Biographical data:
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since April 2006 |
Professor for Theoretical Physics, University Duisburg-Essen |
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1997 - 2006 |
scientific staff member of the Theory Department, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft |
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March 1998 |
Habilitation for Theoretical Physics, Technical University Munich |
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February 1993 |
Ph.D. in Physics, Technical University Munich |
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Publications:
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Lecture Notes:
A fast guide to density-functional theory calculations
Pre-requisites
for reliable modelling with first-principles methods
From
atomistic DFT studies to macroscopic properties: I. Thermodynamics of Surfaces
and Nanostructures
From
atomistic DFT studies to macroscopic properties: II. Kinetics of Epitaxial
Growth
Accounts of my research addressing the general public:
A Construction Set with Just Atomic Nuclei and Electrons (article by a science journalist in
"Max-Planck-Research")
Understanding the deposition of thin compound semiconductor films on the atomic level
Click here to watch a movie of island growth on the GaAs(001) surface
Conferences and workshops (co-)organized:
International Workshop "Advances in Spintronic Materials: Theory and Experiment", University Duisburg-Essen, November 26 - 29, 2009
CECAM Workshop "Computational approaches to semiconductor, carbon and magnetic nanostructures",
Lyon, June 16 - 19 2008
International Workshop of the European Network of Excellence SANDiE "Methods for simulation of self-assembled nanostructures"
University Duisburg-Essen, October, 4 - 5, 2006
International Workshop "Multi-Scale Simulations in Material Science", Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics, University
of California, Los Angeles, October, 17- 20, 2005
International Workshop "Growth, electronic and optical properties of low-dimensional semiconductor quantum structures", Bad Kühlungsborn, June 12-15, 2005
Application of Density-Functional Theory in Condensed-Matter Physics,
Surface Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, and Biology, Berlin, 21-30
July 2003
Growth, electronic and optical properties of low-dimensional
semiconductor quantum structures, Ringberg Castle, 12-15 February 2003
CECAM Tutorial on kinetic Monte Carlo, Lyon, 14-17 October 2002
Application of Density-Functional Theory in Condensed Matter Physics,
Surface Physics, Chemistry, Engineering and Biology, Berlin, 23 July-1
August 2001
Growth, electronic and optical properties of low-dimensional semiconductor quantum structures, Schloß Ringberg, February 7-10, 2001
Trieste Density Functional Theory Methods Workshop, August 1999
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