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Professional experience
COMSOL Multiphysics GmbH
Göttingen, Germany
Technical Sales Engineer
Jul. 2023 - today
- Technical sales of the simulation software COMSOL Multiphysics®
- Customer service and consultation: Application of modeling and simulation in research and development
- Lectures and workshops on the topics of multiphysics simulation, COMSOL, and FEM
Georg-August-University
Göttingen, Germany
Research Assistant with Dr. Christian Tetzlaff
Sept. 2018 - Aug. 2022
- Formulation of mathematical models and their numerical implementation in the areas of protein transport, signal transduction, synaptic plasticity, biological neural networks
- Development of a software framework for simulating particle-based reaction-diffusion systems in complex, three-dimensional environments
- Coordination and communication with project partners
- Organization of seminars and group meetings
- Supervision of students
Education
Studienseminar Salzgitter
Salzgitter, Germany
Teacher training program (Referendariat) - Highschool
Aug. 2022 - 31. März. 2023
- Subjects: Mathematics, Physics
Georg-August-University
Göttingen, Germany
M.S., Physics
Apr. 2015 - Jul. 2018
- Thesis title: "The influence of different mechanisms on the self-organized consolidation of memory representations in spiking neural networks"
- Major fields of study: Biophysics and physics of complex systems
Technical University of Ilmenau
Ilmenau, Germany
B.S., Technical Physics
Oct. 2011 - Mar. 2015
- Thesis title: "Determination of the state of hydrogen gas in a light-gas accelerator"
| Skill | Comment | Level | |
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Physics |
Computational neuroscience (biophysics and complex systems) | Master's program: Introduction to physics of complex systems, network science, introduction to theoretical neuroscience, biophysics of the cell, principles of theoretical neuroscience, information processing and criticality in neural networks Master thesis: "The influence of different mechanisms on the self-organized consolidation of memory representations in spiking neural networks"
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Expert |
| Theoretical physics | Bachelor's program: Analytical mechanics, quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, thermodynamics and statistics | Basic knowledge | |
| Experimental physics | Bachelor's program: Mechanics and thermodynamics, oscillations, waves and fields, electricity and optics, atoms, nuclei, particles | Basic knowledge | |
| Applied and technical physics | Bachelor's program: Solid state physics, semiconductors, techniques of surface physics, molecular physics and spectroscopy, polymer physics, biophysics, experimental methods in physics Master's degree: Information and physics: classical and quantum aspects (quantum information theory, quantum computing) Bachelor thesis: "Determination of the state of hydrogen gas in a light-gas accelerator"
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Basic knowledge | |
| Engineering | Bachelor's program: Technical mechanics, fluid mechanics, microtechnology, electronics, general electrical engineering Master's program: Electronic lab course for natural scientists |
Basic knowledge | |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's program: Analysis and linear algebra, differential equations and Fourier transformation, complex analysis, algorithms, special functions Master's program: Network science (graph theory), introduction to physics of complex systems (nonlinear dynamics, chaos) |
Basic knowledge | |
IT |
Python | Daily use for several years as a research associate at the University of Göttingen, development of the simulation tool PyRID (Simulation of reaction-diffusion systems of interacting molecules) Libraries: Numpy, Numba, Scipy, Matplotlib and others |
Extensive knowledge |
| HTML, CSS, Latex | Regular use in work related (LaTex) and personal projects | Good knowledge | |
| C++, Javascript, bash | Occasional use, mainly in personal projects | Basic knowledge | |
Languages |
German | Native | |
| English | Years of work in an international team at the University of Göttingen, writing scientific papers | Fluent | |
Practical experience
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
Göttingen, Germany
Student Assistant with Dr. Viola Priesemann
Jul.2015 - Dec.2016
- Characterization of the spreading dynamics of neuronal activity in networks with non-stationary input
- Investigation of the information processing capacity and criticality of neuronal networks
- Statistical data analysis of spike train data
Georg-August-University
Göttingen, Germany
Student Assistant at Göttingen State and University Library (SUB) - Multimedia Production Department
May.2015 - Nov.2016
- Design and implementation of virtual studio environments
- Software integration of automated production workflows in a video mixer
- Creation of video tutorials
Fraunhofer Institute for Short-Term Dynamics
Freiburg, Germany
Research Intern
Apr. 2014 - Aug. 2014
- Examined measurement methods to determine density changes on microsecond time-scale of highly compressed hydrogen gas in light-gas accelerators
Teaching Experience
Georg-August-University
Göttingen, Germany
Teaching assistant
Aug.2020 - Aug.2021
- Course: "Seminar on physics for medical students"
Georg-August-University
Göttingen, Germany
Teaching assistant
Apr.2019 - Sept.2019
- Course: "Learning Reading Data"; Data Literacy, Python
Skills
- IT: Extensive knowledge in Python; good knowledge in HTML, CSS, and LaTex; basic knowledge in C++, JavaScript, Mathematica, and bash
- Modeling and mathematical methods: Dynamical Systems, Reaction-Diffusion Models, Biological Neural Networks, Computational Geometry, Data Analysis
- Languages: German: Native language, English: Fluent
Interests
- Swimming (German Life Saving Association (DLRG))
- Music (guitar) and sound recording
- Photography
- Computer graphics, simulation and 3d modeling
Göttingen,