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• Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Germany, 2006
• Diploma in Chemistry, University of Marburg, Germany, 2003
• Pre-degree in Chemistry, University of Oldenburg, Germany, 2000

• 2020 to present: Professor of Applied Physics and Interim Director of the KAUST Solar Center.
• 2015-2019: Associate Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
• 2008-2015: Max Planck Research Group Leader (approx. equivalent to Assoc. Prof.), Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany    
• 2006-2008: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK

1. ​Hoechst Lecturer Award of the Aventis-Foundation and the Chemical Industry Fund (FCI)
2. Walter Kalkhof-Rose Memorial Prize, Acadamy of Science and Literature Mainz
3. Non-stipendiary Research Fellowship in the Sciences, Clare Hall College, Cambridge
4. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, German Research Foundation (DFG)
5. Kekulé PhD Scholarship, Chemical Industry Fund (FCI)
6. Award of the prime minister of Lower Saxony for outstanding scientific achievements
7. 1st prize in Chemistry in the nationwide competition of young researchers "Jugend forscht", Germany. Received special prize of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the best interdisciplinary research project