Curriculum Vitae

Born on October 2, 1958 in Karachi, Pakistan. Degree in physics ETH Zurich (1982), doctorate ETH Zurich (1987), Habilitation in astrophysics ETH Zurich (1992), Professor of Astronomy Oulu/Finnland (1998), Minnaert Professor Utrecht/The Netherlands (1999), Director and Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (since November 1999), formerly Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy (until June 30, 2004), Honorary Professorship ETH Zurich (2001), Honorary Professor Technical University Braunschweig (2003), Distinguished Professor Kyung-Hee University, Korea (2009).