July  , 1979 | Born in Vienna, Austria |
| Jun. 1998 | High school graduation, BRG 4 Wien |
| Focused on natural science | |
| Finished grades 3 and 4 with honors | |
| Jul. 1998 - Mar. 1999 | Compulsory military service |
| Oct. 1999 | Enrolled in Technical Physics |
| at the Technical University of Vienna | |
| Dec. 2001 | Passed 1. Diplomprüfung |
| at the Technical University of Vienna | |
| Aug. 2003 - Sep. 2003 | Summer internship at the company “Bosch” |
| Field: development of efficient fuel-injection control | |
| Oct. 2004 - Jun. 2005 | Engaged as a tutor for the Course |
| “Laboratory Work I” and “Laboratory Work II” | |
| at the Technical University of Vienna | |
| Oct. 2005 | Finished Diploma Thesis |
| Title: “Grain Boundaries in Back Contact Solar Cells” | |
| Nov. 2005 | Passed 2. Diplomprüfung with honors |
| at the Technical University of Vienna | |
| Dec. 2005 | Received degree of “Diplomingenieur” (Dipl.-Ing.), |
| equivalent to Master of Science (MSc), in Technical Physics | |
| from the Technical University of Vienna | |
| Specialization: Material Science | |
| Jan. 2006 | Enrolled in a PhD program |
| at the Institute for Microelectronics, Technical University Vienna | |
| Apr. 2007 - May 2007 | Held a position as a visiting researcher |
| in the group of S.T. Pantelides at the Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN | |