Born in Dortmund on the 5^th of January 1954

Marital Status: Married, two daughters

Nationality: German

13^th of January 1993

Habilitation in Physical Chemistry, FU Berlin
Habilitation Thesis: Interfaces of Semiconducting Metal Chalcogenides

February 78 – October 81

Dissertation in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Bielefeld under Prof. Dr. A. Müller, Grade: highest
Title of the Thesis: Investigation of the structural, electronic and dynamic properites of transition metal complexes with sulphur-containing ligands

June 77 – February 78

Diplom in Chemistry, University of Dortmund, grade: highest

October 72 – June 77

Studied Chemistry, University of Dortmund

April 72

Abitur (German university entrance degree) at Friedrich-Bährens-Gymnasium, Schwerte

Since May 97

Professor (C4), Department of Materials Science, TU Darmstadt

January 94 – April 97

Head of the Interface Department at Hahn-Meitner-Institute, Berlin

May 87 – January 94

Head of the Interface Department and assistant head of the Solar Energy Department,
Hahn-Meitner-Institute, Berlin

April 86 – May 87

„Visiting Research Scientist“, DuPont Experimental Station,
CR&D, E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co, Wilmington, USA

November 81 – March 86

Member of the scienctific staff at the Solar Energy Department under Prof. Dr. H. Tributsch, Hahn-Meitner-Institute, Berlin

October 78 – August 81

Scienctific assistant at the Chemistry Faculty in the Department of Inorganic Chemistry under Prof. Dr. A. Müller at the University of Bielefeld