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Main Research Fields
Optical (dark-field) microscopy, Synthesis of metal and semiconductor nanoparticles, Conformational changes of biomolecules and molecular motors, Plasmonics, Optical single molecule and single particle spectroscopy
Scientific Career
| Since 4/2009 | Professor for Physical Chemistry, JGU Mainz (Gutenberg fellow) |
| 2005 - 2009 | Juniorprofessor for Nanobiotechnology, JGU Mainz |
| 2003 - 2005 | Postdoc with Paul Alivisatos, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| 1998 - 2001 | PhD, LMU Munich (summa cum laude) |
| 1996 - 1997 | M. Phil., University of Cambridge |
| 1994 - 1996 | Studied Physics University of Hamburg (Vordiplom excellent) |
Scholarships, Awards and Honors
| 2010 | ERC Starting Grant |
| 2008 | Gutenberg junior fellow |
| 2005 | Emmy Noether Research Grant |
| 2004 - 2005 | Feodor Lynnen Research Scholarship, Humboldt Foundation |
| 2001 | Röntgen-Award, University of Würzburg |
| 1993 - 1998 | Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (National merit foundation) |