| 1983 | Diploma in Physics with distinction, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zürich), Switzerland |
| 1987 | Ph.D. degree in Physics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| 1983-1987 | Research Assistant, Group of Prof. Hans Christoph Siegmann, ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| 1987-1988 | Post doctoral Fellow, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 1988-1996 | Research Staff Member, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 1996-1998 | Research Project Leader, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 1998-2002 | IBM Research Manager, Photonic Networks, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 2002 | Visiting Staff to IBM Watson, IBM Research VP Paul Horn, Yorktown Heights, New York State, USA |
| 2003-2004 | IBM Research Manager, Photonics, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 2004-2008 | IBM Research Functional Manager, Science and Technology, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, USA |
| 2008-2009 | IBM Director, Tape Storage Solutions, IBM Server and Technology Group, Tucson, Arizona, USA |
| | Currently: CEO, EMPA Swiss Materials Science & Technology Laboratory |
| | Professor for Photonics, Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology ETH & EPFL |
| | His personal scientific interest focuses on photonic materials and its testing for novel applications such as for communication, interconnects and sensors. |
| 1992 | Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| 1996-2001 | Director, Center for Applied Control, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina |
| 1998-2000 | Associate Professor, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina |
| 1999-2000 | Chief Technology Officer, Imeron, Cary, North Carolina |
| 2000-2001 | Professor, Duke University |
| 2001-2003 | Jeffrey N. Vinik Professor, Duke University |
| 2001-2007 | Director, Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems, Duke University |
| 2001-2003 | Senior Associate Dean for Research, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University |
| since 2003 | Secondary Appointment, Department of Biomedical Engineering |
| Thomas Lord Professor of Engineering, Duke University |
| 2003-2007 | Senior Associate Dean, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University |
| 2007 | Chair, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University |
| 2007-2008 | Dean, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University |
| since 2008 | Professor, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Rochester |
| 2008-2016 | Dean, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Rochester |
| since 2010 | Director, Minerals Technologies Incorporated (MTX) |
| 2012-2016 | Senior Vice President for Research, University of Rochester |
| since 2016 | Provost and Senior Vice President for Research, University of Rochester |
| 1972 | Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, University of Leuven |
| 1973-1974 | IC laboratories, Stanford University |
| 1974 | Joined Leuven University |
| 1983 | Professor, Leuven University |
| 1984 | Vice President, Advanced Semiconductor Processing Division, IMEC, Leuven |
| 1998 | Chief Operating Officer, IMEC |
| 1999-2009 | President and Chief Executive Officer, IMEC |
| 2009 | Executive Officer and Member of the Board, IMEC International |
| 1970-1976 | Studium der Physik, Technische Universität Hannover; Ecole Polytechnique, Paris |
| 1976-1981 | Hauptdiplom Physik, Wissenschaftlicher Assistent, Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Hannover |
| 1979 | Promotion, Dr. rer. nat., Universität Hannover |
| 1982 | Post-Doktorand, IBM Research Laboratory, San Jose (USA) |
| 1984 | Habilitation, Universität Hannover |
| 1983-1985 | Hochschulassistent (C1), Universität Hannover |
| 1985-1986 | Heisenberg-Stipendiat der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft |
| 1986-1990 | Assistenzprofessor, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zürich |
| 1990-2000 | Ordentlicher Professor (C4), Experimentalphysik, Universität Konstanz |
| 1996-2001 | Vizepräsident, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
| 2000-2005 | Präsident, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| 2005-2015 | Präsident, Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren |
| seit 2015 | Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Falling Walls Foundation gGmbH, Berlin |
| seit 2019 | Vorsitzender, Scientific Advisory Board, Europäisches Quantum Flagship |
| 1969 | BA, Physics, Brandeis University |
| 1976 | Ph.D., Physics, Harvard University |
| 1977-1978 | Instructor, Astronomy Department, Harvard University |
| 1978-1983 | Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University |
| 1983 | Visiting Professor, Dept. of Astronomy, UC Berkeley (Spring) |
| 1983-1986 | Associate Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University |
| 1986-1987 | Lecturer in Astronomy, Harvard University |
| 1986-1990 | Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |
| since 1987 | Professor, Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Enrico Fermi Institute and the College, The University of Chicago |
| 1991-1997 | Chairman, Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics, The University of Chicago |
| 1997-2002 | Director, Ctr. for Astrophysical Thermonuclear Flashes, The University of Chicago |
| since 1998 | William E. Wrather Distinguished Service Professor, The University of Chicago |
| since 1999 | Senior Fellow, Computations Institute, The University of Chicago |
| since 2000 | Professor, Dept. of Physics, The University of Chicago |
| 2002-2005 | Chief Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) |
| Associate Laboratory Director for Physical, Biological, & Computing Sciences, ANL |
| 2004 | Rothschild Visiting Professor, Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK |
| Visiting Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge University, UK |
| since 2005 | Life Member, Clare Hall, Cambridge University, UK |
| 2005-2009 | Director, Argonne National Laboratory |
| 2006-2009 | President, UChicago/Argonne LLC |
| 2007-2009 | Chairman, DoE National Laboratory Directors' Council |
| 2009-2010 | Visiting Professor, Stanford University |
| 1965 | Studium der Chemie mit Abschluss Promotion, Mainz |
| 1966-1968 | Research Staff, Yale University, New Haven, USA |
| 1971 | Habilitation, Mainz |
| 1974-1984 | Lehrstuhl für Makromolekulare Chemie, Universität Freiburg in Breisgau |
| 1983 | Direktor, Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz |
| 1996-2002 | Vizepräsident, Chemisch-Physikalisch-Technische Sektion, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft |
| seit 2006 | Emeritierung als Direktor, Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung |
| | Wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer, Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH |
| Vizepräsident, Mainzer Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur |
| 1973 | Diploma Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| 1976 | Ph.D., Biophysics, University of Konstanz |
| 1976-1977 | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Konstanz |
| 1977-1980 | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Ulm |
| 1980-1981 | Postdoctoral Fellow, IBM Research Laboratory, San José, CA |
| 1981 | Visiting Scientist, Institute Laue-Langevin, Grenoble |
| 1981-1986 | Assistant Professor, Technical University of Munich |
| 1985 | Visiting Scientist, IBM Research Laboratory, San José, CA |
| 1986 | Postdoctoral Degree: "Habilitation" - Physics, Technical University of Munich |
| 1986-1991 | Young Investigator/Associate Professor, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz |
| 1988 | Visiting Scientist, Optical Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ |
| 1990 | Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Chem. & Nuc. Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA |
| 1990-1991 | Visiting Professor, University of Erlangen |
| 1991-1999 | Head of Laboratory, Exotic Nano-Materials, Frontier Research Program, RIKEN-Institute, Japan |
| since 1992 | Consulting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA |
| 1993-2008 | Director, Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz |
| since 1998 | Professor (by Courtesy) Chemistry Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
| since 1999 | Adjunct Professor, Hanyang University, Korea |
| 1999-2003 | Temasek Professor, National University of Singapore |
| 2004-2013 | Visiting Principal Scientist, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore |
| since 2008 | Scientific Managing Director, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna |
| since 2009 | Honorary Professor, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna |
| Visiting Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
