4/2012-current:

W3 full professor at the Faculty of Mathematics, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

4/2012:

Habilitation at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

10/2008-3/2012:

Junior Research Group Leader at the Interdisciplinary Center for Scienti c Computing (IWR), Heidelberg

2/2008-9/2008:

Akademischer Rat auf Zeit (former C1 assistant professor position, 3+3 years contract) at IWR, Heidelberg

4/2007-1/2008:

Postdoc in the SIMUMAT research team on aerodynamic shape optimization, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid (E)

10/2006-3/2007:

Akademischer Rat auf Zeit at IWR Heidelberg

2/2006-9/2006:

Postdoc at the IWR, Heidelberg

2/2002-2/2006:

PhD thesis Numerical methods for mixed-integer optimal control problems in mathematics, supervised by G. Reinelt and H.G. Bock (grade: summa cum laude)

2/2002-2/2005:

Member of the International DFG Graduiertenkolleg 710

2/2004-4/2004:

Research stays at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Universidad de Valladolid (E)

10/1995-12/2001:

Studies at the Universität Heidelberg, diploma in mathematics with specialization in physics/astronomy (grade: excellent)

1/2000-5/2000:

Exchange student at the University of Ho-Chi-Minh-City (VN)

9/1997-7/1998:

Exchange student at the Université de Montpellier (F)

6/1994:

Abitur at the Gymnasium Westerstede