Studies, exams:

• 1981 – 1986 Physics studies at the University of Heidelberg
  
  

Doctorate:

• 1990, Dr. rer. nat, University of Heidelberg and Society for Heavy Ion Research, Darmstadt
  
  

Habilitation:

• 2000, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Heidelberg
  
  

Professional activity:

• 1991 – 1993 Postdoctoral Researcher, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt
• 1994 – 1996 Visiting Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York, USA; Feodor Lynen Research Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
• 1996 – 2001 University Assistant (C1), University of Heidelberg
• 2001 – 2002 Senior Scientist, Society for Heavy Ion Research, Darmstadt
• Since 2003 Professor (C4), University of Münster
• 2011 – 2016 Deputy Spokesperson of the ALICE Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
  
  

Experience in academic self-governance:

• since 2003 Director, Institute for Nuclear Physics, University of Münster
• 2005 – 2006 Vice Dean of the Department of Physics
• 2006 – 2010 Dean of the Department of Physics
• since October 2016 Rector of University of Münster