From 8baef6614a594a6b3a22279f1db86f64fa017953 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hackbard Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:23:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] first app --- cv/Makefile | 16 ++++-- cv/app_uu.tex | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ cv/cv.tex | 88 ++++++++++++++--------------- cv/references.tex | 138 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 265 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-) create mode 100644 cv/app_uu.tex create mode 100644 cv/references.tex diff --git a/cv/Makefile b/cv/Makefile index 95daeb0..218f893 100644 --- a/cv/Makefile +++ b/cv/Makefile @@ -1,17 +1,25 @@ # Makefile -LATEX = xelatex +LATEX = latex BIBTEX = bibtex +DVIPDF = dvipdf -SRC = cv.tex +SRC = cv.tex app_uu.tex references.tex PDF = $(SRC:%.tex=%.pdf) all: $(PDF) -%.pdf: %.tex +cv.dvi: cv.tex $(LATEX) $< - $(BIBTEX) $(SRC:%.tex=%) + $(BIBTEX) cv $(LATEX) $< $(LATEX) $< +%.dvi: %.tex + $(LATEX) $< + +%.pdf: %.dvi + $(DVIPDF) $< + clean: rm -f *.log *.aux *.blg *.lof *.ps *.pdf *.toc *.bbl + diff --git a/cv/app_uu.tex b/cv/app_uu.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..36dad39 --- /dev/null +++ b/cv/app_uu.tex @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{dinbrief} + +\usepackage{marvosym} +\usepackage{url,parskip} + +\usepackage[english]{babel} + +\RequirePackage{color,graphicx} +\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{xcolor} +\usepackage[empty]{fullpage} + +\usepackage{hyperref} +\definecolor{linkcolour}{rgb}{0,0.2,0.6} +\hypersetup{colorlinks,breaklinks, urlcolor=linkcolour, linkcolor=linkcolour} + +\Absender{\small Frank Zirkelbach, Vorderer Lech 49, 86150 Augsburg, Germany\\} + +%\backaddress{F. Zirkelbach, Vorderer Lech 49, 86150 Augsburg} + + +\phone{0821}{436915} + +\signature{Frank Zirkelbach} + +\subject{{\bf Application for the position as a postdoctoral scientist}} + +\begin{document} + +\begin{letter}{% +Prof. Karin Larsson\\ +Department of Materials Chemistry\\ +Uppsala University\\ +\AA{}ngstr\"om Lab\\ +Box 538\\ +SE-751 21 Uppsala\\ +Sweden} + +\opening{Dear Prof. Larsson,} + +I am writing to apply for the position as a postdoctoral scientist in the Department of Materials Chemistry at Uppsala University as declared in the advertisement, which was pointed to me by Dr. Matthias Schreck from the University of Augsburg, Germany. +I am currently doing my doctoral studies at the same research division in Augsburg. +Although the division concentrates on experimental physics, I have been given the opportunity to work on a rather theoretical field already with the beginning of my Diploma thesis. +The writing of my doctoral thesis has just been completed and the studies will hopefully come to an end soon, presumably with the viva voce in mid October. + +During my research, I investigated defect structures in carbon implanted silicon by means of atomistic simulation studies employing both, first-principles and classical potential methods. +Next to interesting results concerning structures of isolated and combined defects as well as transitions between these configurations, conclusions on the not yet fully understood process of silicon carbide precipitation in silicon could be derived. + +The project, financially supported by the Bavarian Research Foundation, officially headed by Prof. Stritzker (University of Augsburg) and supervised by Prof. Lindner (PD in Augsburg back then), involved research periods abroad, which I have gratefully taken advantage of within the Computational Materials Physics group of Prof. Nordlund at the University of Helsinki, Finland. +Being experts in the respective field, investigations involved molecular dynamics simulations employing an empirical potential to describe the silicon-carbon interaction. + +In a further collaboration with the Theoretical Physics group of Prof. Schmidt and Dr. Rauls at the University of Paderborn, the studies were extended to include first-principles calculations based on the density functional theory. +Obtained results completed the investigations and, by considering and working around shortcomings of the classical approach, supported the ones gained from previous studies. + +An overview of the whole work is, for instance, given in the latest publication as specified in the attached CV. + +I am