University Degrees

• Diploma in Physics from Bonn University (Germany) in 1987
• PhD in Astrophysics from Bonn University (Germany) in 1989

Academic Appointments

• Courtesy Associate Professorship at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL since 1997

Professional Experience

• Binary stars: colliding winds
• Solving industrial problems using scientific computing methods
• Leading the Applied Optimization Working Group of the German Operations Research Society