Education
- 1989
- Dr. rer. nat. habil. (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
Title of the Habilitation thesis:
Interference in Phase Space
- 1984
- Dr. rer. nat. (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
Title of the Ph.D. thesis:
Optische Tests der Allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie
- 1981
- Dipl. Phys. (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
Title of the Diplom thesis:
Quantenfluktuationen in Ringlaser-Gyroskopen
Employment History
- 1991-present
- University of Ulm
Chair-Professor of Theoretical Physics (W3)
- 1986-1991
- Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching,
Research Scientist (Prof. Dr. H. Walther)
- 1984-1986
- Center for Theoretical Physics, Austin, TX, USA
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Prof. Dr. J. A. Wheeler)
- 1982-1983
- Leave of absence from the Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching to the Institute of Modern Optics, Albuquerque, N.M., USA
Ph.D. student with Prof. Dr. M. O. Scully
- 1980-1984
- Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching
Diplom and Ph.D. student with Prof. Dr. M. O. Scully
Professional Activities
Organizer and co-organizer of more than 30 international conferences on quantum optics
Chairman of the Quantum Optics Division of the German Physical Society (1996-1998)
Editor of the Journal:
Optics Communications
Co-Editor of the Journals:
Fortschritte der Physik
New Journal of Physics
Referee for many scientific journals such as:
Applied Physics, Journal of the Optical Society of America,
Optics Communications, Physical Review A, Physical Review Letters,
Journal of Quantum and Semiclassical Optics
Referee for many funding agencies such as:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Fond zur Förderung der Wissenschaften (Austria), Marsden Fund (New Zealand)
Member of the Selection Committee of the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation, 1999-2008
Member of DFG Senate Subcommittee on Sonderforschungsbereiche, 2000-2005
Vice-chairman of Hochschulrat University of Ulm, 2000-2003
Divisional Associate Editor for Physical Review Letters, 2000-2006
Member of the Fundamental Physics Advisory Group (FPAG), 2007-2009
Secretary of the Mathematical-Scientific Section of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humani-
ties, 4/2009
Research Areas
Theoretical quantum optics, physics of cold atoms and analogies to solid state physics, fundamental questions of quantum mechanics, general relativity, number theory, statistical physics and non-linear dynamics
Awards
- 2008
- Election to Academia Europaea
- 2008
- Election to "Outstanding Referee" by the American Physical Society
- 2008
- Election to the Austrian Academy of Sciences (corresponding member)
- 2008
- Willis E. Lamb Award 2008 for Laser Science and Quantum Optics
- 2007
- Fellow of the European Optical Society
- 2007
- Medal of Czech Technical University in Prague, First Class
- 2006
- Election to Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
- 2005
- Silver Medal of the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical
Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague
- 2005
- Election to Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften
- 2002
- Max Planck Research Award
- 2002
- Election to Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
- 2000
- Fellow of the American Physical Society
- 1999
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics
- 1997
- Fellow of the Optical Society of America
- 1995
- Gottfried-Wilhelm Leibniz-Preis (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
- 1992
- Ernst-Abbe-Medaille (International Commission for Optics)
- 1991
- Preis der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
- 1983
- Otto-Hahn-Medaille (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)
Teaching Experience
Repeatedly taught the standard courses of Theoretical Physics:
Theoretical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics I, Quantum Mechanics II
(Quantum Electrodynamics), Thermodynamics and Statistics, Quantum
Optics I and II.
In the Institut für Quantenphysik we have awarded so far 67
Diplomas (masters), 32 Doctorates (Ph.D.) and 5 Habilitations. Presently 4
students are working towards their Diploma and 15 students on their
Doctorate degree (Ph.D.).
Offers
- 2005
- Texas A&M University, College Station (USA)
Munnerlyn/Heep Chair of Quantum Optics (turned down June 2005)
- 2005
- University of Texas At Dallas (USA)
Professor of Physics with tenure (turned down June 2005)
- 1990
- Universität Ulm
Chair of Theoretical Physics (C4) (accepted December 1990)
- 1990
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Associate Professor with tenure (C3) (accepted November 1990)
- 1990
- Universität Konstanz
Associate Professor with tenure (C3) (turned down October 1990)
- 1990
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Associate Professor with tenure (turned down March 1990)
Publications
More than 280 publications in journals and books
Seven articles were reprinted in books on quantum optics
Three movies
Co-editor of the books:
Noise and Chaos in Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (Cambridge Press, 1993)
Ode to a Quantum Physicist: A Festschrift in Honor of Marlan O. Scully (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000)
100 Years Werner Heisenberg (Wiley VCH, Weinheim, 2002)
Author of book:
Quantum Optics in Phase Space (Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2001)
Editor of 9 special issues of the journals:
Applied Physics B, Fortschritte der Physik, Journal of Modern Optics, New Journal of Physics, Optics Communications, Physica Scripta,
and
Quantum and Semiclassical Optics.
