• Photocrystallography
• Nanocrystallography
• Holography
• Switchable molecular materials
2013-2023 : Head of CRM2 laboratory
Since 01.12.2009 : Professor at CRM2, Université de Lorraine
2006-2010: Leader of a junior research group (BMBF) at I. Physical Institute, University of Cologne, Germany
2006: Scientist at Institute of Mineralogy & Geochemistry, University of Cologne, Germany
2005-2006: Guest professor at Institute of Physics, University of Vienna, Austria
2003-2005: Postdoctoral work at University of Cologne and University of Osnabrück, Germany
1999-2002: Thesis work at ETH Zurich & Paul Scherrer Institute Villigen, Switzerland
Prizes :
- Max-von-Laue Award 2007 of the German Crystallographic Society
- Nanofutur 2006 (Research grant of 1.7 M€ to establish a junior research group)
Solid state physics, diffraction methods, and crystallography on Master level as well as general physics courses on the bachelor level (mechanics, optics, etc.)