Dr. Axel Müller
Born in Germany in 1976
Education
Dipl.-Physicist. (2003)
Dr. rer. nat. (2008), Technical University of Munich
Work Experience
Since 2011 OHB System AG (formerly Kayser-Threde GmbH)
Lead Expert Contamination Control
Design Assurance
2009 - 2011 Scientist, Postdoc at the Physics Department of Stanford University, CA, USA
Title: Development of a method to detect a single barium ion within 200 kg of xenon as a detector principle for determining neutrino mass in the EXO200 experiment
2004 - 2008 PhD at TU Munich in Particle Physics
Title: Characterization of solid deuterium as a possible source for producing ultracold neutrons and the development of a concept for large-area proton detection in the PENELOPE storage experiment. Basis for determining neutron lifetime
2003 Diploma thesis at TU Munich
Title: Production and investigation of water-containing silica melts (model magma) for models of explosive volcanism
2002 Scientific Assistant in the field of astroparticle physics at TU Munich
What did you want to become as a child?
Clean :)
What was your first car?
Ford Escort
What do you look forward to?
My two children.
Which achievement are you particularly proud of?
My employment contract as a postdoc at Stanford University
Which technical achievement do you admire the most?
Cancer therapy with heavy ion accelerators
Who would you like to swap lives with for a month?
Joachim Gauck
In which country would you like to have a second residence?
California
Who would you like to have met?
Richard Feynman
Which book would you recommend right now?
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
What is your favorite food?
Michi's tuna lasagna
What is your favorite music?
Classical film music
What was the best advice you ever received?
To continue schooling after completing the qualifying secondary school
Do you have a motto?
A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the kind of house I lived in, or the type of car I drove… but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.
Dr. Axel Reimer Müller
Lead Expert Contamination Control
Design Assurance
OHB System AG
Manfred-Fuchs-Straße 1
82234 Weßling, Germany
www.ohb-systems.de
