Personal Data

School Education, University Studies, Academic Career

• Research Fellow (Wissenschaftlicher Assistent), Mathematisches Institut II, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany, 2001 - present day
• Research Assistant, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Brunel University, UK, 2000 - 2001
• PhD Student, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Brunel University, UK 1997 - 2000
• Student of Mathematics at the University of Karlsruhe (Germany) 1991 - 1997
• German School The Hague (Gymnasium) 1982 - 1991
• German School The Hague (Grundschule) 1978 - 1982

Studentships and Grants

• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematics from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Oct. 2000 - Sep. 2001
• TMR Marie Curie Research Training Grant, Oct. 1998 - Sep. 2000
• Sponsored by the EPSRC (fees only), Oct. 1997 - Sep. 2000
• German Academic Exchange Service (HSP III), Oct. 1997 - Sep. 1998

Prizes

• 2nd Prize Leslie Fox Prize Competition 2001 with a paper titled Linear Sampling Methods for 2D Inverse Elastic Wave Scattering (abstract)

Research Interests

• Mathematical theory of elastic wave scattering by rough surfaces
• Numerical solution of integral equations arising from this problem
• Inverse scattering problems, particularly Linear Sampling methods

Teaching

Universität Karlsruhe

• autumn semester 2002/2003, problem class Advanced Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers III
• spring semester 2002 Introduction to Numerical Mathematics for Electrical Engineers
• autumn semester 2001/2002, problem class Advanced Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers I
• 1993 - 1997, teaching assistant, various tutorials for beginning mathematics and engineering students

Brunel University

• summer semester 2000, teaching assistant, tutorial Introduction to Numerical Methods
• autumn semester 1999/2000, Practical on Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations with Matlab
• summer semester 1999, teaching assistant, tutorial Algebra