Wolfgang Vodel

Universitat Jena
Institut für Festkörperphysik
Max-Wien-Platz 1 D-07743 Jena GERMANY
TEL: 011 49 3641 947421
FAX: 011 49 3641 947422
EMAIL: p7vowo@rz.uni-jena.de
POSITION ON MiniSTEP PROJECT:
Differential Accelerometer Group Member
EDUCATION
- Examination (Abitur), R. Becher Gymnasium, Annaberg, Germany, 1950-1962.
- Study of Physics at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Examination for Diploma in nuclear physics (Sept 17, 1968).
- Doctoral Thesis: "Investigations on radiation detection in the
near and middle infrared range by means of superconducting thin film bridges",
1963-1968.
- Doctor rer. nat. Dept. of Physics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena,
Germany, 1975.
- Advanced Doctor's degree: Doctor sc. nat. "Optimization of superconducting
sensors and measuring methods for extremely weak magnetic fields"
Dept. of Physics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany, 1985.
EXPERIENCE
- 1968-1979 - Scientific Staff Member at the Dept. of Physics, Friedrich
Schiller University Jena, Germany.
- 1979-1982 - Assistant Professor at the Institute for Nuclear Research
Dubna near Moscow/ USSR.
- 1982-Present - Scientific Staff Member at the Dept. of Physics, Friedrich
Schiller University Jena, Germany.
- since 1983 - Head of the "SQUID Application Group", Institute
of Solid State Physics.
- since 1985 - Senior Research Scientist (Oberassistent).
- since 1991 - Project Manager of the Projects:
- RF-SQUID to DC-SQUID upgrade of the "DORNIER 28-channel magnetoencephalography
(MEG) system" partner: Ulm University, Dornier GmbH.
- Cryogenic Current Comparator with high-sensitive DC SQUIDs for Nondestructive
Beam Intensity Measurements partner: GSI Darmstadt, Germany.
- Measurement of the low-field Hall coefficient by d.c. SQUID technique
partner: Vienna University, Austria.
- Test of the Weak Principle of Equivalence at the Drop Tower Bremen
using the DC SQUID Measuring Technique of Jena University--partner: Center
of Applied Space Technology & Microgravity, Bremen University, Germany
supported by DARA GmbH, Bonn, Germany.
PUBLICATIONS
48 papers and articles on topics related to basic research in low temperature
physics, applications of SQUIDs in precision measuring technique (biomagnetism,
solid state physics, and high energy physics), test of the Equivalence
Principle with SQUID measuring technique.