| Early Days | |
| May 18, 1965 | born in
Hanau, Germany grew up in Bruchkoebel, near Hanau in the state of Hessen |
| 1970-1974 | Elementary School,
Bovenden, Germany lived in Bovenden, near Goettingen in the state of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) |
| 1975-1976 | Max-Planck Gymnasium, Goettingen |
| 1976-1984 | Kopernikusschule,
Somborn lived in Rodenbach, near Hanau in the state of Hessen |
| College and Graduate School | |
| 1984-1986 | Universitaet Giessen, Giessen |
| 1986-1987 | University of Washington, Seattle |
| 1987-1989 | Institut fuer theoretische Physik, Universitaet Giessen |
| 1989-1992 |
Institut fuer theoretische Physik,
Universitaet Regensurg, Regensburg |
| 1992 | Ph. D., Adviser: W. Weise, (now at TU Muenchen) |
| Professional Experience | |
| 1992-1995 | Research Associate,
Nuclear Theory Group,
SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, Long Island |
| 1995-1998 | Research Associate, Institute for Nuclear Theory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
| 1998-1999 | Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey |
| 1999-2000 | Visiting Scientist, Triumf, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2000- | Assistant Professor, SUNY Stony Brook, and Fellow, Riken-BNL Research Center, |