| 1980 - 1987: | Studies of Physics at the |
| | Universities of Münster and Paris VII |
| 1987 - 1990: | PhD in Physics at Münster |
| | University and CERN, Geneva |
| 1990 - 1998: | Habilitation at Münster University |
| 1998 - 2002: | Assistant Professor at |
| | Münster University |
| 2002: | Scientist at GSI Darmstadt |
| 2002 - now: | Professor of Physics at Utrecht University |
| | Director of the Institute for Subatomic Physics |
