1978 Diploma in Physics, University of Tübingen, Germany, advised by W. Dittrich
1981 Dr. rer. nat., University of Tübinghen, Germany, advised by W. Dittrich
1990 Dr. rer. nat. habil., University of Munich, Germany, advised by G. Süßmann

1981-1985 Postdoctoral researcher at University of California, Los Angeles, USA
1985-1991 Akademischer Rat, University of Munich, Germany
1991-1995 Akademischer Oberrat, University of Munich, Germany
1995-2002 Various visiting appointments in Germany, France, USA, Austria, Singapore
2003-2023 Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore (NUS)
2008-2023 Principal Investigator, Centre for Quantum Technologies, Singapore (CQT)
from 2023 Chair Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
from 2023 Visiting Research Professor, CQT

Theoretical quantum physics: Complementarity, wave-particle duality, many-particle systems (semiclassical approximations, density functional theory), quantum optics (cavity QED), quantum information (quantum key distribution, quantum tomography, quantum state estimation)

Awards

1976-81 Fellow of the German National Academic Foundation
1981-85 Feodor Lynen Fellow of the Humboldt Foundation
2003, 2008 Faculty teaching awards, NUS
2006 National Science Award, Singapore (co-recipient)
2009-12 Provost’s Chair of Science, NUS
2012 Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IPS), Singapore
2014 Distinguished Referee, European Physical Journal
2015 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS)
2020 IPS President Medal for 2019
2022 Distinguished CQT Fellow

Boards
1997-99 Member of the Editorial Board, Physical Review A
2000-11 Associate Editor, Zeitschrift für Naturforschung
2001-16 Member of the Board of Editors, Lecture Notes in Physics, Springer Verlag
from 2002 Scientific Secretary, Julian Schwinger Foundation for Physics Research
from 2002 Managing Editor, International Journal of Quantum Information
2012-19 Co-Editor, Europhysics Letters
2014-22 Vice Director, MajuLab, Singapore

Publications
Scientific curriculum and complete list of publications:
http://phyweb.physics.nus.edu.sg/~phyebg/Papers/BGE_Papers.pdf
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?hl=en&user=ttUoRO4AAAAJ
Web of Science: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/G-2286-2012
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0690-927X
arXiv posting: http://arxiv.org/a/englert_b_1

Textbooks: “Lectures on ...” book series published by World Scientific:

Quantum mechanics (2006), Electrodynamics (2014), Classical mechanics (2015), Statistical mechanics (2020).

Undergraduates and graduates interested in a research project are encouraged to enquire. Academic visits from China and abroad are more than welcome.