
Research Interests
- point defects in inorganic, nonmetallic compounds
- transport of matter and charge in ceramic solids, including glass
- kinetics and morphology of solid state reactions
- phase equilibria
- ceramic single crystal growth
Select Publications
Select Awards and Honors
- Nernst prize, awarded by the 'Deutsche Bunsengesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie', German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry 1984
- Fellow, American Ceramic Society 2000
- Member, Editorial Board of the Journal 'Reactivity of Solids' 1985-1990
- Member, American Ceramic Society, Deutsche Bunsengesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (Society of German Chemists), and the Materials Research Society
Education
- Dipl.Chem., Diploma in Chemistry, Clausthal University of Technology 1972
- Dr.Ing., Doctor of Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology 1975
- Dr.Ing. habil., Habilitation, University of Hannover 1983