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 be tween solid state physics and quantum optics or chemistry and in the area of crossover with classical physics.
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.
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. Tommaso Calarco
Ulm University
Institute for Complex Quantum Systems
... is developing controlling techniques for many- body problems and wishes, by this means, to make quantum technologies more efficient.
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. 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.-Ing. Knut Graichen
Ulm University
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. 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
Central Facility for Materials Science Electron Microscopy
... 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 of Solid State Research in 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. Sebastian Loth
University of Stuttgart
Institute for Functional Matter and Quantum Technologies
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 of Solid State Research in 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 Semi-conductor 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. Simone Montangero
Ulm University
Institute for Complex Quantum Systems
... applies high-performance numerical methods to study many-body systems andengineer novel quantum technologies.
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. 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. Jörg Schulze
University of Stuttgart
Institute for Semiconductor Engineering
... is bringing the quantum world, with its new materials, effects, and concepts, into silicon-dominated microelectronics.
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 of Solid State Research in 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 of Solid State Research in 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 for 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.