Curriculum Vitae
Theoretische Physik I: Michael Schmiedeberg
Prof. Dr. Michael Schmiedeberg
Curriculum Vitae:
| since 2015 | Principal Investigator of the Soft Matter Theory Group Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Permanent Position, Akademischer Oberrat since 2020 with habilitation, Privatdozent since 2021 Previous Positions in Erlangen: 04/2021-10/2021: Parental Leave 11/2020-03/2021 and 04/2022: Interim W2 (Vertretung) 11/2015-10/2020: W2-Professor (non permanent) |
Junior Group Leader
| 2011-2015 | Principal Investigator of an Emmy Noether Junior Research Group on "Structure and dynamics of colloidal particles on incommensurate substrates" Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf |
| 2013 | Acting as an interim professor (Vertretungsprofessor) during the summer term 2013 Universität Osnabrück |
Postdoc
| 2010-2011 | Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Institute of Theoretical Physics II: Soft Matter group of Hartmut Löwen |
| 2009-2010 | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Department of Physics and Astronomy group of Andrea J. Liu |
| 2008-2009 | Technische Universität Berlin Institute of Theoretical Physics group of Holger Stark |
PhD Studies
| in the group of Holger Stark Thesis: Colloidal particles on quasicrystalline substrates↗ Technische Universität Berlin (2008) |
| 2007-2008 | Technische Universität Berlin Institute of Theoretical Physics |
| 2006-2007 | Max-Planck-Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation, Göttingen |
| 2004-2006 | Universität Konstanz Department of Physics |
Diploma Studies
| Thesis: Lichttransport in zellulären Strukturen↗ Universität Konstanz (2004), group of Holger Stark |
| 2002-2003 | Yale University, New Haven |
| 2000-2004 | Universität Konstanz |
| 1999-2000 | Universität Kaiserslautern, correspondence studies |
Activities at the FAU:
| - | Coordinator of the research studies ("Physics Advanced"↗) in physics in Erlangen and Regensburg as part of the elite network in Bavaria |
| - | Member of the FAU Profile Center New Materials and Processes (FAU NMP) |
| - | Member of the FAU Competence Unit Engineering of Advanced Materials (FAU EAM) (previously Excellence Cluster EAM)↗ |
| - | Member of the Central Institute for Scientific Computing, in future FAU Competence Unit for Scientific Computing (FAU CSC)↗ |
Organization of Conferences and Activities as Referee:
| - | Co-Chair of the Japanese-German Frontier of Science Symposium (JGFoS) 2018 in Kyoto↗, Planning Group Member and organizer of the physics session, a scientific meeting organized by the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
| - | Planning Group Member of the Japanese-German Frontier of Science Symposium (JGFoS) 2016 in Potsdam↗, organizer of the physics session, a scientific meeting organized by the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
| - | Reviewer for leading international journals, including Nature, Nature Physics, Nature Communications, EPL, EPJ E, various IOP journals, Soft Matter, etc.; reviewer for various funding agencies; awarded as IOP outstanding reviewer 2022, as IOP trusted reviewer 2020, and offered a special reward in 2020 from EPJ E. |
Other Activities:
| - | Network coordinator of the network that supports and organizes the German Physicists' Tournament ↗ | - | Organizer of the German Physicists' Tournaments2020 to 2023 |
| - | Member of the organizing committee of the German Physicists' Tournament 2019 |
| - | Juror of the German Young Physicists' Tournament (regional and German level) |
| - | Drafting problems for the physics competitions DOPPLERS and PLANCKS |
Awards and Fellowships:
| 2022 | IOP Publishing Outstanding Reviewer |
| 2021 | Prize of the Department of Physics in Erlangen for the good teaching |
| 2017 | Prize of the FSI Mathematics and Physics Erlangen for the extraordinary commitment in teaching |
| 2011 | Emmy-Noether-Fellowship of the DFG |
| 2009 | Carl-Ramsauer-Prize of the Berlin Physics Society |
| 2009 | DAAD Research Fellowship |
| 2005 | Prize of the VEUK (alumni organization Konstanz) |
