Christian Schaefer

Research

Christian’s research is pushing the limits of theoretical quantum mechanics interacting with optical and plasmonic fields. This includes contributions to ab initio quantum electrodynamics, polaritonic chemistry, (quantum electrodynamical) density-functional theory, chiral polaritonics, and variational quantum algorithms. His Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship is focused on the control of plasmonic catalysis using optical control strategies.

Education

• 2021: PostDoc at the Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
  

• 2020: Dr. rer. nat. (PhD) in theoretical physics, University of Hamburg, Germany
  [On the interface of quantum electrodynamics and electronic structure theory: cavity QED]

• 2015: M. Sc. in physics, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
  

• 2013: B. Sc. in physics, Technical University of Berlin, Germany