|
Education and Degrees:
- Oct., 1979 - Aug. 1985, Study of physics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität (CAU), Kiel
- Aug., 1985, Diploma in physics, Kiel
- Feb.-Sep., 1987, Baton Rouge, LS University, USA
- Jun., 1988, PhD, Kiel
- Jan., 1997, Habilitation, Kiel
- May, 2002, Umhabilitation, Tübingen
- July, 2006, Umhabilitation, Heidelberg
- October 2014, Appointment as Außerplanmäßiger Professor
Professional Experience:
- Sep., 1985 - Jul., 1988: research associate, CAU, Kiel
- Feb. - Sep., 1987, research associate, LS University, Baton Rouge, USA)
- Oct. - Jul., 1988, research associate, CAU, Kiel
- Aug., 1988 - Jul., 1994, research assistant, CAU, Kiel
- Aug., 1994 - Nov., 1996, research associate, CAU, Kiel
- Dec., 1996-Jun., 2001, research assistant, CAU, Kiel
- Jul., 2001-Sep., 2001, research associate, Göttingen Observatory
- Oct., 2001-Mar, 2004, research associate, University Tübingen
- since Apr., 2004, research associate, ARI, Heidelberg
Shorter Scientific Stays:
- Heidelberg, Tübingen, Bamberg, Göttingen, Garching, Bochum, Potsdam, Ulm, Berkeley (USA), Leicester (England)
- several observing runs with personal presence (Calar Alto, Spain; ESO, La Silla, Chile; ESO, Cerro Paranal, Chile; AAT,
Australia, Villafranca, Spain)
Memberships:
- Astronomische Gesellschaft
- International Astronomical Union
:Scientific Talks:
- 1986: 6th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Frascati, Italy
- IAU Coll. 114 on White Dwarfs in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
- 1989: Invited talk at the Astronomical Colloquium in Tübingen
- 1989: Berlin-Kiel-Colloquium
- 1990: 7th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Toulouse, France
- 1992: 8th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Leicester, England
- 1993: Invited talk at the Astronomical Colloquium in Bamberg
- 1994: 9th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Kiel
- 1995: IAU Symposium 152 "Astrophysics in the Extreme Ultraviolet in Berkeley, USA
- 1995: Symposium Röntgenstrahlung from the Universe in Würzburg
- 1996: Symposium Supersoft X-ray Sources in Garching
- 1996: Invited talk at the Physics Colloquium in Erlangen
- 1996: Physics Colloquium in Kiel
- 1996: 10th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Blanes, Spain
- 1997: Invited talk at the Haereus Seminar on Atoms and Molecules in Strong External Fields
- 1997: Invited talk at the Astrophysical Colloquium in Göttingen
- 1998: Invited talk at the 5th Brussels meeting between astrophysicists and nuclear physicists, Brussels
- 1997: Invited talk at the Astronomical Colloquium in Tübingen
- 1998: Invited talk at the Astronomical Colloquium at the AIP, Potsdam
- 1998: Physics Colloquium in Kiel
- 1998: Astronomical Colloquium in Leicester, England
- 1998: 11th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Tromsö, Norway
- 1999: Invited talk at the Physics Colloquium in Erlangen
- 1999: Astronomical Institute in Jena
- 1999: Invited talk at the DFG-Gesprächskreis "Cataclysmic Variable Research", St. Andreasberg
- 2000: 12th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Newark, Daleware, USA (invited talk)
- 2000: Invited talk at the Astrophysical Colloquium at the MPI for Radioastronomy, Bonn
- 2001: Mini-Symposium JENAM 2001: Hot Subdwarfs, White Dwarfs, and Low-Mass Star Evolution, München
- 2002: Invited talk at the 13th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Neapel, Italy
- 2002: Invited Talk in the astronomical seminar in Kie
- 2002: Physics Colloquium in Tübingen
- 2003: Inviteted talk in the colloquium of the MPI in Katlenburg-Lindau
- 2004: Talk in the astronomical seminar in Kiel
- 2004: Invited talk in the astronimical seminar in Göttingen
- 2004: Talk at the 14th European Workshop in Kiel
- 2004: Talk at the GAIA Joint Meeting of the Simulation Working Group, On-Ground and In-Orbit Calibration Workung Group, On-board
Detection Working Group, Turino, Italy
- 2004: Talk at the conferenceThe Three Dimensional Universe with GAIA, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France
- 2004: Talk in the seminar for quantum optics, atomic, and neutron physics, University Heidelberg
- 2005-2011: To be added
- During my stay in Kiel, several talks in the Astrophysical Seminar, 6 talks during several Hamburg-Kiel Colloqia
- During my stay in Tübingen, talks in the Astrophysical Seminar
- In Heidelberg, talk in the institute seminar
- Many public talks (Planetariums, public Observatories, Schleswig-Holstein-Universitätsgesellschaft, Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein)
Observing Runs and Successful Proposals:
- 7 observing runs at the DSAZ 3.5m telescope, Calar Alto, Spain
- 2 observing runs at ESO 3.6m, Chile
- 1 observing run at the ESO VLT, Chile
- 1 observing run at the AAT 3.9m telescope, Australia
- 3 successful ESO VLT service proposals as PI, 1 as CoI
- participation in guaranteed time observations with the ESO VLT
- 1 satellite observing run of EXOSAT in Darmstadt, Germany
- 2 satellite observing runs of IUE in Villafranca, Spain
- 3 successful HST proposals as PI, 3 times als CoI
- 5 successful ROSAT proposals as PI
- 4 successful EUVE proposals as PI, 1 as CoI
- 1 successful ORFEUS proposal as PI, 1 as CoI
- 3 successfull IUE proposals as PI, 3 as CoI
Teaching Experience:
- 1988-1994: Practical Excercises in FORTRAN for physicists
- 1994-1995, 1997-2001: Practical Excercises in Astronomy and Spectroscopy
- 1996: Excercises in Theoretical Mechanics
- 1995-1997: A First Introduction to UNIX
- 1997: Lecture, Modern Instruments and Observing Techniques in Astronomy
- item 1997/98: Lecture, White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes
- 1998: Lecture, Variable Stars
- 1998/99: Lecture, Theory of Gaseous Nebulae
- 1999: Lecture, White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes
- 1999/00: Lecture, Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
- 2000: Lecture, Theory of Gaseous Nebulae
- 2001/01: Lecture, Variable Stars
- 2002/03: Lecture, Modern Instruments and Observing Techniques in Astronomy
- 2003: Late Stages of Stellar Evolution
- 2003: Student Seminar on Astrobiology
- WS 2006-2011: See Lectures
Citizenship: German
Military Service: Jul., 1978 - Oct., 1979
|
|