Education

2001 - 2003 University of Cincinnati, OH, USA Physics PostDoctoral Fellow

2001 University of Regensburg, Germany Physics PhD, Summa Cum Laude

1997 University of Regensburg, Germany Physics Masters, Highest Honors

Professional Experience

2005–present Research staff, Computer Science and Mathematics Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

2003–2005 Wigner Fellow, Computer Science and Mathematics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Honors and Awards

2008 ACM Gordon Bell prize for peak performance

2003 Wigner Fellowship, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

2001 W.C. Röntgen prize for successful young scientists

2001 OBAG Kulturpreis, award for outstanding dissertation