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Prof. Dr. Christoph H. Keitel

Principal Investigator

Involved

B02: Nonperturbative quantum electrodynamic theory in strong electromagnetic fields

Contact

Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg keitel@mpi-hd.mpg.de +49-6221-516-150

Vita

University Education and Academic Degrees

1998 – 2000	Habilitation and Venia Legendi in Physics, University of Freiburg (Germany) with Prof. John S. Briggs
1991 – 1992	Doctorate in Physics, University of Munich (Germany) under supervision of Prof. Dr. G. Süssmann
1987 – 1990	Studies of Physics, University of Munich (Germany), diploma under supervision of Prof. Marlan O. Scully
1985 – 1987	Studies of Physics, Leibniz University Hannover (Germany), intermediate diploma (Vordiplom) both in Physics and Mathematics

Academic Positions

2004 –	Director at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg (Germany)
2005 –	Honorary Professor (Honorarprofessor) at the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Heidelberg University (Germany)
2000 – 2005	Lecturer (Privatdozent) at the Faculty of Physics, University of Freiburg (Germany)
2003 – 2004	Lecturer of Physics (Hochschuldozent) at the University of Freiburg (SS 03, C2) and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (WS 03/04, C4), (Germany)
1998 – 2003	Junior Group Leader (Nachwuchsgruppenleiter) "Theory of atomic systems in intense laser fields'' at the DFG funded Special Research Area 276, Faculty of Physics at the University of Freiburg (Germany)
1997 – 1998	Marie Curie Fellow, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck (Austria), with Prof. P. Zoller
1992 – 1997	Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Blackett Laboratory (Optics Section) of the Imperial College, London (UK), with Prof. Sir P. L. Knight FRS
1989 – 1992	Research Assistant (Associate since 1991) at the Center for Advanced Studies, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (USA) and at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching (Germany), with Prof. M. O. Scully and Prof. H. Walther

Selected Professional Activities, Awards, Honours

2008 –	Advisory Board member of ELI (Extreme Light Infrastructure), in particular ELI Beamlines (Czech Republic) and ELI Nuclear Physics (Romania)
2006 – 2008	Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (regular 3 year term), Heidelberg (Germany)
2008	American Physical Society "Outstanding Referee" Award
2006 – 2008	Member of the Regional Coordination Committee
2006	Fellow, Optical Society of America
2004 –	Founding Speaker of the International Max Planck Research School for Quantum Dynamics in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IMPRS-QD), (opening of the graduate school: 2007)
2003	Gustav Hertz Prize of the German Physical Society
1998	SFB Junior Research Group
1997	Marie Curie Fellowship, European Union
1998	Fellowship, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes