Brief Curriculum Vitae

Academic / scientific career

Since 2018

Staff scientist at Brookhaven National Lab (Upton, NY, USA)

2015-2017

Heisenberg fellow at LMU, Munich (funded by DFG, WE-4819/2-1).

2011-2015

Independent researcher at LMU, Munich (DFG, WE-4819/1-1).

2008-2012

Venia docendi (Habilitation) at LMU, Munich (thesis on Tensor networks and the numerical renormalization group).

2008

visiting researcher in the group of Prof. Steven R. White at University of California, Irvine, USA.

2004-2008

Postdoctoral researcher in the group of Prof. Jan von Delft at Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU, Munich, Germany).

2000-2004

Doctoral research in theoretical condensed matter physics, at Ohio University (Athens, OH, USA).

Education

2004

Ph.D. in theoretical condensed matter physics, at Ohio University (Athens, OH, USA). Thesis title: Nanoscale quantum dynamics and electrostatic coupling. Advisor: Prof Sergio E. Ulloa.

1997

M.Sc. (Diploma) in physics, at Johannes Kepler University (Linz, Austria). Thesis in experimental semiconductor physics in the group of Prof. G. Bauer. Thesis title: Infrared absorption in Si/SiGe heterostructures. Supervisor: Manfred Helm.

1990

Petrinum, Linz.

Industrial experience

1998-1999

Software engineer at VoestAlpine Stahl, Linz (Colofer)
Professional experience with C, UNIX, Oracle, BASEstar, process and data management. On-call duty for 24/5 production line.