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	Personal data
	Name:	Ralf Seidel
	Date of birth:	December 04, 1973, Pirna (Germany)
	Nationality:	German
	Education
	January 2004	Ph.D. research degree in physics with magna cum laude at the University of Technology Dresden Thesis entitled: "Methods for the development of a DNA based nanoelectronics"
	1999-2003	Ph.D. student at the Materials science department, University of Technology Dresden
	March 1999	Graduation in physics at the University of Technology Dresden Thesis entitled: "Structure and electronic properties of  rare-earth-germanium surface compounds"
	February-July 1997	Studies at the State University of St. Peterburg (Russia)
	1993-1999	Student of Physics at the University of Technology Dresden (Germany)
	1988-1992	High school in Riesa (Germany)
	1980-1988	Elementary and middel school in Pirna (Germany)
	Employment
	Jan 2006 -	Biotechnological Center, University of Technology Dresden (Germany) Group leader DNA motors group
	2003 - 2005	Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) Post-doctoral research associate in the Molecular Biophysics group (Prof. Cees Dekker)
	1999-2003	Institute for Materials Science, University of Technology Dresden (Germany) Research associate in the Materials science and Nanotechnology group (Prof. Wolfgang Pompe)
	Prizes/Awards
	1999	Lohrmann-Medallie of the University of Technology Dresden, prize for outstanding graduation work
	1993-1999	Scholarship of the foundation "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes"
	1992	3. Prize at the International Physics Olympiade in Helsinki (Finnland)
	1991	3. Prize at the International Physics Olympiade in Havana (Cuba)
	Languages	German (native), English, Russian, Dutch, Spanish (basics), Czech (basics)
	Last updated: April 18, 2006