Personal Details Name Herbert Wittmann Academic Degrees Magister rerum naturalium (Austrian MSc), Doctor rerum naturalium (Austrian PhD in Science) Email contact@herbert-wittmann.at Web http://www.herbert-wittmann.at/index_en.html Teaching Activities Academic year 2009/2010 Guest lecturer at the University of Vienna for the seminar “Student Experiments in Physics Classroom Teaching” Since school year 2000/2001 Physics and mathematics teacher at the Bundesgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium Wien 12, Rosasgasse 1–3, A-1120 Vienna, Austria School year 1999/2000 Within the scope of the Professional Teacher Development Program, which is conducted by the Austrian-American Educational Cooperation Association in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Education, Arts, and Culture, mathematics teacher at Evander Childs High School, 800 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, New York, 10467 School year 1998/1999 Physics and mathematics teacher at the Bundesgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium Wien 12, Rosasgasse 1–3, A-1120 Vienna, Austria Academic year 1986/1987 Voluntarily teaching as a tutor in the physics elementary laboratory at the University of Vienna Education 2009 – 2013 Doctoral program in physics at the University of Vienna Academic year 1999/2000 Postgraduate studies of “English as a Working Language” at the City College of the City University of New York School year 1997/1998 Teaching internship at the Bundesgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium Wien 17, Geblergasse 56, A-1170 Vienna, Austria, thereby strongly exceeding the average success due to extraordinary performance 1997-04-29 Magister rerum naturalium (Austrian MSc) 1984 – 1997 Studies of physics and mathematics (education) at the University of Vienna 1984-06-14 Graduation from high school with distinction 1976 – 1984 Bundesgymnasium Wien 16, Maroltingergasse 69–71, A-1160 Vienna, Austria 1972 – 1976 Primary school Landsteinergasse 4, A-1160 Wien, Austria Foreign Languages English Fluently Russian Advanced Further Qualifications Since 2002 Participation in the seminar “Modern Physics and School” 2005 Participation in the workshop “Advanced Timetable Planning with gp-Untis 2005” 2003 Participation in the seminar “Introduction to Timetable Planning with gp-Untis” 2000 Participation in the seminar “English Composition” at the Lehman College of the City University of New York 1989 – 1994 Participation in group dynamic seminars within the scope of the training to become a group leader for beginner students organized by the Austrian National Students’ Union 1986 Educational-pedagogical training to become a tutor of the physics elementary laboratory at the University of Vienna 1986 – 1987 Studies of mathematics (scientific studies) at the University of Vienna, passing the finishing exam for the first part of mathematics studies (scientific studies) with distinction 1984 – 1986 Studies of physics (scientific studies) at the University of Vienna, passing the finishing exam for the first part of physics studies (scientific studies) Additional Activities 1997 – 1998 Voluntary representative of the Viennese teaching interns 1996 Compulsory civil service at the “Wiener Kinderfreunde” 1986 – 1997 Voluntary participation in the administration of the Mathematics and Physics Department and the Faculty of Science of the University of Vienna; member of several academic authorities and commissions 1987 – 1997 Voluntarily working in the Austrian National Students’ Union, in particular representative of the mathematics and physics students of the University of Vienna, representative of the students of the Faculty of Science of the University of Vienna, spokesman for the students of the Faculty of Science of the University of Vienna, official in charge of organizational issues of the Students’ Union at the University of Vienna; author and designer of the “nawi-info”, the official paper of the representation of students of the Faculty of Science of the University of Vienna