SUSTech Shenzhen (2016, 2018, 2019)

