Research Areas
- Accelerator Science
- Bio & Medical Physics
- Chemical Dynamics
- Condensed Matter Physics & Nanoscience
- Molecular Imaging
- Spectroscopy
- Strong Field Physics
- Theory
- Ultrafast Optics
Research Groups

2017
22.12.2017:
John Jelonnek
High power microwave research at KIT: a journey towards multi-megawatt fusion gyrotrons and industrial microwave processes
High power microwave research at KIT: a journey towards multi-megawatt fusion gyrotrons and industrial microwave processes
19.12.2017:
Oleg Pronin
Femtosecond Ho: YAG thin-disk oscillator enabling two-octave 5-20 µm frequency comb generation
Femtosecond Ho: YAG thin-disk oscillator enabling two-octave 5-20 µm frequency comb generation
14.12.2017:
Sadia Bari
Structure and dynamics of biomolecules studied by mass spectrometry at advanced light sources
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
Structure and dynamics of biomolecules studied by mass spectrometry at advanced light sources
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
14.12.2017:
Franco Bonafé
Time-dependent electron-nuclear dynamics in DFTB+: theory and applications
Time-dependent electron-nuclear dynamics in DFTB+: theory and applications
12.12.2017:
Wolfgang Ketterle
New forms of matter: synthetic magnetic fields & supersolidity
SR I-III
New forms of matter: synthetic magnetic fields & supersolidity
SR I-III
08.12.2017:
Michael Zürch
Photoexcitation dynamics in semiconductors and two-dimensional semiconductors observed by attosecond core-level spectroscopy
Photoexcitation dynamics in semiconductors and two-dimensional semiconductors observed by attosecond core-level spectroscopy
08.12.2017:
Kay Gruenewald
Structural cell biology of virus-host interactions – an integrative approach
Structural cell biology of virus-host interactions – an integrative approach
07.12.2017:
Andrew Torda
A genome-free talk from bioinformatics: Non-boring optimisation problem
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
A genome-free talk from bioinformatics: Non-boring optimisation problem
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
04.12.2017:
Daniele Fausti
Optical control and quasiparticle witnessing in strongly correlated electron systems
Optical control and quasiparticle witnessing in strongly correlated electron systems
01.12.2017:
Shaul Mukamel
Ultrafast Multidimensional Spectroscopy of Molecules with x-ray pulses and Quantum Light in Microcavities
Ultrafast Multidimensional Spectroscopy of Molecules with x-ray pulses and Quantum Light in Microcavities
28.11.2017:
Binghai Yan, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Nonlinear optical responses of Weyl semimetal materials
Nonlinear optical responses of Weyl semimetal materials
23.11.2017:
Edit Mátyus
Rovibrational Transitions of the Methane-Water Dimer from Intermolecular Quantum Dynamical Computations
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
Rovibrational Transitions of the Methane-Water Dimer from Intermolecular Quantum Dynamical Computations
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
22.11.2017:
Johannes Kästner
Improvements of instanton theory to simulate atom tunneling in astrochemical reactions
Improvements of instanton theory to simulate atom tunneling in astrochemical reactions
16.11.2017:
Hugo Dacasa
Spatial and temporal metrology of coherent ultrashort pulses in the extreme-ultraviolet domain
Spatial and temporal metrology of coherent ultrashort pulses in the extreme-ultraviolet domain
08.11.2017:
Michael Schüler, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Nonequilibrium topological states traced by transient spectroscopies
Nonequilibrium topological states traced by transient spectroscopies
03.11.2017:
Andrew Rappe
Theoretical materials design at the nexus of insight & modern tools
SR I-III
Theoretical materials design at the nexus of insight & modern tools
SR I-III
02.11.2017:
Jean-Michel Hartmann
Collisional dissipation and echoes in aligned CO2 gas. Quantum and classical modeling versus experiments.
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
Collisional dissipation and echoes in aligned CO2 gas. Quantum and classical modeling versus experiments.
