Just so that you know with whom you are dealing with …
I was born in the heart of Berlin. After my happy time in Kindergarden, six years of elementary and seven years of grammar school, I decided to study physics in 2001. I did my Master of Science degree at University of Copenhagen in 2007 and my Dr. rer. nat. at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Humboldt University of Berlin in 2010. After slightly more than three years as a postdoc at the University of Copenhagen, I now lead a junior research group as non-permanent lecturer (Akademischer Rat auf Zeit) at LMU Munich, where I finished my Habilitation in 2020.
| 1981 | Born in the heart of Berlin |
| 1987–1993 | Elementary school |
| 1993–2000 | Grammar school (Einstein-Oberschule Berlin) |
| 2000 | Military service in Goslar and Berlin-Tegel |
| 2000–2001 | Voluntary military service at the Special Air Mission Wing of the Federal Ministry of Defence (with distinction and a stay abroad in the US) |
| 2001–2006 | Physics studies at Humboldt-University of Berlin |
| 2003–2010 | Work as self-employed web-designer |
| 2004–2005 | ERASMUS student exchange programme at the Niels Bohr Institute |
| 2006–2007 | Master of science programme at the Niels Bohr Institute |
| 2007 | Master of science (MSc) degree at the Niels Bohr Institute |
| 2007–2010 | Graduate programme at DESY in Zeuthen / Humboldt-University of Berlin |
| 2010 | Married my wife Heike |
| 2010 | Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.) degree at Humboldt-University of Berlin |
| 2010–2014 | Postdoc position at the Niels Bohr Institute |
| 2012 | Birth of my son Erik |
| 2014–2020 | Lecturer (Akademischer Rat auf Zeit) / junior-group-leader position at LMU Munich |
| 2014 | Birth of my daughter Karla |
| 2020 | Habilitation (Dr. habil.) at LMU Munich |
| 2020–2022 | Senior lecturer (Akademischer Oberrat auf Zeit) / junior-group-leader position at LMU Munich |
| 2020–today | Privatdozent (PD Dr. habil.) at LMU Munich |
| 2022 | Outreach & Didactics Manager at Munich Quantum Valley |
| 2022–today | Head of Media Relations & Public Engagement at Munich Quantum Valley |
Besides my main occupation, my passion for physics and science communication / outreach, and my hobbies, I also do some volunteering for various causes.