text: In 2004 he received the Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, since its (project) in collaboration with the Research Centre project " Modelling and Diagnostics of Fusion Edge / divertor plasma " on understanding cold boundary layer plasmas in nuclear fusion reactor (s) have advanced considerably <ref> see news of Juelich institute http://www.fz-juelich.de/ief/ief-4/aktuelles/ </ ref>.