Education
Kern studied at the University of Bonn chemistry and physics, and received his Doctor of Philosophy in 1986.
chemist physicist university professor
Kern studied at the University of Bonn chemistry and physics, and received his Doctor of Philosophy in 1986.
He worked first at the Jülich Research Centre with a short visit at the Bell Labs in 1988. He became professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in 1991. Since 1998, he is one of the directors of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart.
His h-index exceeds 50.
Heidelberg Academy for Sciences and Humanities.