Academic Education

05.2014 – 06.2019

Habilitation in experimental physics; Faculty of Physics, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany; (mentor: Prof. Dr. Alexander Holleitner)

01.2006 – 05.2008

Doctorate at University of Rgensburg, Germany (advisor: Prof. Dr. Werner Wegscheider)

10.1999 – 06.2006

Study of Physics and Mathematics, Diploma in Physics and Erstes Staatsexamen für das Lehramt an Gymnasien,, University of Regensburg, Germany

Positions

since 11.2024

Executive Director, Institute of Physics, University of Münster

since 01.2019

Full professor (tenured, W3) for Experimental Solid State Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Münster, Germany; Head of the nanoelectronics group

02.2013 – 12.2018

Senior researcher and group leader, Walter Schottky Institute (WSI), Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany

04. – 09.2018

Guest professorship (W3), Augsburg University,Germany

04.2010 – 12.2012

Postdoctoral scholar and Alexander von Humboldt fellowship at Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, USA; ( (host: Prof. Dr. A. Pinczuk; co-host: Prof. Dr. B. Altshuler)

03.2008 – 03.2010

Scientific member of staff (tenured), Institute of Applied Physics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany;

01.2006 – 02.2008

Scientific member of staff (PhD student), Institute for Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany;

Functions and Memberships

since 04.2024

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (Fachkollegium 3.21, Fach 3.21-01 “Experimentelle Physik der kondensierten Materie“, Elected member)

since 02.2024

University of Münster (Validierungsfonds , Jury Member)

since 11.2023

Solid State Communications (Editor)

since 01.2023

Paul-Drude-Institute (PDI), Leibniz Gemeinschaft, Berlin, Germany (Scientific Advisory Board, Member and Chair (since 2025))

since 04.2022

Internationale und interdisziplinäre Konferenzen, Workshops und Schulen ((Co-)Organizer, (Co-)Host, Member of Programm Committee / International Advisory Board)

since 06.2021

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (Copernicus-Prize Jury, Member)

since 01.2021

Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley (USA) (Scientific Advisory Board, Member)

01.2019 – 12.2022

cluster of excellence ("e-conversion", Principal Investigator)

since 01.2019

DFG Priority Program 2244 “2D Materials – Physics of van der Waals [hetero]structures (2DMP)” (Steering Committee, Member)

01.2016 – 07.2022

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) (Bilateral and Trilateral Frontier of Science Symposia (e.g. Sino-German; Japanese - American-German; German-American), Participant, Organizer, German Host (at differnt rontiers of science symposia))

since 04.2015

Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA (Proposal Review Committee (PRC), Member)

05.2014 – 12.2018

Cluster of Excellence (“Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM)”, Principal Investigator)

• SPP 2558 - Subproject: Unconventional Magnetic Phases from Tailored Magnetic van der Waals Interfaces – UTaMI (2026 – 2029)
  Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside University of Münster: DFG - Sachbeihilfe/Einzelförderung | Project Number: WU 637/9-1; GH 423/1-1
• High-Tc Josephson Neurons And Synapses: Towards Ultrafast And Energy Efficient Superconducting Neuromorphic Computing – JOSEPHINE (2024 – 2028)
  EU-Project Hosted outside University of Münster: EU Horizon Europe - EIC Pathfinder | Project Number: 101130224
• SPP 2244 - Subproject: Correlations in van der Waals [Hetero]Structures by the Spectroscopic Fingerprints of Quasiparticles and Collective Excitations (2024 – 2027)
  Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside University of Münster: DFG - Schwerpunktprogramm | Project Number: WU 637/7-2
• Role of contacts in two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures for solar energy harvesting applications (2023 – 2027)
  Internally at the University of Münster Funded Project: Universität Münster-interne Förderung - Collaboration Grant for Young Researchers
• Millikelvin-microwave-photonic probestation (2022 – 2027)
  Individual Granted Project: DFG - Großgeräteinitiativen | Project Number: INST 211/ 1044-1
• Interaction driven many-body phases of optically generated exciton ensembles in van der Waals heterostructures (2021 – 2024)
  Individual Granted Project: DFG - Sachbeihilfe/Einzelförderung | Project Number: WU 637/4-2
• SPP 2244 - Subproject: Correlated miniband and multivalley physics in twisted transition metal dichalcogenides (2020 – 2024)
  Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside University of Münster: DFG - Schwerpunktprogramm | Project Number: WU 637/7-1
• Exciton Coherence in 2D Materials (2019 – 2021)
  Individual Granted Project: DFG - Sachbeihilfe/Einzelförderung | Project Number: WU 637/4-1