Prof. Dr. Marc Achermann Marc Achermann

Biography

Education

• April 2011            Advanced teaching certificate, Lucerne University, Switzerland.
• October 2001      PhD in Experimental Physics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
• March 1998         Diploma in Physics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
• 1992 – 1998        Studies in Physics at ETH Zurich, EPFL Lausanne, Ecole Polytechnique Paris.
   

Professional Experience

• Since June 2024
  Program Director of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
  Lucerne University, Horw, Switzerland.
• September 2019 – May 2024
  Head of Research and Development
  Sigrist Photometer AG, Ennetbürgen, Switzerland.
• Since August 2010
  Full Professor, Lucerne University, Horw, Switzerland.
  Applied research and numerical modeling.
• January 2006 – August 2010
  Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, USA.
  Time-resolved optical spectroscopy and microscopy of nanoscale structures and assemblies.
• April 2005 – January 2006
  Technical Staff Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA.
  Softmatter Nanotechnology and Advanced Spectroscopy Team of Dr. V.I. Klimov
  Carrier and energy dynamics in semiconductor nanocrystals and composite nanomaterials.
• January 2002 – March 2005
  Postdoctoral Research Associate, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA.
  Softmatter Nanotechnology and Advanced Spectroscopy Team of Dr. V.I. Klimov
  Carrier and energy dynamics in semiconductor nanocrystals and composite nanomaterials.
• April 1998 – October 2001
  PhD Candidate and Research Assistant, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
  Ultrafast Laser Physics Group of Prof. U. Keller
  Femtosecond near-field scanning optical microscopy of semiconductor nanostructures.
• October 1997 - March 1998
  Diploma Candidate, Ecole Polytechnique Paris, France.
  Quantum Optics Laboratory of Prof. Ch. Flytzanis, supervisor Dr. F. Vallee
  Femtosecond electron thermalization in silver nanoparticles and thin films.
• March - May 1996
  Undergraduate Research Assistant, Ecole Polytechnique Federal EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland.
  Institut de Genie Atomique of Prof. L. Zuppiroli
  Electroabsorption studies of organic light emitting diodes.
• November 1995 - January 1996
  Professional Intern, Leica Geosystems Heerbrugg, Switzerland.
  Implementation and testing of a range finder module.
• August - September 1995
  Professional Intern, EMPA Dübendorf, Switzerland.
  Investigation of the fatigue behavior of aluminum alloys under different atmospheric conditions.