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Prof. Dr. Klaus Blaum

Steering Board, Principal Investigator

Involved

Ö: Science and Society – Facing the challenges of science communication
B01: Precision physics on bound single, few, and many strongly correlated electron systems in strong fields

Contact

Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg klaus.blaum@mpi-hd.mpg.de +49-6221-516-850

Vita

University Education and Academic Degrees

2006	Habilitation in Experimental Physics, Mainz University (Germany), with Prof. Dr. I. Bloch and Prof. Dr. H. Backe
1997 – 2000	Doctorate in Experimental Physics, Mainz University (Germany), under supervision of Prof. Dr. E. W. Otten
1992 – 1997	Studies of Physics, Mainz University (Germany), diploma under supervision of Prof. Dr. E. W. Otten

Academic Positions

2008 –	Honorary Professor at Heidelberg University (Germany)
2007 –	Director at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics Heidelberg (Germany)
2004 – 2007	Project Leader (tenure track) of the "Helmholtz Research Group for Young Investigators" on "Experiments with Stored and Cooled Ions" at Mainz University (Germany)
2000 – 2004	Project Leader "Mass spectrometry of exotic nuclides with ISOLTRAP" at ISOLDE/CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)
2002 – 2004	Research Associate (fellowship) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN (Division PH-IS) in Geneva (Switzerland)
2000 – 2002	Postdoctoral Research Associate from GSI Darmstadt (Prof. H.-J. Kluge) with ISOLTRAP" at ISOLDE/CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)

Selected Professional Activities, Awards, Honours

2019	Foreign Member of the Physics Class of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
2018 –	Member of the board of the German Physical Society (DPG)
2016 –	Deputy Chairman of the FAIR/GSI Joint Scientific Council and member of the supervisory board of GSI
2016	Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award 2016
2015 –	Member of the BMBF Advisory Commitee "Physics of the smallest particles"
2013	Flerov Prize 2013
2012	Helmholtz Prize 2012 of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) for precision measurements
2012 –	Member of the DFG Review Board "Optics, Quantum Optics, Atoms, Molecules, Plasmas" (Fachgutachterausschuss)
2008	American Physical Society (APS) Fellowship 2008
2004	Gustav-Hertz-Prize 2004 of the German Physical Society (DPG)