Background
Lechner, Ruep Ekkehard was born on October 8, 1938 in Linz, Austria. Son of Josef Matthias and Maria (Burgstaller) Lechner.
Lechner, Ruep Ekkehard was born on October 8, 1938 in Linz, Austria. Son of Josef Matthias and Maria (Burgstaller) Lechner.
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Vienna University, Austria, 1967. Habilitation, Technology University, Vienna, 1982.
Postdoctoral position, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, 1967-1969; postdoctoral position, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1969-1970; researcher, Institute Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France, 1970-1978; guest scientist, Hahn-Meitner Institute, Berlin, 1979, 80-82; permanent scientist, Hahn-Meitner Institute, Berlin, since 1982; associate professor, U. Rennes, France, 1979-1980. Science college secretary Institute Laue-Langevin, 1971-1974, instrument responsible,1973-1977. Project leader Hahn-Meitner Institute, 1986-1995, laboratory responsible, since 1996.
Member Wiener Singverein church choir, 1964-1967, member Camerata Wannsee, Berlin, since 1981. Member German Physical Society, Austrian Physical Society.
Married Michelle Lèa Marchand, May 29, 1976. Children: Sebastian, Alice, Maximilian.