| 12-Mar-1965: | Volker Bach born in Bremen, Germany |
| 08/1971 -- 05/1983: | Elementary School, High School, final degree: Abitur. |
| 09/1983 -- 09/1984: | Civil service in the hospital St. Joseph Stift in Delmenhorst. |
| 10/1984 -- 08/1989: | Study of mathematics and physics at TU Braunschweig. Diplom in physics at TU Braunschweig in 08/1989, Diplom Thesis advisor: H. Siedentop. |
| 09/1988 -- 06/1989: | Visiting graduate student at the Physics Department of Princeton University. |
| 11/1989 -- 04/1992: | Graduate study at the Institute for Theoretical Physics of ETH Zuerich. Graduation at ETH Zuerich in theoretical physics in 02/1992, degree: Dr. sc. nat., Thesis advisor: W. Hunziker. |
| 05/1992 -- 08/1992: | Post doctorate at Collaborative Research Center SFB 288 in the Mathematics Department (MA 7-2) of TU Berlin in the group of R. Seiler. |
| 09/1992 -- 06/1993: | Instructor at the physics department of Princeton University in the group of E. Lieb. |
| 07/1993 -- 12/1997: | Post doctorate at Collaborative Research Center SFB 288 in the Mathematics Department (MA 7-2) of TU Berlin in the group of R. Seiler. Habilitation degree in mathematics at TU Berlin in 06/1995. |
| 10/1995 -- 12/1996: | Industry projects with IVU GmbH, Berlin (with A. Knauf) and DaimlerChrysler AG. |
| 01/1998 -- 09/1999: | Heisenberg Fellowship of the German Science Foundation (DFG). |
| 03/1998: | Gerhard-Hess Award of the German Science Foundation (DFG). |
| 10/1999 -- 09/2010: | Full Professor (C4) for Analysis in the Mathematics Institute at Mainz University. |
| Since 10/2010: | Full Professor (W3) for Applied Analysis in the Mathematics Department of the Technical University Braunschweig. |