Career
| 1996 - 2001 | Studied physics at the University of Karlsruhe (TH) |
| 2002 - 2005 | Doctoral student in the working group of Prof. Elmar Dormann, University of Karlsruhe (TH), doctorate with summa cum laude |
| 2002-2006 | Research assistant, Institute of Physics, University of Karlsruhe (TH) |
| 2006-2007 | DFG research fellow in the working group of Prof. Edgar Groenen, University of Leiden, Netherlands |
| 2008-2013 | Emmy Noether group leader, Physical Chemistry, University of Konstanz |
| 2014 | Habilitation, Physical Chemistry, University of Konstanz |
| 2014-2015 | DFG Heisenberg Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz |
| 2015-2024 | Professor (W3), Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz |
| 2018-2019 | Vice-Rector for Teaching, University of Konstanz |
| 2019-2024 | Vice-Rector for Research, Career Development and Research Infrastructure, University of Konstanz |
| Since 2024 | Professor (W3), Department of Chemistry, at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau |
| Since 2024 | President, at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau |
Research
My research interest is in the spectroscopy of complex systems and bridging the gap between method development and application orientation, especially in the field of electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. With the help of site-specific spin labeling, we are able to obtain information about the structure and dynamics of (bio)macromolecules that is not accessible with other methods. Experiments in complex environments, for example directly in the cell, are particularly interesting
Current Roles
Member of the Supervisory Board of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) GmbH
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE)
Member of the Supervisory Board of the Institute for Surface and Coating Technology (IFOS) GmbH
Member of the Extended Executive Board of the Institute for Technology and Work (ITA) e.V.
Member of the Shareholders’ Meeting of the Leibniz Institute for Composite Materials (IVW)
Member of the Shareholders’ Meeting of Schloss Dagstuhl-Leibniz Center for Computer Science GmbH
Member of the Board of Directors of the University of the Greater Region (UniGR a.s.b.l.)
Member of the Standing Commission on Research and Career Paths of the German Rectors’ Conference (
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Member of the Board of Directors of the Kaiserslautern Gas Works Foundation
Member of the Board of Directors of the Hannelore and Manfred J. Lenhart Endowment
Member of the Board of Directors of the Sparkassenstiftung – Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Member of the Board of Directors of the Steinhofer Foundation
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Pfalzmetall Foundation
Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for the Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Member of the Board of Directors of the TWK Technische Werke Kaiserslautern Versorgungs-AG Foundation
Member of the Board of Directors of the Wipprecht Foundation
Chair of the Board of Directors of the Kurhaus Trifels Community Center, Inc.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the RPTU in Kaiserslautern e.V.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the RPTU in Landau e.V.
Member of the Advisory Board for Science and Innovation of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region (MRN)
Member of the Board of Directors of the Science & Innovation Alliance Kaiserslautern e.V. (SIAK)
Member of the Board of Directors of Zukunftsregion Westpfalz e.V. (ZRW)