Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Stefan Schweizer

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Stefan Schweizer

	Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Stefan Schweizer
	South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences, Germany
	Multi-functionality of Luminescent Glasses for Energy Applications
	Stefan Schweizer obtained his physics diploma from the University of Giessen, Germany, in 1994. Subsequently, he moved to the University of Paderborn where he obtained a PhD in 1997 and his habilitation in 2000 for his work in the field of radiation detectors. After long-term research appointments as visiting professor at MIT and Argonne National Laboratory, both in the USA, he returned to Germany in 2006 joining the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM in Halle. In addition, he headed a research group at the Martin Luther University of Halle. Since March 2012 he is a professor for "Physics and Energy Technologies" at the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences and director of the Fraunhofer Application Center for Inorganic Phosphors in Soest.