| 10.07.1946 | Born in Husum, Germany |
| 1966 | High School Graduation |
| 1966 - 1968 | Military Service |
| 1968 - 1970 | Studies of Physics, University of Bonn |
| 1970 - 1972 | Studies of Physics, Free University of Berlin |
| 1973 | Physics-Diploma (Prof. Möbius) |
| 1973 | Scientific secretary of the Research Centre "Hyperfineinteraction", Physics Department, FU Berlin |
| 1973 - 1977 | Work for PhD, member of a stiring group "Science Curriculum" |
| 1977 | Thesis: Optically Detected ENDOR of Quinoxaline and Dichlorobenzene (Prof. Möbius) |
| 1977 - 1981 | Research Assistant, Physics Department (Prof. Stehlik), FU Berlin |
| 1979 - 1980 | Post-doc with Prof. van der Waals and Prof. J. Schmidt, Univ. of Leiden (Netherlands) |
| 1981 - 1993 | Scientific Manager of the Laboratory for Crystal Characterisation, Physics Department, FU Berlin |
| 1987 | Habilitation in Experimental Physics, Physics Department, FU Berlin |
| 1989 | Guest Professor at University Grenoble |
| 1991 | Visiting Scientist New York University |
| 1992 | Call for professorships in Erlangen (Physical Chemistry) and in Chemnitz (Physics) |
| Since 1993 | Full Professor at Chemnitz University of Technology (Chair: Optical Spectroscopy and Molecular Physics) |
| 1993 - 1997 | Dean of the Faculty of Science, Chemnitz University of Technology |
| 1997 - 2000 | Rector (President) of Chemnitz University of Technology |
| 2002 | Visiting Fellow at Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra |
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| 1989, 1992, 1994 | Organizer of the Symposium "Magnetic Optical Resonance in Solids" |
| Since 1991 | Member of the Editorial Board of "Applied Magnetic Resonance" |
| 1994 | Organizer of the Heraeus Symposium "Single Molecule Detection" |
| 1996 | Organizer of the Conference "Laser Application in Life Sciences" (LALS) |
| 1996 | Co-Organizer of the Heraeus Summer School "Lasers in Physics" |
| 1996 - 1999 | Member of the Editorial Board of "Experimental Techniques in Physics" |
| 1999 - 2003 | Member of the Editorial Board of "Single Molecules" |
| 1999 | Co-Organizer of the Heraeus Summer School " Microscopic Techniques in Physics" |
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- Author of more than 160 scientific publications and more than 160 talks
- Referee for Chem. Phys. Lett., J. Phys. Chem., Science, Chem. Phys., Angew. Chemie, J. Luminesc., the German Science Foundation, Volkswagen Foundation, and others
- Member of the German Physical Society, the German Society of Chemistry and the Bunsen Society
- Member of the Presidental Board of the German Physical Society
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