Personal Details: Name: Daniel Kai Simon Date of Birth: 12th August 1988 Place of Birth: Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany Marital Status: Married Professional Experience PhD Thesis, NaMLab gGmbH, Dresden (Germany) Title: Realization and Characterization of Advanced Nanolayers for Photovoltaic Application Master Thesis, imec, Leuven (Belgium) Title: Growth and characterization of the beginning stages of boron-doped diamond growth using hot-filament chemical vapor deposition Education Honors Georgius Agricola Medaillein TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany) Werner-Freiesleben Preis TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany)