Academic Education
1996 - 2001	PhD study in experimental nuclear physics at the Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut (KVI), Groningen, NL
1990 - 1995	Study of experimental physics at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Work Experience
since 2006	Scientist at the Nuclear Physics Institute, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
2004 - 2006	Postdoc in experimental hadronic physics, II. Physikalisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
2001 - 2004	Instrument scientist in the Earth Oriented Science division of the Space Research Organization Netherlands (SRON), Utrecht, NL
Functions and Memberships
since 1995	Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

Characterization of the BOLDPET optical prototype, an innovative Cherenkov detector for 511 keV \ensuremath{γ} radiation Chyzh R; Tauzin G; Yvon D; Sung C; Breton D; Maalmi J; Schäfers K; Weinheimer C; Sharyy V (2024) In: Journal of Instrumentation, 19(07) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Measurement of the electric potential and the magnetic field in the shifted analysing plane of the KATRIN experiment Aker, M et al. [KATRIN Collaboration] (2024) In: The European Physical Journal C, 84 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Search for Lorentz-invariance violation with the first KATRIN data Aker M; others (2023) In: Physical Review D (PRD), 107(8) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
A next-generation liquid xenon observatory for dark matter and neutrino physics Aalbers J; others (2023) In: Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 50(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Search for keV-scale sterile neutrinos with the first KATRIN data Aker M; others (2023) In: Journal of Instrumentation, 83(8) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)

Duration: 01/01/2019 - 30/06/2021 | 2nd Funding period

Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project