NanoBioPhysics and Medical Physics (Prof. Tilman Schäffer)

Prof. Dr. Tilman E. Schäffer

Professor of Physics and Medical Engineering

Biological and medical physics

NanoBioPhysics and surface physics

Scanning probe microscopy

Mechanics and dynamics of nanostructures and biosystems

Cell mechanics, soft matter, nano- and biomaterials

2018-2019	Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, USA
since 10/2011	Professor of Physics and Medical Engineering, University of Tübingen
2007-2011	Professor of Applied Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
2007	Visiting Scientist, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK
2005	Habilitation in Physics at the University of Münster, Germany
2002-2007	Hochschuldozent at the Institute of Physics and Center for Nanotechnology, University of Münster, Germany
1999-2002	Group leader at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Göttingen, Germany
1998-1999	Postdoctoral studies with Profs. Paul Hansma, Galen Stucky, and Daniel Morse in the Departments of Physics, Chemistry and Marine Biotechnology, UCSB, USA
1996-1998	Ph.D. with Prof. Paul Hansma at UCSB, USA
1994-1996	M.A. with Prof. Paul Hansma at UCSB, USA
1993-1994	Study of Physics at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB), USA
1992-1993	Study of Physics at the University of Miami, USA
1989-1992	Study of Physics at the University of Heidelberg, Germany

2018	Award "Best Study Course" in the graduate program "Biomedical Technologies", Universität Tübingen
2017	Award "Best Lecture Series in Pre-Clinical Studies (3^rd place)", Universität Tübingen
2011	Offer of a W3 Professorship of Physics and Medical Engineering, University of Tübingen, Germany
2008	Offer of a W3 Professorship of Bionanomechanics, University of Ulm, Germany
2008	"Award for good teaching 2008" from the Physics Department, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
2007	Stipend from the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences for a research stay at the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, U.K.
2007	Member of the Young Academy of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences
2007	Offer of a W2 Professorship of Applied Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
2002-2007	Research Fellowship „Nanoanalytical Methods in Brain Research“ of the Gemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung / Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft
2002	Offer of a Junior Professorship of Physics (W1, tenure track), University of Oldenburg, Germany
1998	Offer of an Assistant Professorship of Physics (tenure track), Indiana University, Bloomington, USA