Physics at Interfaces

Curriculum Vitæ

 

Günter K. Auernhammer studied physics at the Universität Bayreuth (Germany) and Université Denis Diderot (Paris, France). He obtained his diploma under the supervision of Prof. H. R. Brand with a theoretical thesis on thermal convection in a rotation layer of a magnetic fluid. During his PhD, he worked again with Prof. H. R. Brand at Bayreuth but also in close collaboration with Prof. H. Pleiner at the Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung. In 2004 he obtained his PhD with a thesis on instabilities in layered liquids, like smectic liquid crystals and blockcoplymers. As a Postdoc he switched to experiments and first jointed the group of PD Dr. D. Vollmer at the Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung. There he became interested on phase separation kinetics of binary mixtures under continuously ramping the temperature. As an Individual Marie Curie Fellow he joined the group of Dr. P. Martinoty at the Institute de Mécanique des Fluides et des Solides (Strasbourg, France) for two years. There he mainly studied magnetic colloids embedded in polymeric matrices, especially uniaxial magnetic sols and gels and their mechanical and optical properties. At the Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung he is now heading an experimental group focusing on dynamics of soft matter. His current research interests include instabilities in and influences of external fields on soft matter systems.

Professional

    starting June 2007
    • Project leader in the group of Prof. Butt at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
    March 2006 - June 2007
    • Post-doc in the group of Prof. Butt at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
    March 2004 - February 2006 August 2003 - February 2004
    • Post-doc in the group of Prof. Butt at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
    October 1998 - July 2003

Education

    January 2004
    • Graduation (Dr. rer. nat.); thesis can be downloaded here
    October 1998 - July 2003 September 1998
    • Graduation (Dipl. Phys.)
    September 1997 - September 1998 September 1995 - June 1996
    • Studies at the Université Denis Diderot (Paris VII) in the framework of the ERASMUS exchange program including a 3 months lab course in the Laboratoire des Millieux Désordonnés et Hétérogènes (University Paris VI) in the group of J.-C. Bacri
    November 1994
    • "Vordiplom" in Physics
    starting November 1992

Functions held

    Since July 2014
    • Vice-head of the mechanical workshop at the MPI-P
    September 2010 to December 2012
    • Temporary head of the mechanical workshop at the MPI-P
    March 2000 to March 2003
    • Organizer of the tutorials for the students in theoretical physics at the Universität Bayreuth
    June 1999 to July 2001
    • Representative of the doctoral students at the "Physikalisches Institut" of the Universität Bayreuth