Education
| 2003 | Habilitation, University of Stuttgart |
| 1993 | Doctor of Natural Sciences, Dr. rer. nat., University of Stuttgart and Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung Pulvermetallurgisches Laboratorium, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1988 | Diploma - Mineralogy, University of Heidelberg |
| 1981 | High School Diploma (Abitur) |
Professional Experience
| since January 2011 | Professor (W3), Materials Science and Engineering, Head of Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Applied Materials – Applied Materials Physics |
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since December |
Guest Professor Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China |
| 2006 - 2011 | Adjunct Faculty University of Florida, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gainesville, USA |
| July 2006 – January 2011 | Professor (W2), Applied Materials Science, Technical University of Freiberg |
| Nov. 2003 – July 2006 | Associate Professor, University of Florida, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gainesville, USA |
| Nov. 2001 – Oct. 2003 | Senior Coating Expert – ALSTOM Power (Switzerland) Ltd |
| July 1993 – Nov. 2001 | Group Leader: Materials Thermodynamics and Chemistry of Ceramics and Alloys, Max-Planck-Institute for Metals Research, Powder Metallurgy Laboratory, Department of Material Synthesis and Microstructure Design, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1993 - 1997 | Research Associate - Institute for Non-metallic Inorganic Materials, University of Stuttgart, Germany |
| Aug. – Oct. 1995 | Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Feb. - March 1994 | Aleksander Krupkowski Institute for Metals Research, Cracow, Poland |
| 1990 – 1993 | Teaching Assistant, Graduate – Max-Planck-Institute for Metals Research, Powder Metallurgical Laboratory, Department of Material Synthesis and Microstructure Design, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1985 – 1988 | Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate – Department of Applied Mineralogy, University of Heidelberg, Germany |
Honors
| 1990 | Doctoral Fellowship from Max Planck Society, Germany |
| 1992 | Ph.D. Award from Hoechst AG, Frankfurt/M, Germany |
| 1999 | Masing Memorial Prize from German Materials Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e. V.) |
Memberships
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM, German Materials Society)
- TMS
- American Ceramic Society
- ASM International Member-at-Large
- Member of the ASM “Phase Diagram Committee" - The Electrochemical Society
- Member-at-Large of “High Temperature Materials Division” (Division Executive Committee)
Review Assignments
- Reviewer for
- Journal of Materials Research
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds
- International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift für Metallkunde)
- Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
- CALPHAD
- Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion
- Surface and Coatings Technology - Reviewer for National Science Foundation (Division of Materials Research
- Reviewer for Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- Reviewer for German Research Foundation
Other Professional Activities
- More than 100 peer-reviewed research publications;
- Invited speaker at 70 conferences; three patents;
- Coordinator of the Priority Programme of the German Research Foundation:
“Materials with New Design for Improved Lithium Ion Batteries”; SPP1473 - Speaker of the Technical Committee "Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Constitution of Engineering Materials" (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde, DGM, German Materials Society)
- Coordinator of the EERA (European Energy Research Alliance) Joint Programme
"Energy Storage" - Advisory Board and Reviewer: International Journal of Materials Research;
- Associate Editor and Reviewer:
Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion and
Calphad Journal;Organizer of International Workshops and Conference Symposia in the Research Area of Materials Thermodynamics and Kinetics.
