Fellows
Prof. Dr. Jens Anders
University of Stuttgart
Institute of Smart Sensors
... is developing integrated circuits for quantum sensing and control in physics, the life sciences and materials research.
Prof. Dr. Joachim Ankerhold, Director IQST
Ulm University
Institute for Complex Quantum System
... is researching quantum dynamics at interfaces between solid state physics and quantum optics or chemistry and in the area of crossover with classical physics.
Dr. Christian Ast
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart
Nanoscale Science
... is looking for new quantum limits at the atomic level exploiting the interplay of magnetism and superconductivity.
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Barz
University of Stuttgart
Institute for Functional Matters and Quantum Technologies
... implements quantum algorithms and quantum protocols, builds distributed quantum networks and performs secure quantum computations in them.
Dr. Eva Benckiser
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart
X-ray Spectroscopy of Oxide Heterostructures
... investigates reconstructions in heterostructures of quantum materials using X-ray spectroscopy with the aim of discovering new functional properties.
Prof. Dr. Manfred Berroth
University of Stuttgart
Institute of Electrical and Optical Communication Engineering
... is developing very fast and high-resolution digital-to-analog converters for the interface between computer and glass fiber for a faster Internet.
Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Büchler
University of Stuttgart
Institute of Theoretical Physics III
... is on the trail of exotic states in the quantum world and their description in the context of many-body quantum theory.
Prof. Dr. Maria Daghofer
University of Stuttgart
Institute for Functional Matter and Quantum Technologies
… wants to understand material properties that are driven by the interactions between many quantum-mechanical particles.
Prof. Dr. Johannes Hecker Denschlag
Ulm University
Institute of Quantum Matter
... is is on the trail of elementary quantum chemical processes in the molecular bond and is trying to derive new methods from this.
Prof. Dr. Martin Dressel
University of Stuttgart
1st Institute of Physics
... is interested in the electronic and magnetic properties of low-dimensional correlated electron systems and novel quantum materials.
Prof. Dr. Norbert Frühauf
University of Stuttgart
Institute for Large Area Microelectronics
... is developing thin-film transistors with which, in the future, screens can be built from self-luminous organic substances, so-called OLEDs.
Prof. Dr. Christof Gebhardt
Ulm University
Institute of Biophysics
… is developing methods to image and track individual biomolecules in vitro, in living cells and multicellular organisms, thus enabling quantitative biophysical descriptions of biological processes.
Prof. Dr. Harald Giessen
University of Stuttgart
4th Institute of Physics
... focuses on the combination of micro- and nano-optics in order to realize solid state quantum systems which can be easily interfaced with classical optical information channels, which utilizes methods of plasmonics, metamaterials and high-resolution 3D printing.
Prof. Dr. Sungkun Hong
University of Stuttgart
Institute for Functional Matters and Quantum Technologies
... focuses on combining various solid-state optical and mechanical systems to develop novel hybrid quantum devices for sensing applications and fundamental research.
Prof. Dr. Susana F. Huelga
Ulm University
Institute of Theoretical Physics
... is researching open quantum systems for applications in quantum technologies.
Prof. Dr. Fedor Jelezko
Ulm University
Institute of Quantum Optics
... is researching the application of diamond quantum sensors which, as highly sensitive quantum microscopes, can make the structures and functions of individual biomolecules visible.
Prof. Dr. Ute Kaiser
Ulm University
Electron Microscopy Group of Materials Science
... is conducting research in the area of atomic and molecular imaging of defect centers in diamond quan-tum sensors and in biological molecules with the aid of aberration-corrected, low-voltage electron microscopy.
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Keimer
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart
Solid State Spectroscopy
... is exploring the technical application potential of materials which, owing to the quantum nature of their particles, exhibit exceptional magnetic properties.
Prof. Dr. Klaus Kern
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart
Nanoscale Science
... is focusing on the control of materials at the atomic and molecular level, enabling the design of systems and devices with properties determined by quantum behavior on the one hand and approaching functionalities of living matter on the other hand.
Prof. Dr. Alexander Kubanek
Ulm University
Institute of Quantum Optics
... is developing non-conventional light sources for applications in quantum information processing and in sensor technology.
Prof. Dr. Ralf Küsters
University of Stuttgart
Institute of Information Security (SEC)
... is researching security, privacy, and cryptography, including post-quantum cryptography and its applications.
