Prof. a.D. G. Friedrich Hanne
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Prof. a.D. G. Friedrich Hanne

Research interest and scientific experience   

  • Study of spin-dependent collisions of polarized electrons with atoms, molecules and molecular layers on substrates
  • Production and detection of polarized electrons
  • Polarized photon spectroscopy
  • Electron-photon and (e,2e) coincidence spectroscopy
  • Optical pumping of atoms; above threshold ionization of atomic hydrogen

Curriculum vitae


Short description of the scientific career

1967 - 1971        Studies of physics, University (TH) of  Karlruhe, Germany
1971                     Diploma thesis in Physics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
1973 - 1984        Research Assistant, University of Münster, Germany
1975                     Dr. rer. nat., (Prof. Dr. J. Kessler) University of Münster, Germany
1982                     Habilitation, University of Münster, Germany
1984 - 1986        Heisenberg-Fellow, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Germany
1986 - 1987        Professor of Physics, University of Oklahoma, U. S. A.
1987 - 2011        Universitätsprofessor, University of Münster, Germany   
2011                     Professor Emeritus

Research Fellowships

1980/81             FOM-Institute Amsterdam, Netherlands
1984 - 1986      Heisenberg-Fellow, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Germany
1993                   National Institute of Science & Technology, Gaithersb'g, U. S. A., Volkswagen Foundation
1993                   Laboratory for Molecular and Atomic Research, Rolla, U. S. A., Volkswagen Foundation
1996                   Sir Allan Sewell Visiting Fellow, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
1998/99            Australian Research Council International Fellow, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
2003/04            Laser Atomic Physics Laboratory, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, Volkswagen Foundation
2008/10            Laser Atomic Physics Laboratory, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia and Centre of Antimatter-Matter Studies, University of Adelaide    (Heinrich-Hertz Foundation and ARC Linkage Program)


Awards and Honors

2007                  Fellow of the American Physical Society
2009                  Adjunct Professor, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia


Academic functions and commitees

1991 - 2006     Chair of the “Commitee for Teaching and Student Affairs” Department of Physics, University of Münster
1983 - 1997     Project leader (Teilprojekt M6) in the Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) 216 Bielefeld/Münster of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft “Polarization and Correlation in Atomic Collision Complexes”
1987 - 1997     Representative Spokesperson in the Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) 216 “Polarization and Correlation in Atomic Collision Complexes” Bielefeld/Münster of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
1995 - 1999     Member of the General Committee of the International Conference of the Physics of Electronic and Atomic Collisions (ICPEAC)
1993 – 2011    Member of the International Committee of the International Symposium of Polarization and Correlation in Electronic and Atomic Collisions (ISPCEAC)
2006 - 2010    Dean of “Teaching and Student Affairs”, Department of Physics, University of Münster