Prof. Dr. Henning Riechert
Director at the Paul - Drude -Institute for Solid State Electronics in the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.
Professor for Experimental Physics and Materials Science at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Contact:
Hausvogteiplatz 5-7
D-10117 Berlin
Germany
riechert@pdi-berlin.de
Tel: +49-30-20377-365, secretary: -352
Fax: +49-30-20377-201
Research interests
- Epitaxy, Physics and Applications of III-V Semiconductors
- Optoelectronics
- Materials for Nanoelectronics
Curriculum Vitae
1953 born in Hannover, Germany
1975 - 1982 Studies of Physics, Bonn University
1980 - 1982 Diploma work on the dynamic polarisation of proton/deuteron spins in materials for as spin-polarised targets in high energy physics
1982 Degree of “Diplomphysiker" Bonn University, Advisor Prof. G. Althoff
1982-1986 PhD work at the “Institut für Festkörperforschung”, Jülich,
Topic: Optical Pumping and Spin polarisation phenomena in the photoemission of electrons from GaAs photocathodes, Advisor Prof. M.C. Campagna
1985 8 months at Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
1986 Obtained PhD in physics (Dr. rer.nat.) from Köln University
1986 Entered Siemens AG, Corporate Research and Development
1987 - Responsible for setting up and equipping molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) lab, subsequently for the operation of solid source MBE activities under various device programs (III-V electronics and optoelectronics)
1994 - Project manager of the MBE group
subsequently several projects on devices based on group-III nitrides and dilute nitrides, main results:
first InGaN-LED in Europe (1996),
first monolithically grown 1.3µm VCSEL (2001)
1996 4 months as a guest researcher at Stanford University
1999 Transfer from Siemens to Infineon Technologies, Corporate Research
2001 Department head for Photonics
2005 Technical Manager for Nanomaterial Topics
2006 Senior Principal Scientist for Materials Science at Qimonda AG,
2007 since Nov 1st, director of Paul-Drude-Institute
Married to Sibylle Henkel-Riechert, one daughter.
More than 100 publications in refereed journals, 2 book chapters, more than 20 invited talks at conferences, more than 8 patents
Membership in various organising/program committees of international conferences
Program co-chairman ISCS 2008, Rust, Germany
E-MRS Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France 2004 (Symposium Co-Organiser)
European MBE-Workshop, Hinterzarten, Germany 2001 (Co-Chairman)
MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, USA 2001 (Symposium Co-Organiser)
Other professional activities:
Elected Member of the "Vorstandsrat der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft" (Council of the German Physical Society) for 6 years,
For the same time member of the "Beratender Ausschuss der Industriephysiker" (Advisory committee of physicists working in industry) in the German Physical Society
Member of the Review Panel on the "Low Dimensional Structures and Devices Initiative" of the UK Science and Engineering Council (SERC), (1992)
Member of the Panel of Reviewers for the DFG-Schwerpunkt (National Research Initiative): Gruppe III-Nitride (6 years)
Member of the Review Panel of "Studium und Lehre im Fach Physik an den Berliner Universitäten"
Member of the Award Committee of the „Walter-Schottky-Preis“ of the German Physical Society
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik (1998 - 2004)
