• 1990 Abitur (high-school diploma)
  Heinrich-von-Gagern-Gymnasium, Frankfurt
• 1995 Diplom (M.Sc. equivalent) in physics
  Technische Hochschule Darmstadt
• 2000 Dr. rer. nat (Ph.D. equivalent) with distinction in physics
  Technische Universität Darmstadt

Positions

• 2000-2002 Research Associate
  Natl. Sup. Cyclotron Lab, Michigan State University
• 2002-2008 Junior professor W1
  Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt
• since 2008 Professor W2
  Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt

Research

• Electron sources, accelerator components, photon-induced reactions, electron-induced reactions, fission studies at the S-DALINAC funded by DFG through SFB 634
• Exotic nuclei, knockout reactions, quasi-free scattering, direct reactions, detector R&D, data acquisition R&D, future electron-scattering experiments funded by BMBF, GSI, and HIC for FAIR (LOEWE initiative of the state of Hesse)

Publications

• presently about 65 publications in peer-reviewed journals
• presently about 75 published conference proceedings
• present Hirsch index 28
• list of publications cf. also
  listofpulications.org
  Researcher ID
  Google Scholar

Teaching

• list of classes taught

Awards

• 2000 Doctoral degree with distinction
• 2005 Teaching award of the TU Darmstadt alumni association

Service

• Dean of studies/chairperson for the curriculum 2006-2008
• Chairperson for teacher curriculum 2014-2018
• Referee for various peer-reviewed journals (e.g., PRC, NPA, EPJA, NIMA)
• Member of Dt. Physikalische Gesellschaft, American Physical Society
• Member of Freunde der TU Darmstadt, Gerhard-Herzberg-Gesellschaft