| Curriculum vitae
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| Personal data |
Dr. Dieter Schmitt
born on 9 October 1953 in Fulda German citizen married, one daughtor | |
| School | 1972 | Matriculation, Winfriedschule Fulda
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| University | 1974-1980 | Undergraduate studies in physics,
University of Göttingen
Diploma thesis: Stability analysis of non-steady MHD-equilibria |
| 1985 | Doctor rerum naturum, University of Göttingen
PhD thesis: Dynamo action of magnetostrophic waves | |
| 1996 | Habilitation in Astronomy and
Astrophysics, University of Göttingen
Thesis title: On the stability of stationary flows in thin magnetic flux tubes | |
| Positions | 1980-1989 | Research scientist, University Observatory Göttingen |
| 1989-1990 | Visiting scientist, High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado (USA) | |
| 1990-2000 | Assistent professor, University Observatory Göttingen | |
| 2000-2001 | European Geophysical Society, Katlenburg-Lindau | |
| since 2001 | Coordinator of the International Max Planck Research School on Physical Processes in the Solar System and Beyond at the Universities of Braunschweig and Göttingen, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau | |