Unser Team

• Diploma in Physics (1990), Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• PhD-Thesis in Physics (1994), Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Career

• Research Assistant, Physics, Bochum (1990-1994)
• Hochschulassistent, Materials Science, Bergische Universität Wuppertal (1994-1998)
• Group Leader, Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung, Stuttgart (1998-2000).
• Humboldt-Fellow, University of Houston (2000-2002)
• Assistant Professor for Physics, University of Houston (2002-2008)
• Professor for Materials Science, Technische Universität Darmstadt (2008-present)

Research Interests

• Structure, defects, strain and phase transitions in thin films
• Synchrotron x-ray and neutron scattering methods for thin films
• Micro- and nano-diffraction
• Magnetic properties of thin films and surfaces
• Epitaxial growth of thin films

Teaching and Theses Supervision

• Scattering and diffraction (X-ray and neutron)
• Statistical Physics
• Introductory Physics
• PhD-thesis guidance in Physics for 10 students between 1997-2007;