about me
Professional Skills
PROBLEM SOLVER
I can quickly analyze, evaluate and solve a variety of problems independent of their level of abstraction due to my broad scientific training.
Project Manager
I’m experienced in organizing projects, instructing co-workers, talking to authorities and customers as well as presenting in front of large audiences.
Scientific Multilinguist
I can discuss subject-specific details with professionals from multiple scientific areas thanks to my interdisciplinary studies in IT, physics, chemistry and biology.
Software Developer
I can cover a wide range of problems with my profound programming skills, most prominently the development of HPC applications, GUIs and daily routine scripts.
System Administrator
I can plan, setup, maintain and orchestrate linux/unix-based IT infrastructures including workstations, PC pools, fileservers as well as entire HPC clusters.
Typograph
I can typeset scientific and commercial related content into standard documents, presentations and posters using LaTeX, TikZ, Inkscape and Gimp.
Soft Skills
Dedicated
Organized
Flexible
Well-Versed
Expressive
Team-Minded
Languages
German
native language,
incl. certain dialects
ILR 5
English
fluent in speaking,
reading & writing
ILR 3+ / CEFR C1
French
basic speaking,
reading & writing
ILR 1 / CEFR A2
Mandarin
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Interests and Activities
Music
Strings
Piano
Harmonics
Sports & Outdoor
Archery
Biking
Camping
Home & Friends
Cooking
Reading
Boardgames
Memberships
World Wide Fund for Nature
Amnesty International
Chaos Computer Club
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
resume
CURRENT AFFILIATION
Jan 2021 – July 2021
parental leave
Berlin
Taking care of our son, the new living space and my GitHub repositories
WORK HISTORY
Nov 2016 – Dec 2020
Researcher | Ab Initio Electrodynamics
Institute for Theoretical Physics @ TU Freiberg
Developed new methods to characterize crystalline solids via response-functions, extended the Kubo formalism by spinorial current density operator, taught advanced physics courses
Oct 2015 – Dec 2020
IT Administrator
Institute for Theoretical Physics @ TU Freiberg
Set-up and maintained the entire IT infrastructure including HPC cluster, fileserver, computer cabinet, workstations and server applications
Jun 2017 – Mar 2018
Coordinator TRIX-Excellence Cluster
Administration @ TU Freiberg
Prepared the full research application, created regulations and organized workshops
Jan 2012 – Oct 2016
Teaching and Research Assistant
Special Research Area 920 @ TU Freiberg
Modeling of molecular interactions inside carbon filters using DFT, successful defense of DFG special research area subproject
Institute for Theoretical Physics @ TU Freiberg
Developed scientific software, taught several physics courses, co-maintained IT infrastructure
Institute for Applied Analysis @ TU Freiberg
Developed a Mathematica GUI application to calculate special complex functions and render corresponding phase plots
Dec 2008 – Mar 2010
Head of QA Section
cooee GmbH Kaiserslautern
Technical and personnel organization of the QA process, systematic diagnostics of release candidates, communication with developer and production teams, product presentations in German and English
EDUCATION
Nov 2016 – Feb 2021
PhD Theoretical Solid-State Physics (magna cum laude)
Institute for Theoretical Physics @ TU Freiberg
Topic:
Combining electrodynamics in media with quantum field theory to obtain a microscopic description of matter based on fundamental microscopic field theories. Proof-of-concept for the “Functional Approach” on the example of the free electron gas.
Thesis:
Universal Electromagnetic Response Relations – applied to the free homogeneous electron gas (grade: 1.0)
Oct 2014 – Oct 2016
M. Sc. Applied Natural Science (ø 1.1)
Institute for Theoretical Physics @ TU Freiberg
Focus:
Theoretical solid-state physics & high-performance computing
Thesis:
Wavevector dependent linear electromagnetic response function in materials physics (grade: 1.0)
Oct 2010 – Oct 2014
B. Sc. Applied Natural Science (ø 1.7)
Institute for Theoretical Physics @ TU Freiberg
Focus:
Theoretical and computational solid-state physics
Thesis:
An ab initio study on phononic and electronic contributions to the heat capacity of Al5Fe2 (grade: 1.2)
IT Projects
By Language
By Application
Teaching Experience
| Year | Type | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 – 2020 | Exercise | Density Functional Theory |
| 2017 – 2020 | Exercise | Electronic Structure of Solids |
| 2017 – 2020 | Exercise | Quantum Theory II |
| 2015 – 2017 | Tutorial | Classical Electrodynamics |
| 2015 – 2016 | Tutorial | Classical Mechanics |
| 2013 – 2017 | Tutorial | Quantum Theory I |
| 2013 – 2017 | Computer Exercise | Quantum Theory I |
Awards & Honors
Georgius-Agricola Medal
TU Freiberg
Awarded yearly to the best graduate of the entire faculty.
Germany Scholarship
Dr. Erich-Krüger Stiftung
Industry supported national scholarship granted to students with excellent academic performance.
2x Nominee “Lecturer of the Year”
Faculty for Chemistry and Physics @ TU Freiberg
Awarded to lecturers with excellent teaching performance, usually given to professors so being on the list is already great. 😉
portfolio
PhD Thesis
Universal Electromagnetic Response Relations applied to the free homogeneous electron gas
FortySecondsCV
A highly customizable LaTeX CV class optimized for 2 pages and based on the well-known TwentySecondsCV class
Bachelor Thesis
An ab initio study on phononic and electronic contributions to the heat capacity of Al5Fe2
tutorials
During the COVID-19 crisis I took some time to review and update my IT security concepts and decided to revive some of the tutorials and how-tos from my old page. I use them mostly for my own reference, but maybe they can be helpful to you as well. As “corona-special”, I start with a Jitsi Meet installation guide.
Below, you find the exercise sheets and solutions for my hybrid courses (theory & programming) in Theoretical Physics.