Prof. Dr. Laura Classen

Academic Career and Research Areas

Prof. Classen performs research in the field of condensed matter physics. She investigates correlated quantum materials with methods of quantum field theory. In these materials the collective behaviour of interacting electrons leads to fascinating states of matter which can serve as a basis for applications in quantum technology. The goal of Prof. Classen’s research is to understand the mechanisms behind the formation of the different states, and to work out characteristic properties.

Prof. Classen studied physics at RWTH Aachen university and obtained her PhD at University of Heidelberg in 2016. She worked as a postdoc and Feodor-Lynen Fellow at Brookhaven National Laboratory and University of Minnesota in the US between 2017 and 2020 before she joined the faculty at Brookhaven National Laboratory as Assistant Scientist in 2020. She is an independent research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State research since 2021 and since 2023 professor at TUM. 

Awards

• ERC Starting Grant (2023)
• Feodor-Lynen reserach fellowship of the Humbold society (2017-2019)
• PhD Fellowship Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes