Diploma in Physics, University of Hannover, Institute for Atomic and Molecular Pyhsics: 1985
Dr. rer. nat., University of Hannover, Institute for Atomic and Molecular Pyhsics: 1990
Research associate, Universität Hannover, Institut for Atom- und Molekülphysik: 1990 - 1993
Postdoctoral associate: JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder: 1993 - 1995
Fellow of the German Science Foundation, University of Hannover, Institut für Quantenoptik: 1995 - 1998
Research associate, MPI für biophysikalische Chemie: 1999 - 2004
Maitre de conférences associé, Université Louis Pasteur, Faculté de Chimie, Strasbourg: 2004 - 2005
Senior Scientist, University of Bonn, Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry: since 2005

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