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  • 1971:  Born in Koblenz, Germany
  • 1991 – 1997:  Studies in Chemistry at Bonn University (Germany)
  • 1997 – 2000:  PhD student in the surface science group of Prof. K. Wandelt at the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Bonn
  • 2000-2001:  Postdoc at the MESA+ Research Institute in the solid state physics group of Prof. Dr. Bene Poelsema, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands (Feodor Lynen fellowship of the Alexander-von-Humboldt foundation)
  • 2001 – 2007:  Project leader (habilitand) at the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Bonn (Germany)
  • 2007 – 2008:  Development of the plating chemistry for the 32- and 22-nm Cu technology at BASF SE Ludwigshafen (Germany)
  • 10/2008 – 03/2019:  Lecturer at the University of Bern and head of the Interfacial Electrochemistry group
  • Since 04/2019:  Associate professor (Assoziierter Professor) at the University of Bern and head of the Interfacial Electrochemistry group

     

Research

  • Atomic scale characterization of electrified solid/liquid interfaces by means of in situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and scanning force microscopy (AFM).
  • Additive-assisted Cu electroplating for industrial applications (Damascene process, TSV technology); synthesis of polymer additives for Cu electroplating; laser ionization mass spectrometry (LIMS) depth profiling.  
  • Additive-assisted Sn (or Sn alloy) electroplating for solder bumping.
  • Electrochemical reduction of CO2 from aqueous and non-aqueous electrolyte solutions (power to gas / power to liquid); cluster synthesis; DOSY-NMR; gas chromatography (GC); ion chromatography (IC). 
  • Mass transport phenomena in ionic liquids (ILs).

Publications

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