Gerd Schön

Background

Schön, Gerd was born on April 14, 1948 in Karlsruhe, Federal Republic Germany. Son of Josef and Martha (Licht) Schön.

Education

Diploma in physics, U. Dortmund, Federal Republic Germany, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Dortmund, Federal Republic Germany, 1976; student, Stanford (California) U., 1972-1973.

Career

Assistant, U. Karlsruhe, Federal Republic Germany, 1976-1982; postdoctoral fellow, Cornell Univercity, New York City, 1977-1978; visiting assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1980; Heisenberg fellowship, Institute for Theoretical Physics University of California, Santa Barbara, 1982-1984; Heisenberg fellowship, Kids With Food Allergies Jülich, Federal Republic Germany, 1985; professor, Department Applied Physics, Technology Union Delft, Netherlands, 1986-1991; professor, Institute Theoretical Fest Körperphysik, U. Karlsruhe, Federal Republic Germany, since 1991.

Interests

• Avocation: birdwatching.

Connections

Married Rose Kölbel, May 27, 1977.

Father:

Josef Schön

Mother:

Martha (Licht) Schön

Spouse:

Rose Kölbel