Professor for Theoretical Physics

My field of expertise at the University of Düsseldorf is the physics of colloids, which are finely distributed particles or droplets in a medium. These can be fat droplets in water, as in milk, or solid color particles in ink. I am particularly fascinated by phenomena such as freezing, melting and glass formation. I am also enthusiastically involved in teaching. In this way, I can pass on what I learned at the TU Dortmund. Until 1986, I completed a lightning study program of just under seven semesters there. This was possible mainly because I was able to learn theory and experiment at the same time in the integrated course and thus save time. I also did my doctorate in Dortmund, then went to Munich and Lyon for my habilitation and finally returned close to home.