Until 1988 Universität Stuttgart, Germany. Physics diploma thesis about theoretical and experimental investigations on NdFeB permanent magnets. 1989 – 1991 Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung, Stuttgart, Germany. Continued work on NdFeB permanent magnets. 1992 – 2011 Ugimag, Magnequench, Precision Magnetics, Arnold Magnetic Technologies …many names, same place. Technical manager at the rare-earth-magnet factory in Lupfig/Switzerland. 2011 - today Still working for Arnold Magnetic Technologies, with a focus on application engineering. But pursuing other interests in parallel: Since 2017 Researcher at Aalen University, Aalen, Germany