Curriculum vitae

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1977	Graduate of the secondary school Romain Rolland Dresden
1977-1982	Study of Mechanical Engineering at the Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden)
1982	Diploma (master) thesis "Properties of Multicomponent Paper Materials", TU Dresden
1988	PhD (Dr. Ing.) in Mechanical Engineering unter the guidance of Prof. E. W. Unger, TU Dresden: "Rheological model for the stress-strain behaviour of paper materials in one-dimensional stress"

1982 - 1988	Scientific Assistant at Department of MechanicalEngineering, Dresden University of Technology. Research work in the field of rheological models for paper materials. Teaching in paper production and material characterization.
1988 - 1992	Scientist, Department of Polymer Processing, Institute of Technology of Polymers, Dresden.
1992 - 1998	Head of the working group "Morphology Development in Melt Mixed Blends", Department of Polymer Blends, Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden.
Since 1996	Assistance (lecturer) in education at Dresden University of Technology, Material Science
since 1999	Scientist, Department of Polymer Reactions and Blends, Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden.
1997	Award of the Association of Supporters of the IPF for innovative research on new material.
8/2000 8/2001 2002 - 2012 2007 since 2013	Visiting scholar with Prof. D.R. Paul, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, USA; grant of the Max-Kade-Foundation, New York. Project: Co-continuous structures in polymer blends Head of the working group "Composites and Blends with Carbon Nanostructures" within the department "Polymer Reactions and Blends" Award of the Association of Supporters of IPF for innovative research on new materials containing CNTs Head of the department "Functional Nanocomposites and Blends"