highly interested in the offered research project covering the simulation and modeling of battery materials with a focus on silicon based anode materials for various reasons. +Next to the familiarity as well as my interest in the materials system, I am pretty much convinced that battery technology constitutes a key factor to solve some of the many problems related to the ongoing energy revolution. +I would like to have the possibility to contribute. +Furthermore, I would like to continue and deepen my research activities in the field of computational materials science and the respective methods such as density functional theory and applications beyond. + +Doing computational science at an experimental physics division starting with the the Diploma thesis, has, since then, demanded a high level of autonomy. +And still, a vivid interaction with experimental scientists was given, my supervisors being amongst them. + +Please find attached my CV (including the list of publications) for your review. +For any further information please feel free to contact me. +I would be happy to send you the latest (not yet available) publication or the preliminary version of my thesis. + +I would be very glad to hear from you. + +\closing{Sincerely,} + +\end{letter} + +\end{document} + diff --git a/cv/cv.tex b/cv/cv.tex index 8908383..19ff353 100644 --- a/cv/cv.tex +++ b/cv/cv.tex @@ -1,47 +1,44 @@ \documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{article} - %A Few Useful Packages \usepackage{marvosym} -\usepackage{fontspec} %load fonts -\usepackage{url,parskip} %formatting -\usepackage{xunicode,xltxtra} %other packages for XeTeX +%\usepackage{fontspec} % xetex and fonts +\usepackage{url,parskip} % formatting +%\usepackage{xunicode,xltxtra} % other packages for xetex -%Graphics - Colors +% Graphics - Colors \RequirePackage{color,graphicx} \usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{xcolor} -%better formatting of the A4 page -%\usepackage[big]{layaureo} + +% better formatting of the A4 page \usepackage[empty]{fullpage} -%An alternative to Layaureo can be usepackage{fullpage} -\usepackage{supertabular} %for Grades -\usepackage{titlesec} %custom section +\usepackage{supertabular} % for Grades +\usepackage{titlesec} % custom section -%Setup hyperref package, and colours for links +% Setup hyperref package, and colours for links \usepackage{hyperref} \definecolor{linkcolour}{rgb}{0,0.2,0.6} -\hypersetup{colorlinks,breaklinks, urlcolor=linkcolour, linkcolor=linkcolour} +\hypersetup{colorlinks,breaklinks,urlcolor=linkcolour,linkcolor=linkcolour} -%FONTS -\defaultfontfeatures{Mapping=tex-text} -\setmainfont[SmallCapsFont = Fontin SmallCaps]{Fontin} +% xetex & fonts +%\defaultfontfeatures{Mapping=tex-text} +%\setmainfont[SmallCapsFont = Fontin SmallCaps]{Fontin} -%CV Sections inspired by: -%http://stefano.italians.nl/archives/26 -\titleformat{\section}{\Large\scshape\raggedright}{}{0em}{}[\titlerule] +% CV Sections inspired by: +% http://stefano.italians.nl/archives/26 +\titleformat{\section}{\large\scshape\raggedright}{}{0em}{}[\titlerule] \titlespacing{\section}{0pt}{3pt}{3pt} %-------BEGIN DOCUMENT-------- \begin{document} - \pagestyle{empty} % non-numbered pages +\pagestyle{empty} %--------------------TITLE------------- \par{\centering {\Huge\textsc{Frank Zirkelbach} } \bigskip\par} - %Section: Personal Data \section{Personal Data} \begin{tabular}{rl} \textsc{Place and Date of Birth:} & Berlin, Germany | 17 November 1977\\ @@ -56,30 +53,25 @@ \includegraphics[height=3.0cm]{img/frank_app_mountain.eps} \end{picture} -%Section: Work Experience at the top \section{Work Experience} \begin{tabular}{r|p{11cm}} -\textsc{Jan 2006 - Present} & \textbf{Research assistent \& Doctoral candidate}\newline +\textsc{Jan 2006 - Present} & \textbf{Research assistant \& Doctoral candidate}\newline Physics Department, University of Augsburg \\ \multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs \textsc{Jul 2009 - Dec 2009} & \textbf{Research scientist}\newline Physics Department, University of Paderborn\\ \multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs -%some other job here \end{tabular} -%Section: Education \section{Basic education} \begin{tabular}{r|p{11cm}} -\textsc{Sep 1984 - Jul 1988} & \textbf{Elementary school}\newline - Ernst-Habermann-Grundschule, Berlin, Wilmersdorf\\ -\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs \textsc{Sep 1988 - Jul 1998} & \textbf{Grammar school}\newline Justus-von-Liebig-Gymnasium, Neus\"ass\newline -%\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs -%\textsc{Sep 1994 - Jul 1998} & \textbf{Grammar school}\newline Holbein-Gymnasium, Augsburg\\ \multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs +\textsc{Sep 1984 - Jul 1988} & \textbf{Elementary school}\newline + Ernst-Habermann-Grundschule, Berlin, Wilmersdorf\\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs \end{tabular} \section{Conscription} @@ -91,17 +83,6 @@ \section{Scientific education} \begin{tabular}{r|p{11cm}} -\textsc{Oct 1999 - Dec 2005} & \textbf{Studies in physics}\newline - Physics Department, University of Augsburg\newline - {\small - \begin{tabular}{lp{10cm}} - Thesis: & - {\em - Monte-Carlo-Simulation von selbstorganisierten nanometrischen\newline - SiC$_x$-Ausscheidungen in C$^+$-implantierten Silizium}\\ - \end{tabular} - }\\ -\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs \textsc{Jan 2006 - Present} & \textbf{Doctoral studies in physics}\newline Physics Department, University of Augsburg\newline {\small @@ -113,18 +94,29 @@ \end{tabular} }\\ \multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs +\textsc{Jul 2009 - Present} & \textbf{Scientific collaboration with the University of Paderborn}\newline + Theoretical Physics, Physics Department\\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs \textsc{Jan 2006 - Dec 2008} & \textbf{Scholarship student}\newline Bayerische Forschungsstiftung\\ \multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs \textsc{Oct/Nov 2007} & \textbf{Research period at the University of Helsinki}\\ \textsc{Aug/Sep 2008} & Division of Materials Physics, Department of Physics\\ \multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs -\textsc{Jul 2009 - Present} & \textbf{Scientific collaboration with the University of Paderborn}\newline - Theoretical Physics, Physics Department\\ +\textsc{Oct 1999 - Dec 2005} & \textbf{Studies in physics}\newline + Physics Department, University of Augsburg\newline + {\small + \begin{tabular}{lp{10cm}} + Thesis: & + {\em + Monte-Carlo-Simulation von selbstorganisierten nanometrischen\newline + SiC$_x$-Ausscheidungen in C$^+$-implantierten Silizium}\\ + \end{tabular} + }\\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs \end{tabular} -% lop -\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of publications} +\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{List of publications} \renewcommand{\refname}{List of publications} \bibliography{../bibdb/bibdb}{} \bibliographystyle{cv} @@ -136,7 +128,7 @@ \begin{tabular}{r|p{11cm}} \textsc{Operating systems} & Linux, Unix, Windows\\ %\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs -\textsc{Programming} & C (excellent), Fortran (reading \& modifying),\newline +\textsc{Programming} & C (excellent), POSIX Threads, MPI, Fortran (reading \& modifying),\newline RISC Assembler (Atmel, Mips), VHDL\\ %\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs \textsc{Scripting} & Bash, Sed, Awk, Make\\ @@ -146,8 +138,8 @@ \textsc{Text \& Layout} & LaTeX, GNUPlot, Gimp, XFig, Inkscape, Openoffice\\ %\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs -\textsc{Others} & VASP (First-principles plane-wave simulation package),\newline - Eagle (PCB Design), Xilinx ISE (VHDL Design)\\ +\textsc{Others} & VASP (First-principles plane-wave based simulation package),\newline + Eagle (PCB Design), Xilinx ISE (VHDL Design), GDB\\ \multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs \end{tabular} @@ -162,7 +154,7 @@ \section{Leisure activities} \begin{tabular}{r|p{11cm}} \textsc{Sports} & Hiking, Trekking, Basketball, Volleyball\\ -\textsc{Technical} & Programming, Hacking firmware, Hardware and logic designs\\ +\textsc{Technical} & Programming, Blackbox reversing, Hardware and logic designs\\ \textsc{Reading} & Social-scientific texts\\ \multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs \end{tabular} diff --git a/cv/references.tex b/cv/references.