Associate Research Professor

Contact Information
422 Ferris Hall,
1508 Middle Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37996-2100
Phone
865-974-2268
865-800-9802
Email
[email protected]
Research Areas
- Polymer dynamics and glass transition
- Solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) batteries
- Fuel cells
Education
- PhD, Augsburg University, Germany (2000)
Professional Service
- 2003–2009
Project leader for the design and construction of the Neutron Spin Echo Spectrometer (NSE) BL15 at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). - 2008–2017
Head of the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS), Research Centre Jülich (FZJ), outstation at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). - 2017–present
Group leader and lead scientist for neutron scattering studies in energy materials, Research Centre Jülich (FZJ).
Awards & Recognitions
- 1996
Heraus Prize winner for outstanding academic performance. - 2012
Recipient of Forschungszentrum Jülich’s highest annual performance distinction of the Helmholtz Association for leading the JCNS outstation at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.