Dr. Christian Helm

ETH Zürich

Departement/Fachdidaktik Physik

HPF G 3.1

Schafmattstrasse 16

CH-8093 Zürich

Tel: +41-44-633 26 31

Fax: +41 44 633 16 23

email: helm@phys.ethz.ch

Curriculum Vitae

1976-1980 Primary School, Nürnberg, Germany
1980-1989 Neues Gymnasium Nürnberg (L/E/Gr)
1989-1994 Studies of Physics, University of Erlangen
1992-1995 Studies of Mathematics, University of Erlangen
1991          Vordiplom in Physics
1992          Vordiplom in Mathematics
1994          Diploma in Physics "with awards"
                  (thesis on QED at Institute for Theoretical Physics III)
1998          Internship at Central Research Laboratories,
                  Matsushita Electric Industries, Kyoto, Japan
1998          Dr. rer. nat. in Physics "summa cum laude"
                  in Theoretical Solid State Physics, Regensburg,
                  on "Intrinsic Josephson Effect and Phonons"
1999-2001 Postdoctoral Fellow, Theory Division,
                  Los Alamos National Laboratory
since 2001 Scientist, Institute for Theoretical Physics, ETH Zürich
2004-2005 Diploma in higher education in Physics, ETH Zürich
                   ("Didaktischer Ausweis", thesis)
since 2005 Teaching e.g. at KSOE, ISME, KSL, HTA, ETH
since 2007 Didactic and Scientific Mentor and Lecturer in Physics, ETH Zürich

Publications

Scientific Interests

• (high temperature) superconductivity, (intrinsic) Josephson effect
  
• Optics with spatial dispersion
  
• Quantum Information
  

Physics Education

• Mentor in Physics for written Mentored Work done in the "Master of Advanced Studies in Secondary and Higher Education" (MAS-SHE) and "Didactics Certificate" (DZ) at ETH Zurich (Contact: email)
• Lecture on "Modern Physics for higher Education"
• Lecture on "Novel and Elementary Physics for education"
  
• Research on Learning and Instruction with IFVLL, ETH Zurich
  
• Teaching practice at KSOE, ISME, KSL, HTA, ETH
• Physics Education and Didactics
  
• Teaching material