Person Details - Theoretical Electrical Engineering

Education and Academic Career
Since 10/2023	Director of the Department for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Since 06/2013	Full Professor (W3) for "Theoretical Electrical Engineering", Paderborn University, Germany
10/2021 - 09/2023	Deputy Director of the Department for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
04/2007 - 05/2013	Head of the DFG Emmy Noether junior research group on "Computational Nanophotonics", Paderborn University, Germany
01/2012 - 03/2012	Visiting Scientist, group of H. Carmichael, University of Auckland
10/2006 - 03/2007	Post-doctoral research assistant, Technical University Berlin, Germany
10/2004 - 09/2006	Post-doctoral research associate, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
09/2004	PhD thesis "Light Propagation and Many-Particle Effects in Semiconductor Nanostructures", Technical University Berlin, Germany
10/2000 - 09/2004	Research assistant (PhD), Technical University Berlin, Germany
04/2000 - 09/2000	Research assistant (PhD), University Marburg, Germany
01/2000	Diplom (MSc) in Physics, University of Marburg, Germany
1997 - 1998	study abroad at the University of Kent at Canterbury/UK, recipient of the 1998 Europhysics Prize
1994 - 1996	First diploma (BSc) in Physics and Computer Science, Philips University Marburg
Awards und Fellowships
2011	Goldene Kreide for excellence in teaching
10/2009	Research Award 2009 of the Paderborn University for a project on "Custom Computing Architectures for Nanophotonics" with Prof. Christian Plessl
11/2005	Carl-Ramsauer-Preis 2005 for PhD thesis
Miscellaneous
Since 11/2014	Board member PC2 (HPC center of the Paderborn University), Head of User Board since 2022
Since 07/2013	Board member CeOPP (Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn)
Since 2005	Journal Referee (Physics, Electrical Engineering, Photonics, and Materials Science) npj quantum information, Phys. Rev. Letters/B/Materials, Optica, Opt. Express, Optics Letters, JOSA B, OQEL, Appl. Physics Letters/B, IEEE Photonics Journal/JLT & others, Scientific Reports, Laser & Photonics Reviews, etc.
10/2019 - 09/2021	Vice Dean and Director of the Department for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
04/2014 - 12/2019	Board Member Transregio 142
Scientific Engagement
Organisation of Scientific Events
2008 - 2013	Organising and technical committee member of the "International Workshop on Theoretical and Computational Nano-Photonics (TaCoNa-Photonics)", Bad Honnef, Germany
Engagement in Scientific Organisations
Since 2013	Funding Reviewer: German Science Foundation (DFG), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Humboldt Foundation, German Academic Scholarship Foundation, a.m.

Since 10/2023	Director of the Department for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Education and Academic Career
Since 11/2014	Board member PC2 (HPC center of the Paderborn University), Head of User Board since 2022
Since 07/2013	Board member CeOPP (Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn)
Since 06/2013	Full Professor (W3) for "Theoretical Electrical Engineering", Paderborn University, Germany Education and Academic Career
Since 2013	Funding Reviewer: German Science Foundation (DFG), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Humboldt Foundation, German Academic Scholarship Foundation, a.m. Engagement in Scientific Organisations
Since 2005	Journal Referee (Physics, Electrical Engineering, Photonics, and Materials Science) npj quantum information, Phys. Rev. Letters/B/Materials, Optica, Opt. Express, Optics Letters, JOSA B, OQEL, Appl. Physics Letters/B, IEEE Photonics Journal/JLT & others, Scientific Reports, Laser & Photonics Reviews, etc.
10/2021 - 09/2023	Deputy Director of the Department for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Education and Academic Career
10/2019 - 09/2021	Vice Dean and Director of the Department for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
04/2014 - 12/2019	Board Member Transregio 142
04/2007 - 05/2013	Head of the DFG Emmy Noether junior research group on "Computational Nanophotonics", Paderborn University, Germany Education and Academic Career
2008 - 2013	Organising and technical committee member of the "International Workshop on Theoretical and Computational Nano-Photonics (TaCoNa-Photonics)", Bad Honnef, Germany Organisation of Scientific Events
01/2012 - 03/2012	Visiting Scientist, group of H. Carmichael, University of Auckland Education and Academic Career
2011	Goldene Kreide for excellence in teaching Awards und Fellowships
10/2009	Research Award 2009 of the Paderborn University for a project on "Custom Computing Architectures for Nanophotonics" with Prof. Christian Plessl Awards und Fellowships
10/2006 - 03/2007	Post-doctoral research assistant, Technical University Berlin, Germany Education and Academic Career
10/2004 - 09/2006	Post-doctoral research associate, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA Education and Academic Career
11/2005	Carl-Ramsauer-Preis 2005 for PhD thesis Awards und Fellowships
09/2004	PhD thesis "Light Propagation and Many-Particle Effects in Semiconductor Nanostructures", Technical University Berlin, Germany Education and Academic Career
10/2000 - 09/2004	Research assistant (PhD), Technical University Berlin, Germany Education and Academic Career
04/2000 - 09/2000	Research assistant (PhD), University Marburg, Germany Education and Academic Career
01/2000	Diplom (MSc) in Physics, University of Marburg, Germany Education and Academic Career
1997 - 1998	study abroad at the University of Kent at Canterbury/UK, recipient of the 1998 Europhysics Prize Education and Academic Career
1994 - 1996	First diploma (BSc) in Physics and Computer Science, Philips University Marburg Education and Academic Career