CV

Education

• Diploma in Physics, University of Münster, 1992
• PhD in Physics, Forschungszentrum Jülich (ZEL) and University of Münster, 1993-1997
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Forschungszentrum Jülich (ZEL), 1997-2001

Work experience

• Scientist (permanent staff), Forschungszentrum Jülich (ZEL), 2001-2013
  • Methodology for high-resolution positron-emission tomographs and multimodal imaging.
  • Development of detector systems for dedicated high-resolution positron-emission tomographs.
  • Development and validation of algorithms and correction methods for tomographic image reconstruction.
  • Development of performance evaluation procedures for high-resolution PET.
• Scientist (permanent staff), Forschungszentrum Jülich (INM-2), 2013-present
  • Methodological aspects and evaluation of PET and hybrid imaging (PET/MRI) with a focus on PET image quality and quantification for neuroscientific applications.
  • Population based studies with respect to sleep and neurodegeneration.
  • Medical physics expert

Advanced Training and Certificates

• Certified medical physics expert in radiation protection (MPE Nuklearmedizin) (since 2013)
• Technical Qualification of Radiation Protection Officers (S4.1) (since 2013)
• Didactic training (Basiskurs Lehre I), Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University (2019)