Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Matthias Hofmann

Personal Information:

Date & Place of Birth: April 27 1959 in Chemnitz, Germany

Marital Status: Married to Kristin Hofmann, two children

Educational Background:

1979-1984 Studies of Physics, University of Technology, Chemnitz (former Karl-Marx-Stadt)

1984 Diploma in Physics, University of Technology, Chemnitz

1984-1989 PhD student, Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Technology, Chemnitz and
College of Education Erfurt

9/29/1989 Escape from East Germany via Hungary because of political reasons

1990-1993 PhD student, Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg

1993 PhD in Physics, University of Regensburg

Employment history:

1993-1994 Guest Scientist, Department of Theoretical Physics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena,
Germany

1994-1997 Postdoc, Department of Theoretical Physics at Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar-and
Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany

12/1995-1/96 Participation in the ATNTXIII/2 Polarstern cruise in the Southern Ocean

1997-1998 Visiting Research Scientist, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University,
New York, USA

1998-2000 Postdoc, Department of Aquatic Ecology, University of Constance, Germany

since 2000 Research Scientist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany

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