• Vordiplom in Physics,
  Justus-Liebig-Universität in Giessen, Germany, 1963.
• Diplom in Physics,
  Technische Universität in Berlin, Germany, 1968.
• Dr. rer. nat. (Nuclear Physics),
  Freie Universität in Berlin, Germany, 1973.

Specialization in

• nuclear physics,
• nuclear reactor design,
• geochemical/geophysical modeling of contaminant migration in the environment,
• global immune response modeling,
• pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (calculation of the distribution and influence of drugs in humans)

Academic Honors

• 1965
  Fellowship in Nuclear Beam Optics,
  Centre Europeen de Recherche Nucleaire (CERN), Geneva,
  Swizerland.
• 1978
  Visiting Scholar,
  Environmental Sciences Division,
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge,
  Tennessee, U.S.A.
• 1982 - 1986
  Visiting Scholar,
  Applied Earth Sciences, and
  Environmental Engineering and Science,
  Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A..
• 1991 - 1992
  Visiting Member,
  Courant Institute for Mathematical Sciences,
  New York University, New York, U.S.A..
• 2004
  Alumnus,
  Salzburg Seminar,
  Salzburg, Austria.

Research

Interests

• Modeling of the immune system response on an infection,
• Limitations of the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Concept
• Proliferation of WMD and dual-use technology
• Neurological models of the mind: ways to induce cultural change