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1f24430 --- /dev/null +++ b/cv/references.tex @@ -0,0 +1,138 @@ +\documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{article} + +\usepackage{marvosym} +\usepackage{url,parskip} %formatting + +\RequirePackage{color,graphicx} +\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{xcolor} + +\usepackage[empty]{fullpage} + +\usepackage{supertabular} %for Grades +\usepackage{titlesec} %custom section + +\usepackage{hyperref} +\definecolor{linkcolour}{rgb}{0,0.2,0.6} +\hypersetup{colorlinks,breaklinks, urlcolor=linkcolour, linkcolor=linkcolour} + +\titleformat{\section}{\large\scshape\raggedright}{}{0em}{}[\titlerule] +\titlespacing{\section}{0pt}{3pt}{3pt} + +\begin{document} + +\pagestyle{empty} + +\par{\centering +{\LARGE\textsc{References}} +\bigskip\par} + +\begin{tabular}{r|p{11cm}} +\multicolumn{2}{l}{\underline{\large\scshape\raggedright Official supervisors}}\\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ +\textsc{Prof. Bernd Stritzker} & +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth} + Experimentalphysik IV\newline + Institut f\"ur Physik\newline + Universit\"at Augsburg\newline + 86135 Augsburg\newline + Germany +\end{minipage} +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.4\textwidth} +\textsc{email:} +\href{mailto:stritzker@physik.uni-augsburg.de}{stritzker@physik.uni-augsburg.de}\newline +\textsc{phone:} +49-821-5983400\newline +\end{minipage}\\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs +\textsc{Prof. Kai Nordlund} & +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth} + Division of Materials Physics\newline + Department of Physics\newline + University of Helsinki\newline + 00014 University of Heslinki\newline + Finland +\end{minipage} +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.4\textwidth} +\textsc{email:} +\href{mailto:kai.nordlund@helsinki.fi}{kai.nordlund@helsinki.fi}\newline +\textsc{phone:} +358-9-19150007 +\end{minipage}\\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs + +\multicolumn{2}{l}{\underline{\large\scshape\raggedright Advisor}}\\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ +%\section{Advisor} +%\begin{tabular}{r|p{11cm}} +\textsc{Prof. J\"org K. N. Lindner} & +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth} + Department Physik\newline + Universit\"at Paderborn\newline + Warburger Strasse 100\newline + 33098 Paderborn\newline + Germany +\end{minipage} +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.4\textwidth} +\textsc{email:} +\href{mailto:lindner@physik.upb.de}{lindner@physik.upb.de}\newline +\textsc{phone:} +49-5251-602748\newline +\end{minipage}\\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs + +\multicolumn{2}{l}{\underline{\large\scshape\raggedright Collaborating scientists}}\\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ +%\section{Collaboration} +%\begin{tabular}{r|p{11cm}} +\textsc{Prof. W. Gero Schmidt} & +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth} + Theoretische Physik\newline + Universit\"at Paderborn\newline + 33095 Paderborn\newline + Germany +\end{minipage} +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.4\textwidth} +\textsc{email:} +\href{mailto:w.g.schmidt@upb.de}{w.g.schmidt@upb.de}\newline +\textsc{phone:} +49-5251-602335\newline +\end{minipage}\\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs +\textsc{Dr. Eva Rauls} & +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth} + Theoretische Physik\newline + Universit\"at Paderborn\newline + Warburger Str. 100\newline + 33100 Paderborn\newline + Germany +\end{minipage} +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.4\textwidth} +\textsc{email:} +\href{mailto:rauls@phys.upb.de}{rauls@phys.upb.de}\newline +\textsc{phone:} +49-5251-603824\newline +\end{minipage}\\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs + +\multicolumn{2}{l}{\underline{\large\scshape\raggedright Second referee of the doctoral thesis\hfill}}\\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ +\textsc{PD Dr. Voker Eyert} & +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth} + Experimentalphysik VI\newline + Institut f\"ur Physik\newline + Universit\"at Augsburg\newline + 86135 Augsburg\newline + Germany +\end{minipage} +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.4\textwidth} +\textsc{email:} +\href{mailto:eyert@physik.uni-augsburg.de}{eyert@physik.uni-augsburg.de}\newline +\textsc{phone:} +49-821-3651\newline +\end{minipage}\\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{}\\ %this clears the space between two jobs +\end{tabular} + + +\end{document} + -- 2.39.2