Biography

Professional Preparation

University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe (Germany) Chemistry (Diplom) 1990-1996
Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (Germany) Chemistry (Dr. rer. nat.) 2000-2005
Postdoctoral Associate, MIT, Cambridge MA Mat. Sci. & Eng. 2000-2004
Lecturer, RWTH Aachen, Aachen (Germany) Chemistry 2004-2005

Appointments

09/24 – present Alcoa Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
07/14 – present Adjunct Professor, Chemistry Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
07/14 – 08/24 Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
07/10 – 06/14 Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
4/05 – 05/10 Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
3/04 – 3/05 Emmy-Noether Research Group Leader, Department of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (Germany)
7/00 – 2/04 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, 02139 MA
4/99 – 12/99 Visiting Scientist, Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas - Institute for Electronic Structure and Laser Technology, Iraklion (Greece)
1/98 – 12/98 Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Chemistry., Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (Germany)
9/97 – 7/00 Research Assistant, Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz (Germany)


Awards and Honors

2014 Fellow of the American Physical Society
2008 The Philbrook Prize (by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering)
2003 Emmy Noether grant recipient of the German Science Foundation
2000 Feodor-Lynen fellowship award by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation


Membership and Activities in Honorary Fraternities, Professional Societies

1. Member, American Chemical Society
2. Member, Materials Research Society
3. Fellow, American Physical Society
4. Member, German Physical Society
5. Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Association
6. Member, Hematologic Malignancies Program at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute