Curriculum vitae
Theoretical physicist with an MPA in science management. Experience in international research cooperation and science policy. Download the short CV (PDF).
Professional experience
- since 2018
- Director, Max Planck Institute for Physics (MPP), Munich/Garching, and Honorary Professor, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
- 2015–2018
- Full Professor (W3) of theoretical physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
- 2011–2015
- Senior postdoctoral member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA.
- 2008–2011
- Postdoctoral associate, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
- 2005–2008
- PhD in theoretical physics, Université Lyon 1 (Claude Bernard), France — research carried out at the Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique Théorique (LAPTh).
Grants & collaborations
- since 2025
- One of three Co-Directors, Max Planck–IAS–NTU Center for Particle Physics, Cosmology and Geometry.
- since 2024
- Coordinating Principal Investigator, ERC Synergy Grant UNIVERSE+ — partner institutions: Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, University of Amsterdam, and Institute for Advanced Study.
- 2017–2023
- ERC Consolidator Grant, Novel Structures of Scattering Amplitudes.
Science policy
- since 2025
- Member, Board of the Association of ERC Grantees.
- since 2025
- Member, Advisory Board of the Max Planck Academy.
- 2021–2025
- Member, Scientific Advisory Board of the Franco-German University.
- 2021–2023
- Master of Public Administration (MPA) in science management, German University of Administrative Sciences, Speyer; thesis on scientific excellence (publication, in German).
- 2022
- Internship, office of MEP Dr. Christian Ehler, European Parliament, Brussels.
More detail on the Science management & policy page.