Research-Page of Dominik G. Rabus

 

CV

 

Professional experience

01/2008 – to date:     Assistant Adjunct Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz, Baskin School of Engineering

09/2007 – to date:     Buerkert Fluidic Control Systems, Research and Development

01/2006 – 08/2007:   Feodor Lynen - Fellowship awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Baskin School of Engineering

05/2003 – 12/2005:   Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Institute for Microstructure Technology:

                                      Senior Research Scientist

01/2005 – 02/2005:   University of California, Santa Cruz, Baskin School of Engineering:

                                      Research Associate

10/1999 – 05/2003:   Fraunhofer Institut für Nachrichtentechnik, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, Berlin:

                                      Doctorate & Post-Doc

10/1998 – 04/1999:   Robert Bosch GmbH, Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Corporate Research and Development,

                                      Thin Films and Microsystems Technology: Internship and Assignment

06/1996 – 01/1998:   Fraunhofer Institute Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, Stuttgart, Robot Systems:

                                      Scientific Employee

07/1994 – 09/1994:   Robert Bosch GmbH, Leinfelden, Business Division Power Tools: Internship

 

Education

10/1999 – 07/2002:   Technical University Berlin, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,

                                      Degree: Doktor der Ingenieurswissenschaften (Dr.-Ing.)

10/1994 – 09/1999:   University of Stuttgart, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology,

Degree: Diplom Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.)

07/1993 – 06/1994:   German Navy: Frigate Bremen, specialization: ship's command and navigation

09/1988 – 06/1993:   Hegel Grammar School, Stuttgart, major courses: mathematics and chemistry, Degree: Abitur

03/1984 – 09/1988:   Bangalore International School, Bangalore, India

08/1980 – 03/1984:   Primary school, Pestalozzischule, Stuttgart

 

Achievements and Honors

-          Programme Committee Member, 1st EOS Conference on Optofluidics (EOSOF 2011), at the WORLD OF PHOTONICS CONGRESS 2011, Munich (DE), 22 - 27 May 2011

-          Vice President Conferences, IEEE Photonics Society, January 2009 – December 2009

-          Biography included in Who's Who in Engineering Academia, November 2008

-          Member of the European Physical Society (EPS)

-          Chairman of the Topic “Optofluidics” at the IEEE/LEOS Summer Topicals 2008

-          General Chair for the annual conference series IEEE LEOS Summer Topicals/IEEE LEOS Winter Topicals, 2007 - 2009

-          Biography included in the 61st and 62nd Edition of Marquis Who´s Who in America

-          Chairman of the Topic “Imprinting of Photonic Integrated Circuits” at the IEEE/LEOS Summer Topicals 2007

-          Chairman of the Topic “Optofluidics: Emerging Technologies and Applications“ at the IEEE/LEOS Summer Topicals 2006

-          Senior Member IEEE, Member of the IEEE Photonics Society

-          Member of the Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (VDE) and the Information Technology Society (IST)

-          Member of the Convention of Societies of Electrical Engineers of Europe (EUREL)

-          Former member of the IEEE LEOS German Chapter Board, responsible for Publications and Marketing (October 2003 – May 2007)

-          Reviewer for IEEE, IEE proceedings (now IET Research Journals), Elsevier Science, OSA, SPIE and AVS publications

-          Reviewer for the European Commission, Directorate General Information Society, Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures. Applications IST – Future and Emerging Technologies

-          Reviewer for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

-          Participation at the WE-Heraeus-Summerschool for Physics „Nanophysics“, Dresden, 2000

-          Exceptional reward “power engineering” at the 28. Landeswettbewerb of “Jugend forscht“, 1993

-          1. Environmental reward "Umweltwettbewerb der Terratec", 1993

-          1. Environmental reward of the city of Stuttgart, 1992

-          Lab course “Pupils Make Chips” at the Institute for Microelectronics (IMS), Stuttgart, 1992

 

Hobbies

Sailing, windsurfing, ride a motor bike (Harley-Davidson), keyboard and organ