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
27.10.2017:
Florian Schreck
Ultracold strontium for clocks, gravimeters and many-body physics
SR I-III
Ultracold strontium for clocks, gravimeters and many-body physics
SR I-III
20.10.2017:
Markus Aspelmeyer
Quantum optomechanics - Mechanical motion in the quantum regime
SR I-III
Quantum optomechanics - Mechanical motion in the quantum regime
SR I-III
19.10.2017:
Hideo Aoki
Quantum phases induced by circularly polarised light --- Floquet-topological states
CFEL, SR I - II
Quantum phases induced by circularly polarised light --- Floquet-topological states
CFEL, SR I - II
18.10.2017:
Remigio Cabrera-Trujillo
Electron-Nuclear Dynamics in atomic and molecular collisions: From charge transfer to energy loss
Electron-Nuclear Dynamics in atomic and molecular collisions: From charge transfer to energy loss
27.09.2017:
Michele Ceriotti
Fine-grained control of sampling and dynamics with a generalized Langevin equation
Fine-grained control of sampling and dynamics with a generalized Langevin equation
22.09.2017:
Lipeng Chen
Theory meets spectroscopy: ensemble and single-molecule spectroscopic studies of ultrafast energy transfer processes in light harvesting systems
Theory meets spectroscopy: ensemble and single-molecule spectroscopic studies of ultrafast energy transfer processes in light harvesting systems
21.09.2017:
Shinji Saito
Supercooled water: Fluctuation, glass transition, and vibrational entropy
CFEL SR I-II
Supercooled water: Fluctuation, glass transition, and vibrational entropy
CFEL SR I-II
19.09.2017:
Huipeng Kang
Fully differential measurement on nonsequential double ionization of neon with elliptical polarization
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
Fully differential measurement on nonsequential double ionization of neon with elliptical polarization
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
06.09.2017:
Ryan Requist, MPI f. Microstructure Physics, Halle, Germany
Reduced formula for the macroscopic polarization including quantum Fluctuations
Reduced formula for the macroscopic polarization including quantum Fluctuations
26.07.2017:
Andrei Duchko
Numerical investigation of analytical properties of vibrational and rovibrational energy functions for different molecules
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR III
Numerical investigation of analytical properties of vibrational and rovibrational energy functions for different molecules
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR III
20.07.2017:
Lena F. Kourkoutis
New frontiers in cryo-electron microscopy: From Probing Low Temperature Electronic Phases to Processes at Liquid/Solid Interfaces
New frontiers in cryo-electron microscopy: From Probing Low Temperature Electronic Phases to Processes at Liquid/Solid Interfaces
20.07.2017:
Pedro de la Torre Luque
Study of cosmic neutrinos diffuse flux with Antares neutrino telescope: track channel
Study of cosmic neutrinos diffuse flux with Antares neutrino telescope: track channel
13.07.2017:
Marie-Aline Martin-Drumel
Characterisation of new species by spectral taxonomy
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
Characterisation of new species by spectral taxonomy
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
03.07.2017:
Ming Lei, National Center for Protein Science | Shanghai
Capping the Ends: Structure and Function of Telomere Proteins
Capping the Ends: Structure and Function of Telomere Proteins
21.06.2017:
Thomas Frauenheim
DFTB+ - An approximate DFT method: Applications to excited state simulations of nanomaterials
DFTB+ - An approximate DFT method: Applications to excited state simulations of nanomaterials
20.06.2017:
Philipp Strasberg, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Strong coupling thermodynamics and Markovian embedding strategies
Strong coupling thermodynamics and Markovian embedding strategies
15.06.2017:
Jan Verlet
Probing electron attachment through electron detachment
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
Probing electron attachment through electron detachment
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
13.06.2017:
Makina Yabashi
Development of X-ray optics for SACLA
Campus Schenefeld, Main building (XHQ)
Development of X-ray optics for SACLA
Campus Schenefeld, Main building (XHQ)
13.06.2017:
Ahmed Al-Refaie
A parallel algorithm for Hamiltonian matrix construction in electron-molecule collision calculations: MPI-SCATCI
CFEL, Bldg. 49a, 204
A parallel algorithm for Hamiltonian matrix construction in electron-molecule collision calculations: MPI-SCATCI
CFEL, Bldg. 49a, 204
08.06.2017:
Yang Peng, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Boundary Green functions of topological insulators and Superconductors
Boundary Green functions of topological insulators and Superconductors
01.06.2017:
Aleksandr Pereverzev
IR-IR-(D)UV Hole-Burning Conformer-Selective Spectroscopy
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
IR-IR-(D)UV Hole-Burning Conformer-Selective Spectroscopy
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
24.05.2017:
Jean-Philippe Brantut, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, „Quantum coherent transport of cold Fermions in mesoscopic structures”
24.05.2017:
Alexei N. Grum-Grzhimailo
Asymmetries in electron emission produced by intense linearly and circularly polarized XUV radiation
Asymmetries in electron emission produced by intense linearly and circularly polarized XUV radiation
18.05.2017:
Ralph Welsch
New methodologies for simulating quantum dynamics in complex chemical systems
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
New methodologies for simulating quantum dynamics in complex chemical systems
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
18.05.2017:
Simon Wall
Spins, Phonons and Phase Separation in Correlated Materials
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
Spins, Phonons and Phase Separation in Correlated Materials
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
16.05.2017:
Dante Kennes, Columbia University, United States of America
Transient superconductivity from electronic squeezing of optically pumped phonons
Transient superconductivity from electronic squeezing of optically pumped phonons
02.05.2017:
Mostafa Shalaby
