-First of all, I would like to thank Prof. Dr. Bernd Stritzker and Prof. Dr. Kai Nordlund for accepting me as a PhD student at their chairs at the University of Augsburg and Helsinki.
-Although Mr. Stritzker is doing experimental physics in Augsburg he gave me the opportunity to do this more or less theoretical work.
-During my stays in Finland Mr. Nordlund \ldots
+%First of all, I would like to thank Prof. Dr. Bernd Stritzker and Prof. Dr. Kai Nordlund for accepting me as a PhD student at their chairs at the University of Augsburg and Helsinki.
+%Although Mr. Stritzker is doing experimental physics in Augsburg he gave me the opportunity to do this more or less theoretical work.
+%During my stays in Finland Mr. Nordlund \ldots
+
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+ \underline{Augsburg}
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Prof. B. Stritzker (accomodation at EP \RM{4})
+ \item Ralf Utermann (EDV)
+ \end{itemize}
+
+ \underline{Helsinki}
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Prof. K. Nordlund (MD)
+ \end{itemize}
+
+ \underline{Munich}
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Bayerische Forschungsstiftung (financial support)
+ \end{itemize}
+
+ \underline{Paderborn}
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Prof. J. Lindner (SiC)
+ \item Prof. G. Schmidt (DFT + financial support)
+ \item Dr. E. Rauls (DFT + SiC)
+ \item Dr. S. Sanna (VASP)
+ \end{itemize}