09/83-07/86 Apprenticeship as metal worker and A-level in Neustadt/Sa. (VEB Fortschritt Landmaschinen) 08-10/86 and 05-08/ 88 millwright for machine tools at subsidiary Freital of an automotive supplier 11/86-04/88 Military service 09/88-05/93 TU Dresden: mechanical engineering, specialization material science. Diploma thesis: „Material scientific investigation of hard magnetic materials based on samarium-iron” 09/91-02/92 Internship: MTU München GmbH „Determination of creep rupture strength of high temperature alloys” 05/93-04/94 Freelancer at Inst. of Polymer Research Dresden e.V. (IPF) 05/94-06/97 PhD-thesis: IPF, „Characterization of surface energetic properties of maleimide-copolymers with different molecular structures” 1995 and 1996 Max-Buchner-grant 09/97-04/98 IPF: Fabrication of special dispersions for „W. L. Gore & Associates” 05-06/98 IPF: Exfoliation of Montmorillonite-silicates for incorporation into polypropylene as diffusion barrier 07/98-01/01 Postdoc at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK), Inst. f. Material Research III, HGF-Strategic fonds „Development of wear resistant ceramic microparts by powder injection molding" Since 11/02: Group leader at Institute for Micro Process Engineering 2001-16: Lecturer HS Pforzheim, 70-180 students More than 30 peer-reviewed papers, more than 180 in summary