Opportunities and challenges of terahertz emitting organic crystals: The terahertz λ3 bullet source at the SwissFEL
Opportunities and challenges of terahertz emitting organic crystals: The terahertz λ3 bullet source at the SwissFEL
27.04.2017:
Alec Owens
Optical centrifuge simulations of polyatomic molecules
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
Optical centrifuge simulations of polyatomic molecules
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
27.04.2017:
Sven Ahrens, Beijing Computational Science Research Center, China
Relativistic quantum dynamics and the electron spin in standing light waves
Relativistic quantum dynamics and the electron spin in standing light waves
25.04.2017:
Clara Saraceno
Modelocked thin-disk lasers: a path towards compact high-power THz sources
Modelocked thin-disk lasers: a path towards compact high-power THz sources
20.04.2017:
Andrei Nomerotski
Fast imaging with TimepixCam, a time-stamping optical camera
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
Fast imaging with TimepixCam, a time-stamping optical camera
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
11.04.2017:
Neojung Park, Department of Physics, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea
Ab initio study of ultrafast dynamics of spin-valley polarized states in TMDC with a particular focus on the role of phonon
Ab initio study of ultrafast dynamics of spin-valley polarized states in TMDC with a particular focus on the role of phonon
10.04.2017:
Vahid Sandoghdar
Nano-Quantum-Optics: from single photons and emitters to cooperative effects
Nano-Quantum-Optics: from single photons and emitters to cooperative effects
03.04.2017:
Tong Zhou, Fudan University Shanghai, China
Quantum Spin-quantum Anomalous Hall Effect with Tunable Edge States in Sb Monolayer-based Materials
Quantum Spin-quantum Anomalous Hall Effect with Tunable Edge States in Sb Monolayer-based Materials
17.03.2017:
Ra'anan I. Tobey
Transient Grating Spectroscopy in Magnetic Thin Films: Elastic Excitation of a Transient Magnonic Crystal
Transient Grating Spectroscopy in Magnetic Thin Films: Elastic Excitation of a Transient Magnonic Crystal
07.03.2017:
Michael Sentef
Light-enhanced electron-phonon coupling from nonlinear electron-phonon coupling
Light-enhanced electron-phonon coupling from nonlinear electron-phonon coupling
02.03.2017:
Oriol Vendrell
Coupled nuclear and electronic dynamics in molecules
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
Coupled nuclear and electronic dynamics in molecules
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
01.03.2017:
Markus Kowalewski
Coherent Signatures of Conical Intersections in Ultrafast X-Ray Spectroscopy
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
Coherent Signatures of Conical Intersections in Ultrafast X-Ray Spectroscopy
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
23.02.2017:
Kota Ito
"Time-dependent variational Monte Carlo method for nonequilibrium strongly correlated electron systems and its application"
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
"Time-dependent variational Monte Carlo method for nonequilibrium strongly correlated electron systems and its application"
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR IV
22.02.2017:
Klaas Giesbertz
One-body reduced density matrix to potential mapping in finite basis sets at elevated temperatures
CFEL - SR IV
One-body reduced density matrix to potential mapping in finite basis sets at elevated temperatures
CFEL - SR IV
16.02.2017:
Alexander Weismann
"Ballistic transport through magnetic atoms and molecules studied with conductance and shot noise spectroscopy"
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR O1.060
"Ballistic transport through magnetic atoms and molecules studied with conductance and shot noise spectroscopy"
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR O1.060
15.02.2017:
Niko Säkkinen
Application of Time-Dependent Many-Body Perturbation Theory to Excitation Spectra of Selected Finite Model Systems
CFEL - SR III
Application of Time-Dependent Many-Body Perturbation Theory to Excitation Spectra of Selected Finite Model Systems
CFEL - SR III
08.02.2017:
Matteo Puviani, University Modena and Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy
Strongly correlated Floquet systems: Cluster Perturbation Theory approach
CFEL - SR IV
Strongly correlated Floquet systems: Cluster Perturbation Theory approach
CFEL - SR IV
02.02.2017:
Gabriel Bester
Towards a predictive atomistic theory of dynamical processes in nanostructures
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
Towards a predictive atomistic theory of dynamical processes in nanostructures
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
26.01.2017:
Juan Ortigoso
Nonadiabatic behavior in molecular quantum dynamics
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
Nonadiabatic behavior in molecular quantum dynamics
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
25.01.2017:
Tetiana Rokhmanova
Reflection, Transmission, and Transformation of Electromagnetic Waves in Layered Superconductors
Reflection, Transmission, and Transformation of Electromagnetic Waves in Layered Superconductors
20.01.2017:
Antoine Georges
Lecture II: Materials with strong electronic correlations: basic phenomena and concepts (II)
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I, II, III
Lecture II: Materials with strong electronic correlations: basic phenomena and concepts (II)
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I, II, III
19.01.2017:
Antoine Georges
Lecture I: Materials with strong electronic correlations: basic phenomena and concepts (I)
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I, II, III
Lecture I: Materials with strong electronic correlations: basic phenomena and concepts (I)
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I, II, III
18.01.2017:
Antoine Georges, Collège de France, Paris
Quantum Matter - from hot superconductors to cold atoms
Quantum Matter - from hot superconductors to cold atoms
12.01.2017:
Dave Townsend
The Time-Resolved Photoelectron Imaging as a Probe of Ultraviolet Relaxation Dynamics
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II
The Time-Resolved Photoelectron Imaging as a Probe of Ultraviolet Relaxation Dynamics
CFEL, Bldg. 99, SR I+II