Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fh-ISE)
Germany
| Since 05/2019 | Honorary Professorship at the University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Since 04/2011 | Director Business Division Hydrogen Technologies (150 staff, scientists, engineers and students, 95% external project funds) |
| Since 01/2018 | Co-Director Division Energy Technologies and Systems at Fraunhofer ISE (approx. 500 staff, scientists, engineers and students) |
| 01/2001 – 03/2011 | Head of department Energy Technologies |
| 10/1999 – 12/2005 | Founder and Head of the group ‘Micro Energy Technology’ (Approx. 40 staff) |
| 01/1992 – 10/1999 | Scientist in the silicon solar cell department at Fraunhofer ISE |
| 05/2019 | Honorary Professorship at the University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| 11/1998 | Ph.D. in Physics, University Konstanz with “Summa Cum Laude” award |
| 04/1993 – 10/1998 | Ph.D. Thesis ‚Die kristalline Silicium-Dünnschichtsolarzelle auf isolierenden Substraten‘ (‚Crystalline Silicon Thin-Film Solar Cells on Insulataing Substrates‘), University Konstanz / Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg |
| 04/1992 | Diploma in Physics |
| 04/1991 – 09/1992 | “Untersuchungen von Defekten an Solarzellenmaterial mittels Fourierspektroskopie”, („Investigations of Defects in Solar Cell Materials by Means of Fourier Spectroscopy“) Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg |
| 10/1985 – 12/1991 | Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Faculty of Physics |
| 06/1982 | High school graduation (Abitur) |
| 08/1973 – 06/1982 | High school (Heissenberg Gymnasium Weinheim) |
Publication of more than 150 journal and conference papers
(Main topics: Integrated Energy Systems, Hydrogen in a Renewable Energy System, Sustainable Mobility, PEM fuel cells, PEM Electrolysis, Power-to-Liquid, Life Cycle Analysis, Crystalline Silicon Thin-Film Solar Cells, Micro Energy Technology, Power MEMS)
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- Member of the Governance Board of the Centre for Hydrogen Innovations of the National University of Singapore, NUS
- Member of the expert committee of the German Government on the Future Fund for the
Transformation of the Automobile Industry
- Vice Chair of the Board of the National Organization Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, NOW
- Vice President of the German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, DWV
- Delegate on behalf of Germany in the Executive Committee of the Technology Collaboration Program for Research and Development on the Production and Utilization of Hydrogen (TCP) of the International Energy Agency IEA
- Sherpa in the Round Table Industry of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance
- Co-Speaker of the Strategic Research Topic Hydrogen Technologies of the Fraunhofer Society
- Spokesperson of the Fraunhofer Society for Network Hydrogen (33 Fraunhofer Institutes)
- Board Member of the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Integrated Energy Systems
- Member of the HySupply Platform on Sustainable Hydrogen between Germany and Australia performed by acatech (National Academy of Science and Engineering) and BDI (The Federation of German Industries)
- Member of the Energy Systems of The Future, ESYS working group on Hydrogen Economy 2030 – Transport Vectors for Green Hydrogen.
- Member of the annual Jury meeting for the Green Tech Awards (since 2009)
- International Advisory Board Member of the Hydrogen South Africa HySA, Flagship Program of the Department of Science and Innovation, Government of South Africa (2015-2019)
- Member of the organization committee of Energy Storage Europe conference (since 2014)
- Member of the advisory board of f-cell / World of Energy Solutions conference (since 2001)
- Venture Advisor – EARLYBIRD Venture Capital (2010-2015)
- Founder and coordinator of Fraunhofer Future Theme Micro Energy Technology (2003-2007)
- Conference Chair of the:
- Internat. Workshop ‘Perspectives on Power-to-Liquids and Power-to-Chemicals’ (2016/18/21)
- Internat. Workshop on PEM Electrolysis (2016)
- Solar Summits 2010 (2010)
- Fraunhofer Symposium on Micro Energy Technology (2006, 2007)
- PowerMEMS 2007
- European Fuel Cell Forum, Lucerne (2005)
- TPV6 (Thermophotovoltaic) (2005)
- Co-Chair of the Indo-German Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (INDOGFOE) of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation AvH, (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012).
- Participant at the German-American Frontiers of Engineering Symposium of AvH (2008)
- Member of Intern. Steering Committee PowerMEMS’ Series – ‘International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion (until 2010)
- f-cell Award in bronze (2002)
- Reviewer of national and international project proposals in the field of fuel cell /electrolysis technology, hydrogen model regions, integrated renewable energy systems, LCA.
- Three years of education in the field of Gestalt Therapy:
Degree as a Gestalt Supervisor, Gestalt Therapist, Gestalt Group Leader.