Dr. Wolfgang Braun is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, working on thin film epitaxy and deposition technology. Wolfgang Braun studied Physics at Stuttgart University and Georgia Tech, Atlanta, where he obtained his Master's degree. He obtained his Ph.D. from Humboldt University in Berlin. Following a post-doc at Arizona State University, Tempe, he worked on fundamentals of crystal growth at the Paul-Drude Institute and the synchrotron BESSY II in Berlin. After several years as managing director of a molecular beam epitaxy equipment manufacturer, he joined the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart as a staff scientist. His research interests focus on fundamental crystal growth processes in ultrathin layers, the analysis and control of deposition processes using diffraction techniques, and laser-based thin film deposition technology. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 scientific publications and a book on reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED).