Awards
- ERC Synergy Grant, European Research Council, 2012
- Max Born Medal and Prize 2012, International bilateral award of the German Physical Society and the Institut of Physics, 2011
- Alexander von Humboldt Professorship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the German Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, 2008
- Clifford Paterson Lecture for 2008, Royal Society, 2007
- Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, Royal Society, 2005
- Maxwell Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics, 2004
- Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship, Royal Society, 2003
- Feodor Lynen Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 1995
- PhD Fellowship, Land Niedersachsen, 1992
External Positions
- Theory Coordinator (2004-2005) & co-author of proposal, EPSRC IRC for Quantum Information Processing
- Coordinator (2005 - 2009), EU Integrated Project QAP Qubit Applications
- Associate Editor (from 2003 ), Editorial Board Contemporary Physics
- Member (from 2005 ), Editorial Board Physical Review A
- Member (from 2007), Editorial Board Proceedings of the Royal Society A
- Member (from 2001), Editorial Board, New Journal of Physics
- Chair and Founder (1999 - 2003), European Science Foundation, QIT Programme
- Director, Quantum Information Science Programme (from 2005), Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Imperial College
- Board Member, Krzyzowa Initiative for Quantum Information European Research Network
- Member (2000 - 2002), Steering Committee EU Project EQUIP
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Member, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
- Fellow, Institute of Physics
Links with Other Academic Bodies
- Visiting Professor, University of Hertfordshire
Editorial Boards
- Physical Review A, Member of editorial board, 2005 - 2007
- Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Member of editorial board
- Contemporary Physics, Member of editorial board
- New Journal of Physics, Member of editorial board