Since 2021 Scientific co-director of the Graduate Center at the University of Applied Sciences Koblenz

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 2012 Collegial management of the cooperation with the Chinese-German Faculty of Engineering (CDTF) at the Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), China

01/2012 - 12/2020 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)

Miscellaneous
- Holder of 15 patents
- Published more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers and books in applied spectroscopy and materials science
- Reviewer for the scientific journals Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry (Springer), Applied Optics (Optical Society), Applied Spectroscopy (Soc. for Appl. Spectr.), Atomic Spectroscopy (Atom. Spectr. Press Ltd.), Corrosion Science (Elsevier), Journal of Photonics for Energy (SPIE), Materials (MDPI), Molecules (MDPI), Optics and Lasers in Engineering (Elsevier), Plasma Science and Technology, Spectrochimica Acta (Elsevier), Technical Measurement (De Gruyter)
- 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)

Awards and Prizes
2022: Rhineland-Palatinate prize in the "Ideas Competition"
2022: Koblenz regional prize in the "Ideas competition"
2012: Rhineland-Palatinate Innovation Award
2010: Rhineland-Palatinate Inventor Award
2006: Rhineland-Palatinate Innovation Award