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Palffy-Buß Group

Prof. Dr. Adriana Pálffy-Buß

Prof. Dr. Adriana Pálffy-Buß

Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Germany
Gebäude: B2
Raum: 107
Telefon: +49 931 31-80049

Education History

07/2014 Habilitation at University of Heidelberg, Germany
Mentor Hon.-Prof. Dr. Christoph H. Keitel
09/2006 Doctoral Degree (Dr. rer. nat.) in physics
Theory of nuclear excitation by electron capture for heavy ions
Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany
Supervisor Prof. Dr. Werner Scheid
02/2004 Master (M. Sc.) in theoretical physics
Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania
07/2002 Bachelor (B. Sc.) in physics
Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania

 

Employment History

since 04/2022 Professor (W2) for Theoretical Quantum Information and Quantum Optics
2020 -  2022 Heisenberg Fellow at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
2016 – 2020 Minerva W2 Fellow (non-permanent)
2011 – 2020 Group leader
Theory Division, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg
2012 – 2013 Distinguished Visitor Fellow at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
2007 – 2011 Postdoctoral fellow of the Max Planck Society Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany
2004 – 2006 Research assistant at the Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen
2003 – 2004 Research assistant at the University of Bucharest, Romania

 

Community Service

since 2026 Member of Diversity, Equity and Integration Committee of the Excellence Cluster ctd.qmat (EXC 2147)
2025 – 2027 Elected Council member of the Faculty for Physics and Astronomy, University of Würzburg
2021 – 2025 Member of the Diversity and Equality Committee and  the Research Training Group Committee of QuCoLiMa
2018 – 2022 Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group)
2010 – 2020 Lecturer of the International Max Planck Research School for Quantum Dynamics in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IMPRS-QD)
since 2007 Referee for 10+ physics journals and funding agencies

 

Awards and Fellowships

2020 Heisenberg Fellow of the German Research Foundation
2019 Röntgen Prize of the Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen
2019 Hertha Sponer Prize of the German Physical Society
2012 – 2013 Distinguished Visitor Fellowship of the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA)
2008 – 2010 Stipend holder of the Robert Bosch Foundation within the Fast Track program
2002 Erasmus student exchange fellowship at the Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany