05/2016
Co-founder of the interdisciplinary research center "Analytical Imaging" according to the requirements of the German University Rectors' conference (HRK)

03/2014 - 09/2017
"Research Professorship" at the University of Applied Sciences Koblenz

Since 03/2014
Head of the board of examiners of the cooperative Master program "Applied Physics"

Since 01/2012
Elected member of the Senate of the University of Applied Sciences Koblenz

Since 01/2003
Appointment as full professor of laser physics and spectroscopy at the University of Applied Sciences Koblenz (RheinAhrCampus)

2000 - 2002
Carl Zeiss SMT AG in Oberkochen, Germany, heading the DUV laser lithography division

1994-2000
Draegerwerk AG in Luebeck, Germany, Dept. of Basic Development Optics, group leader

1993 Doctoral degree in Physics from the Westfaelische Wilhelms-University of Muenster (Institute of Applied Physics and Nonlinear Optics)

1987 Diploma degree in Physics from the Leibniz-University of Hannover
(Institute of Quantum Optics)

- Holder of 13 patents

- Published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers and books in applied optics and laser physics

- Awarded with the Innovation Prize 2012 of Rhineland-Palatinate

- Awarded with the Invention Prize 2010 of Rhineland-Palatinate

- Awarded with the Innovation Prize 2006 of Rhineland-Palatinate

- Co-founder of the "Competence Center of Sensor Technology and Optical Measurement Techniques (LASOM)"

- Responsible for the cooperation with the Qingdao University of Science and Technology, China

- Numerous R&D projects in optical spectroscopy (currently LIBS and Raman), imaging (Optical Coherence Tomography - OCT) and industrial glass fiber applications

- Member of the German Physical Society (DPG) and the Georg-Simon-Ohm Committee of the German Physical Society