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Frank Leymann
University of Stuttgart
Institute of Architecture of Application Systems (IAAS)
...is developing methods to build software that makes use of quantum computers, especially NISQ machines.
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Loth
University of Stuttgart
Institute for Functional Matter and Quantum Technologies
... is pushing the boundaries of time resolution in scanning tunneling microscopy to uncover dynamical processes in the electronic properties of nanostructures and surfaces at atomic dimensions.
Prof. Dr. Sabine Ludwigs
University of Stuttgart
Institute of Polymer Chemistry
... is manipulating functional polymer materials on the molecular and mesoscopic scale to control structure-function relationships for polymer electronic and electrochemical device applications.
Prof. Dr. Jochen Mannhart
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart
Solid State Quantum Electronics
... is designing, growing, and exploring quantum matter heterostructures to understand their potential for novel nanoscale devices that use the stunning effects of the quantum world.
Prof. Dr. Jens Michaelis
Ulm University
Institute of Biophysics
... is researching the movement and dynamics of individual proteins for a mechanistic understanding of important molecular biological processes.
Prof. Dr. Peter Michler
University of Stuttgart
Institute of Semiconductor Optics and Functional Interfaces
... is researching semiconductor nanostructures in order to explore their potential for new types of light sources, e.g. single photon sources and sources for entangled photons.
Prof. Dr. Ronny Nawrodt
University of Stuttgart
Physics Didactics Research, 5th Institute of Physics
... is advancing physics education.
Prof. Dr. Tilman Pfau, Director IQST
University of Stuttgart
5th Institute of Physics
... is researching the interaction of atoms in ultracold quantum gases, in order to generate new states of matter under controlled conditions.
Prof. Dr. Martin Plenio
Ulm University
Institute of Theoretical Physics
... is researching quantum information and quantum technologies as well as their consequences and applications in biology and medicine.
Prof. Dr. Ilia Polian
University of Stuttgart
Institute of Computer Architecture and Computer Engineering (ITI)
... is working on making quantum algorithms more reliable, even when they have to run on an intrinsically unreliable technology substrate
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schleich
Ulm University
Institute of Quantum Physics
... is concerned with questions of quantum mechanics and quantum optics where they overlap with gravitation and number theory.
Prof. Dr. Reiner Siebert
Ulm University Medical Center
Institute of Human Genetics
... is interested in the role of quantum effects in DNA/RNA and in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression, as well as in the application of quantum technologies for diagnosing (epi)genetic changes in cancer and other human diseases.
Prof. Dr. Joris van Slageren
University of Stuttgart
Institute of Physical Chemistry
... is researching molecular nanomagnets, in particular their use as molecular quantum bits.
Dr. Jurgen Smet
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart
Solid State Nanophysics
... is exploring novel ground states and functionalities of low dimensional condensed matter systems and devices carved out of semiconductor heterostructures or van der Waals heterostructures composed of stacked strictly two-dimensional materials.
Prof. Dr. Hidenori Takagi
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Quantum Materials
University of Stuttgart, Institute for Functional Matter and Quantum Technologies
... is exploring exotic states of electrons in quantum materials, such as quantum spin-liquid, superconductivity and spin-charge-orbital ordered states.
Prof. Dr. Karsten Urban
Ulm University
Institute of Numerical Mathematics
... is concerned with the numerical solving and simulation of partial differential equations, with scientific calculation, and is also conducting research in the area of reduced basic methods.
Prof. Dr. Jörg Wrachtrup
University of Stuttgart
3rd Institute of Physics
... is researching with diamonds and trying to use their special properties and flaws for quantum information processing.
Alumni
Prof. Dr. Tommaso Calarco
Jülich Research Center
Peter Grünberg Institute - Quantum Control (PGI-8)
... is developing controlling techniques for many- body problems and wishes, by this means, to make quantum technologies more efficient.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Knut Graichen
University of Erlangen-Nuernberg (April 2019)
Institute of Measurement, Control and Microtechnology
... is working in the field of system and control theory, in particular to develop efficient algorithms for constrained and energy efficient control of highly dynamical and complex systems.
Prof. Dr. Simone Montangero
University of Padova
Department of Physics
... applies high-performance numerical methods to study many-body systems andengineer novel quantum technologies.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Schulze
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (Sept 2021)
Department of Electrical-Electronic-Communication Engineering
Chair of Electron Devices
... is bringing the quantum world, with its new materials, effects, and concepts, into silicon-dominated microelectronics.