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Curriculum

Scientific career

since 2023:Senior researcher within the EU Pathfinder project "3D-BRICKS"
3d-bricks.eu/
 
2019-2023:Member and part project leader DFG Sonderforschungsbereich SFB925:
B9: "Controlled dynamics in crafted spin arrays coupled to itinerant electron baths"
www.physik.uni-hamburg.de/sfb925/
 
2018-2022:Member and part project leader DFG Priority Program SPP 2137 "Skyrmionics"
www.skyrmionics.ph.tum.de/
 
2017-2023:Project leader DFG NV project:
"Spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy on ultra-thin iron films on Be(0001)"
 
2015-2018:Member of the EU project "MAGicSky": Magnetic Skyrmions for Future Nanospintronic Devices
magicsky-fet.eu/
 
2014-2017:Member and part project leader DFG Priority Program SPP 1538 "Spin Caloric Transport"
www.spincat.info
 
since 2013:Senior scientist and permament staff member:
Scanning Probe Methods group, Prof. Dr. Wiesendanger, University of Hamburg
www.nanoscience.de
 
2009-2012:Member of the Cluster of Excellence "NANOSPINTRONICS", funded by the city of Hamburg
www.nanoscience.de/lexi
 
2010-2017:Part project leader of the DFG Sonderforschungsbereich SFB668:
B4: "Thermal and current induced magnetization reversal of magnetic nanostructures"
www.sfb668.de
 
2009-2013:Postdoctoral research fellow:
Scanning Probe Methods group, Prof. Dr. Wiesendanger, University of Hamburg
www.nanoscience.de
 
2006-2017:Member of the DFG Sonderforschungsbereich SFB668 "Magnetism from the single atom to the nanostructure"
www.sfb668.de
 
2003-2005:Member of the Center of Competence HanseNanoTec
www.hansenanotec.de, Hamburg
 

University education

2004-2008:Ph.D. thesis (excellent grade):
"Thermal and Current-Induced Magnetization Switching of Fe/W(110) Nanoislands Investigated by Spin-Polarized Scanning Tunneling Microscopy"
Scanning Probe Methods group, Prof. Dr. Wiesendanger, University of Hamburg
www.nanoscience.de
 
2003:Diploma thesis (excellent grade):
"Untersuchung der temperaturabhängigen Magnetisierungsstruktur an der Cr(001)-Oberfläche mittels spinpolarisierter Rastertunnelspektroskopie"
Scanning Probe Methods group, Prof. Dr. Wiesendanger, University of Hamburg
www.nanoscience.de
 
1997-2003:Diploma studies in physics:
University of Hamburg
 

School education

1996-1997:Civilan service: Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, Geesthacht
herzogtum-lauenburg.asb-sh.de
 
1996:Abitur (final exam, overall average grade: 1.6)
 
1995:Practical: Deutsche Bahn AG, GB Netz, NL Hamburg
 
1993:Practical: Architect H.R. Ismael, Hamburg
 
1987-1996:Comprehensive secondary school: Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium, Geesthacht
www.ohg-geesthacht.de
 
1983-1987:Primary school: Elbe-Grundschule Tespe
www.elbe-grundschule-tespe.de