Email: uwe@talkelab.ucsd.edu Phone: 858-534-7578 Fax: 858-534-2720 Address: University of California, San Diego Mail Code #0401 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA, 92093-0401

Biography of Uwe Boettcher

Uwe is a visiting scholar from Germany currently working on his Masters thesis (Diplomarbeit). He joined Prof. Talke's group for an internship in August 2007. He has been studying Electrical Engineering at Dresden University of Technology since 2003. In 2005, he received his Vordiplom specializing in Precision Mechanics. He also worked on several research projects at the Institute of Electromechanical and Electronic Design chaired by Prof. Jens Lienig. Uwe's most recent project there was the design of a linear actuator for the oscillatory operation of a reciprocating piston compressor. This work was supervised by Thomas Boedrich and a prototype was built. Besides his work, Uwe enjoys sports, especially jogging, and web programming. He also plays the guitar and likes to entertain people with his music. More information about Uwe can be found on his personal website: www.b81.de/uwe (mainly German language)

• Research: Dual-stage actuators in magnetic storage devices