Curriculum Vitae
Education
- Education: Studies in Physics at the Universities of Würzburg and Munich
- Diploma in Theoretical Physics
- Dr. rer. nat. in Theoretical Physics
- Habilitation at the University of Vienna in the field of science studies
Fields of Specialization
- Plasma Physics, Hydrodynamics, Philosophy and History of Science, Systemstheory, Theory of Selforganization
Professional Experience
- Research Fellow at the Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics 1969-1674
- Guest Professorship at the Technical University of Vienna March – June 1998
- Director of the Institute for Science and Technology Studies, University of Bielefeld
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Science and Technology Studies, University of Bielefeld
Editorial Functions and Advisory Commitees
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Yearbook „Selbstorganisation – Komplexität in den Natur-, Sozial- und Geisteswissenschaften: Ein Jahrbuch“, Duncker und Humbolt
- Journal „Systeme“, edited by the austrian team for systemic studies
- Advisory Committee of the International Project on the History of Solid State Physics 1978-80
- Member of the EU High Level Expert Group „Foresighting the New Technology Wave“
- Member of the advisory board of Forum 46
- Member of the competence network re+emergence
- Vortsandsvorsitzender Förderkreis Kunsthalle Bielefeld e.V.