Dietrich Haarer
Dietrich Haarer (born June 23, 1938 in Stuttgart ) is a German physicist. Haarer is considered an expert in the field of experimental physics . He holds patents in the field of optical information storage.
Live and act
Haarer was born the son of a high school professor. After graduating from high school, he studied physics at the University of Stuttgart . The 1966 diploma was followed by a doctorate in 1969 on ESR studies on triplet excitons in anthracene and naphthalene single crystals . He then went to the research department of the computer manufacturer IBM in San José (United States) as a postdoctoral fellow in 1970 . He did not return to Germany until 1980 when he was offered the chair for experimental physics at the University of Bayreuth . There he is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the Faculty of Applied Sciences.
From 1989 to 2001 he was a member of the scientific and technical advisory board of the Bavarian State Government; in 1990 and 1991 he was a member of a perspective commission for the nuclear research center in Karlsruhe that was convened by the Federal Research Minister . He declined an appointment to the Science Council in 1993 due to his numerous obligations.
In 1998, Haarer took a leave of absence from Bayreuth in order to take over the management of the physics research department at Bayer AG in Leverkusen for three years . From 2001 until his retirement he conducted research again in Bayreuth.
Awards
- 1992: Max Planck Research Award (together with Robert J. Silbey , MIT )
- 2002: Cross of Merit 1st Class as a pioneer of a modern scientific approach to networked research and thinking
- 2006: Bavarian Order of Merit
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| SURNAME | Haarer, Dietrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |