Since August 2009 PhD student and research assistant at the Paul Drude Institute (PDI) for solid-state electronics in Berlin. Analytical Scanning Electron Microscopy (Cathodoluminescence [CL], Electron Backscatter Diffraction [EBSD], as well as Energy and Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy [EDX/WDX]) on group-III nitride nanowires and layers.