Habilitation in Experimental Physics, Mainz University (Germany), with Prof. Dr. I. Bloch and Prof. Dr. H. Backe
1997 – 2000
Doctorate in Experimental Physics, Mainz University (Germany), under supervision of Prof. Dr. E. W. Otten
1992 – 1997
Studies of Physics, Mainz University (Germany), diploma under supervision of Prof. Dr. E. W. Otten
Academic Positions
2020 –
Scientific Vice-President for the Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section of the Max Planck Society
2008 –
Honorary Professor at Heidelberg University (Germany)
2007 –
Director at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics Heidelberg (Germany)
2004 – 2007
Project Leader (tenure track) of the "Helmholtz Research Group for Young Investigators" on "Experiments with Stored and Cooled Ions" at Mainz University (Germany)
2000 – 2004
Project Leader "Mass spectrometry of exotic nuclides with ISOLTRAP" at ISOLDE/CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)
2002 – 2004
Research Associate (fellowship) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN (Division PH-IS) in Geneva (Switzerland)
2000 – 2002
Postdoctoral Research Associate from GSI Darmstadt (Prof. H.-J. Kluge) with ISOLTRAP" at ISOLDE/CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)
Selected Professional Activities, Awards, Honours
2019
Foreign Member of the Physics Class of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
2018 –
Member of the board of the German Physical Society (DPG)
2016 –
Deputy Chairman of the FAIR/GSI Joint Scientific Council and member of the supervisory board of GSI
2016
Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award 2016
2015 –
Member of the BMBF Advisory Commitee "Physics of the smallest particles"
2013
Flerov Prize 2013
2012
Helmholtz Prize 2012 of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) for precision measurements
2012 –
Member of the DFG Review Board "Optics, Quantum Optics, Atoms, Molecules, Plasmas" (Fachgutachterausschuss)
2008
American Physical Society (APS) Fellowship 2008
2004
Gustav-Hertz-Prize 2004 of the German Physical Society (DPG)