The research interests of Dr. Christian Parigger include fundamental and applied spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, quantum optics, ultrafast phenomena, ultrasensitive diagnostics, lasers, combustion and plasma physics, optical diagnostics, biomedical applications, and in general, atomic and molecular and optical (AMO) physics. His Mag. rer. nat. degree shows work on optical bistability at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, with guidance by Dr. Peter Zoller. The PhD degree studies are on the subject of polarization spectroscopy and magnetically induced switching at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, with guidance by Drs. Wes Sandle and Rob Ballagh. He also holds the Dr. rer. nat. degree in Physics from the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Since 1987, his work encompasses experimental, theoretical, and computational research together with teaching, service, and outreach at the Center for Laser Applications at The University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, Tennessee, USA.