Background
Sigrist, Markus Werner was born on September 6, 1948 in Illnau, Switzerland. Son of Karl Sigrist and Getrud Lachenmann.
Sigrist, Markus Werner was born on September 6, 1948 in Illnau, Switzerland. Son of Karl Sigrist and Getrud Lachenmann.
Master of Science in Physics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, 1977. Habilitation in Physics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, 1986.
Postdoctoral fellow University California, Berkeley, 1978—1980. Adjunct professor Rice University, Houston, since 1984. Professor Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, since 1996.
Invited professor University Littoral, Dunkerque, France, 2003.
Member of Swiss Physical Society, Swiss Society of Optics and Microscopy (board directors since 1993), European Physical Society 1984-1990, Optical Society of America (Fellow 1999).
Married Marianne Peyer, December 12, 1945. Children: Karin Dietrich, Juerg Thomas, Raphael Edward.