CV of Dr. Adriana Pálffy-Buß
Prof. Dr. Adriana Pálffy-Buß
Adriana Pálffy-Buß has moved to the University of Würzburg in April 2022. She is a theoretical physicist and holds in Würzburg a W2 professorship for Theoretical Quantum Information and Quantum Optics.
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
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 2021 | Member of the Diversity and Equality Committee and the Research Training Group Committee of QuCoLiMa |
since 2018 | 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 |