Current Activities

 

Since 12/2019               Freelance Author.

                                   Popular science books about physics, chemistry, and biology.

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Since 04/2020                Topic Editor.

                                    International Journal of Molecular Science.                   

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Activities in Data Science & Intellectual Property Management

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10/2018 – 11/2019         Data Scientist | Advanced Analytics.

                                  Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA | Arvato Financial Solutions | Infoscore Finance GmbH. Baden-Baden.

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11/2017-09/2018            Patent engineer in electrical engineering. Grünecker Patent Attorneys and Attorneys-at-Law, Munic.

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Research Activities

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Research focus: Computer simulation studies in biophysical chemistry.

 

11/2012 – 04/2017        Project leader / Senior scientist. University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau.

• Molecular dynamics simulations of proteins and biomembranes.

• Coordination / implementation of tutorials for lectures within bachelor and master study courses physics, chemistry, and sustainable materials.

• Supervision of PhD, master, and bachelor students.

 

08/2005 – 10/2012        Group leader. Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam.

• Molecular dynamics simulations of proteins and membranes.

• International Max Planck Research School. Lectures.

• Supervision of PhD and master students and postdocs.

 

08/2003 – 07/2005        Postdoc. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

• Molecular dynamics simulations of membranes.

• Implementation of tutorials for lecture „Physical Chemistry“

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08/1999 – 07/2003        PhD student. Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen.

• Molecular dynamics simulations of proteins and membranes.

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Activities in Industry

 

01/1998 – 07/1999        Software engineer. LMS Durability Technologies GmbH, Kaiserslautern.

• Advancement of a tool for analysis and presentation of measurement data for automotive industry.

• Programming in C.

 

06/1997 – 12/1997        Software internship. TECMATH GmbH, Kaiserslautern.

• Advancement of a tool for analysis and presentation of measurement data for automotive industry.

• Programming in C. Automation of software tests.

 

09/1995 – 11/1995        Industry internship. BASF, Ludwigshafen.

• Computer analysis of x-ray crystallographic data.

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Academic Education

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12/2016                       Habilitation in Theoretical Biophysics. University of Potsdam.

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03/2003                      PhD in Theoretical Physics. Georg August University Göttingen. Thesis: summa cum laude (excellent).

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09/1990 – 12/1996        Diploma Physics. University of Kaiserslautern. Final grade: 1.0 (top grade)

Minor subjects: Mathematics and computer science.

Diploma thesis: Computer simulations in statistical mechanics.

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Advanced Education

 

05/2017-09/2017            Training in computer science. GFN AG training centers Freiburg and Donaueschingen.

Certificate: Oracle Certified Java Programmer.

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