Curriculum Vitae

updated: 2009-02-02

Name: Thomas ULICH
Place of Birth: Nienburg/Weser, Federal Republic of Germany
Date of Birth: 5th September 1968

Career

June 1988 Abitur (finishing school and qualifying for university entry), Gymnasium Hindenburgschule, Nienburg/W., FR Germany.
10/1988 - 12/1989 Compulsory army service in Germany; responsible for cultural affairs.
10/1989 - 10/1993 Regular student of physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Hannover, Hannover, FR Germany.
4/1991 - 7/1991 Student Assistant at the Beginner's Lab Course of Physics, Institute of Quantum Optics, University of Hannover, Hannover, FR Germany.
10/1992 - 7/1993 UNIX operating systems lecturer, initiating, developing and teaching courses on Linux, Regional Computer Centre of Lower Saxony, University of Hannover, Hannover, FR Germany.
9/1993 - 7/1994 Exchange student of the European Mobility Scheme for Physics Students (EMSPS) of the European Physical Society at the Space Physics Group, Dept. of Physics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
8/1994 - 11/1996 Regular student of physics, Faculty of Science, Dept of Physical Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
9/1994 - 12/1994 Teacher, Beginners' Lab for Electronics, Dept of Physical Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
9/1995 - 12/1995 Teacher, Beginners' Lab for Electronics, Dept of Physical Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
10/1995 - 4/1997 Research Assistant, Geophysical Observatory of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, Sodankylä, Finland.
November 1996 Master of Science degree from the Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
5/1997 - 3/2000 PhD student with the Finnish Graduate School in Solar-Terrestrial Physics at the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, Sodankylä, Finland.
4/2000 - 3/2001 Postdoctoral fellowship grant from the Vilho, Yrjö and Kalle Väisälä Foundation with the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters for EISCAT data analysis.
June 2000 Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
4/2001 Project Scientist, Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, research work on long-term changes and monitoring of the polar atmosphere.
5/2001 - 12/2001 Project Scientist, Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, SGO project for developing the Meteor and MST radars.
1/2002 - 12/2002 Laboratory Engineer, Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, project manager, supervising the development the Meteor and MST radars.
1/2003 - 5/2003 Laboratory Engineer, Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, research work on the upper atmosphere.
5/2003 - 12/2005 Project Scientist, Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, research work on the upper atmosphere.
1/2006 - today Geophysicist, Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, research work on the upper atmosphere, operational tasks: ionosonde, meteor radar, and VLF measurements.
1/2008 - 12/2008 Deputy Head of the Aeronomy Unit, Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory
1/2009 - today Head of the Aeronomy Unit, Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory

In addition to this C.V., there are lists of my publications and of my participation in conferences, workshops, and schools, the latter of which includes scientific visits, too.