Background
Leo, Karl was born on July 10, 1960.
physicist university professor
Leo, Karl was born on July 10, 1960.
Leo studied physics at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and obtained the Diplomphysiker degree with a thesis on solar cells under supervision of Adolf Goetzberger at the Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme. In 1986 he joined the Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung in Stuttgart for a Doctor of Philosophy under the guidance of Hans Queisser.
In 1991 he joined the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen as an assistant professor and obtained the Habilitation degree. In 1993 he joined the Technische Universitaet Dresden as a professor of optoelectronics. Since 2002 he has been also with the Fraunhofer-Institut für Photonische Mikrosysteme, currently as director
Member American Physical Society, Optical Society of America, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft.