Curriculum Vitae of Michael Hilker (education)

5.8.1968	Born in Hüttental-Weidenau (now Siegen), Germany
1974 - 1978	Primary school, Wellensiekschule Bielefeld
1978 - 1987	Secondary school, Ratsgymnasium Bielefeld
11.6.1987	Abitur (high school examination)
Oct. 87 - Dec. 88	Military service
WS 88/89 - SS 90	Studies of physics at the University of Bielefeld
7.8.1990	Vordiplom (pre-exam) in physics
Oct. 1990	Change to the University of Bonn
WS 90/91 - SS 92	Studies of physics and astronomy at the University of Bonn
Oct. 91 - Dec. 92	Student assistant at the Sternwarte Bonn (Observatory of the University), topic: "The globular cluster system of NGC 1404"
Oct. 92	Observational practical studies at the Observatory Hoher List
Dec. 92 - Sept. 93	Diploma thesis at the Sternwarte Bonn, topic: "Metallicities in the Magellanic Clouds from CCD StrЖmgren photometry: The globular clusters NGC 1866 (LMC) and NGC 330 (SMC)"
28.9.1993	Diploma in physics
Oct. 93 - Dec. 93	Graduated student at the Sternwarte Bonn, DFG project: "Stellar populations in the Magellanic Clouds"
Apr. 94 - Feb. 98	PhD student at the Sternwarte Bonn, topic: "The center of the Fornax cluster: dwarf galaxies, cD halo, and globular clusters"
Apr. 97 - Sep. 97	Member of the research project (Graduiertenkolleg) "The Magellanic System and Other Dwarf Galaxies"
3.2.98	Doctor of science (Dr. rer. nat.)
Apr. 98 - Apr. 01	Post-doc at the Astronomical Department of the P. Universidad Católica in Santiago de Chile, topic: "Dynamics of dwarf galaxies in clusters"
May 01 - Aug. 06	Research assistant at the Sternwarte Bonn (Habilitant)
since Sep. 06	Staff Astronomer at the European Southern Observatory (ESO)

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