Wolfgang E. Ernst
Wolfgang E. Ernst (born May 31, 1951 in Minden , Westphalia) is a German physicist . He is a professor at the Technical University of Graz , Austria .
life and work
Ernst studied from 1969 Physics and Mathematics at the University of Hannover with Vordiplomen in mathematics (1971) and Physics (1971), was 1972-73 as a fellow of the Scholarship Foundation of the German People at Imperial College London and graduated in 1975 his physics degree at the University of Hanover from. With funding from the Studienstiftung, he also obtained his doctorate at the TU Hannover in 1977 . He then worked from 1978 to 1979 as a post-doctoral student with Frank K. Tittel at Rice University in Houston , Texas . From 1979 to 1985 he was a college assistant at the Free University of Berlin held, where he joined in 1983 in the subject Experimental Physics habilitated . From 1985 to 1989 he used a Heisenberg grant to continue to head the laser laboratory for molecular spectroscopy at the Free University of Berlin and to spend a research year with Richard N. Zare at Stanford University . In early 1990, he accepted a tenured full professorship of physics at Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA. In 1997 he was also appointed Professor of Chemistry there.
During the 12 years at Pennsylvania State University , Ernst Research spent sabbaticals with Udo Buck at the Max Planck Institute for Flow Research in Göttingen (1993) and with Giacinto Scoles at Princeton University (1996).
In 2001 Ernst accepted a position at Graz University of Technology , where he has headed the Institute for Experimental Physics since 2003 and from 2010 to 2017 also held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Geodesy.
In 2013 and 2014 he was President of the Austrian Physical Society , in 2012 and 2015 he served as Vice President.
His group studies the structure and dynamics of molecules as well as clusters and solid surfaces both experimentally and theoretically . Interactions between electron and nuclear motions are of particular interest. Molecular beam experiments, laser spectroscopy in the frequency and time domains, photoelectron spectroscopy and atomic scattering are used. At the same time, quantum chemical calculations are carried out.
Honors and memberships
1985-1989 Heisenberg Fellowship (German young faculty award)
1987 Physics Prize 1987, German Physical Society
1997 Election as Fellow of the American Physical Society
1998 Penn State Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Physical Sciences
2013 Election as Fellow of the European Physical Society
2015 Research Award of the State of Styria , Austria
Fonts
Wolfgang E. Ernst has published around 200 papers in refereed scientific journals and edited volumes:
Editing of special magazine issues:
- Novel aspects of the Jahn-Teller effect in molecular and solid-state systems
Edited by Wolfgang E. Ernst, Horst Köppel
Chemical Physics ( Elsevier ) Volume 460, Pages 1-144 (16 October 2015)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/chemical-physics/vol/460/suppl/C
- Surface Structure and Dynamics - in Honor of Karl-Heinz Rieder
Edited by Wolfgang E. Ernst, Leonhard Grill
Surface Science ( Elsevier ) Volume 678, Pages 1-234 (December 2018)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/surface-science/vol/678/suppl/C
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschft: Overview of the award winners
- ^ American Physical Society: APS Fellow Archive
- ^ Pen State Eberly College of Science: Recipients of Penn State Faculty Scholar Medals
- ^ European Physical Society: EPS Fellows
- ↑ The State of Styria: Winners of the Research Awards
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ernst, Wolfgang E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physicist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minden , Westphalia |