Main Research Fields
Correlated Molecular Systems, Magnetic Circular/Linear Dichroism (Kerr effect, XMCD), Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Spintronics, Surface Science
Scientific Career
1979 - 1985 | Studies of Physics at Clausthal University of Technology |
1989 | PhD, Clausthal University of Technology |
1990 - 1996 | Research associate and Akademischer Rat at the Institute of Physics, Clausthal University of Technology |
1996 | Habilitation, Thesis: “Ferromagnetic Monolayers” |
1996 - 1997 | Substitute professor at Clausthal University of Technology |
1997 | Research associate at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle, Department of Prof. Dr. J. Kirschner |
1997 - 1998 | Substitute professor at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
Since 1998 | C3-Professor at the Department of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
Scholarships, Awards and Honors
1996 | Heisenberg-Fellowship of the German Research Foundation (DFG) |