The last weeks have brought excellent news in more than one way. First of all, it's now official that I'll return to University of Regensburg starting 1 March 2021 with a
Heisenberg grant of the
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). Named for the physics Nobel laureate and co-founder of quantum mechanics (and
Maximilianeum scholarship recipient)
Werner Heisenberg, this is the most renowned DFG grant line for researchers of all subjects who already fulfill the requirements for a tenured professorship. The grant with official title "Quantum transport in nanotubes: Single electron optomechanics and novel materials" has a duration of five years, with funding of approximately € 750.000 within the first three years. It is essentially a research fellowship, combined with money for equipment and employing students.
As an important consequence, I am looking for PhD students. Two positions and projects are available:
In case you are interested, please have a look at the announcements, see the links above or our jobs page, and send me an e-mail!
The second phantastic news is that I've been awarded the
Walter Schottky Prize 2021 for our results on microwave optomechanics with a carbon nanotube. This is a a scientific prize awarded annually by the
German Physical Society for outstanding research work of young academics in the field of solid-state physics. The prize is named after
Walter Schottky, one of the pioneers of electronics and in particular semiconductor devices. Obviously this is a great honour, but also a great encouragement to build on and expand our exciting nano-electromechanics research.
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