Curriculum Vitae

Name	Prof. Dr. Peter Wurz
Affiliation	Weltraumforschung und Planetologie
	Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bern
Address	Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
	Tel.: (+41 31) 684 44 26, Sek.: (+41 31) 684 44 11
e-mail	peter.wurz@space.unibe.ch
Degrees	Ingenieur (Engineer Electronics and Telecommunications), TGM Wien XX, Austria, 1980 Diplom Ingenieur (M.S. Physics), Technical University of Vienna, Austria, 1987 Doktor der Technischen Wissenschaften (PhD), Technical University of Vienna, Austria, 1990 Venia Docendi, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 1999, Habilitation Thesis Titularprofessor, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 2003 Full Professor, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 2008

Positions Held

1981 - 1983	Electronics engineer, Vienna, Austria
1983 - 1985	Software engineer, Vienna, Austria
1985 - 1990	Research assistant, Institut für Allgemeine Physik, Technical University of Vienna, Austria
1987	Visiting researcher (2 months), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1988	Visiting researcher (3 months), Molecular Physics Division, Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, California, USA (Fulbright Scholar)
1990 - 1992	Post-doctoral appointment at Materials Science/Chemistry Divisions, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, USA
1992 - 2000	Research associate at Physikalisches Institut, Department of Mass Spectrometry and Space Science, University of Bern, Switzerland
2000 - 2003	Docent at Physikalisches Institut, Department of Mass Spectrometry and Space Science, University of Bern, Switzerland
2003 - 2008	Titularprofessor at Physikalisches Institut, Department of Space Science and Planetology, University of Bern, Switzerland
since 2008	Full Professor at Physikalisches Institut, Department of Space Science and Planetology, University of Bern, Switzerland
since 2015	Director of Department of Space Science and Planetology, Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Switzerland
since 2022	Director of Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Switzerland

Teaching

Physik I (Thermodynamik)
Praktikum I und II
Measurement Techniques
Planetary Atmospheres, Ionospheres, and Magnetospheres
Introduction to Space Science
Mass Spectrometry and Ion Optics
Master and Doctoral Thesis

Relevant Scientific Experience

Extraterrestrial physics, space plasma physics
Planetary Science
Astrobiology
Space instrumentation
Electron-stimulated desorption of alkali-halides
Sputtering of metals and insulators
Ion optical design of electron guns, ion sources and beam delivery systems, time-of-flight mass spectrometers, ion mirrors for high-resolution mass spectrometers, Fourier-Transform mass spectrometers
Optical spectroscopy in the visible, UV and VUV ranges, laser desorption and laser spectroscopy
Theoretical and experimental studies in physical chemistry

Lead scientist for the test and calibration facility MEFISTO

Participation in the following space missions

Co-Investigator on the CELIAS instrument on the SOHO mission
Co-Investigator on the LENA instrument on the IMAGE mission
Lead Scientist for the RTOF instrument of the ROSINA experiment on the Rosetta mission
Co-Investigator on the ASPERA-3 instrument on the Mars Express mission
Co-Investigator on the PLASTIC instrument on the STEREO mission
Co-Investigator on the ASPERA-4 instrument on the Venus Express mission
Co-Investigator on the NPA-IS / SERENA instrument on MPO / BepiColombo
Co-Investigator on the ENA instrument on MMO / BepiColombo
Co-Investigator on the IBEX-Lo instrument on the IBEX mission
Co-Investigator on the SARA instrument on the Chandrayaan-1 mission
Principal Investigator for the P-BACE instrument on the MEAP mission
Co-Principal Investigator on the LASMA instrument on the Phobos-Grunt mission
Principal Investigator for the NGMS instrument on the Luna-Resurs and Luna-Glob missions
Co-Principal Investigator on the LASMA instrument on the Luna-Resurs and Luna-Glob missions
Co-Investigator on the HIS/SWA instrument on the Solar Orbiter mission
Co-Principal Investigator on the PEP instrument on the JUICE mission.
Co-Investigator on the IMAP-Lo instrument on the IMAP mission
Co-Principal Investigator on the MANIaC instrument on the Comet Interceptor mission
Co-Investigator on the LIA instrument on the SMILE mission
Co-Investigator on the MINPA instrument on the Chinese Mars Explorer Mission

Professional Committee Assignments

On the committee performing the feasibility and phase-A study for the ALP-SAT mission
On the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Mercury Cornerstone Mission BepiColombo of ESA
On the Science Definition Team for the Laplace Mission of ESA.
Swiss IAGA delegate for Div. II-IV (2002–2016)
Member of the price committee for Professor Heinrich Greinacher Stiftung Price (2010–2011)
Head of price committee for Professor Heinrich Greinacher Stiftung Price (2012–2016)
Member of the Swiss Committee on Space Research (CSR), Sc|Nat (2018–2023)
International Advisory Committee, Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2020–present)

Publications and Presentations

About 540 scientific publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings on topics related to extraterrestrial physics, space plasma physics, space science instrumentation, astrobiology, electron-stimulated desorption, ion-sputtering, ion optics, physical chemistry, and laser interaction with solids and particles.

Reviewer for the following Scientific Journals

ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
Acta Astronautica
Advances in Space Research
Atmosphere (MDPI)
Annales Geophysicae
Geophysical Research Letters
Icarus
International Journal of Mass Spectrometry
Journal of the American Society of Mass Spectrometry
Journal of Geophysical Research
Journal of Separation Science
Mass Spectrometry Reviews
Measurement Science & Technology
NASA
Nature Communications
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Planetary and Space Science (Outstanding Reviewer 2013 and 2016)
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Review of Scientific Instruments
Spectrochimica Acta B
Surface Science
Superconductor Science and Technology
Vacuum