Prof. Dr. Stefan Schumacher

Professor - Coordinator MSc Optoelectronics & Photonics
Theory of Functional Photonic Structures
Head - Professor
33098 Paderborn
Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS)
Member - Professor
Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 142
Professor
Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics (CeOPP)
Committee - Professor
- Research Interests
Ultrafast nonlinear photonics and quantum theory of nanostructures
Microscopic theory of functional photonic structures and materials
Solid state quantum light sources

Education and Academic Career |
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Since 2021 |
Professor (W3) Physics Department - Paderborn University |
Since 2010 |
Adjunct Professor Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, USA |
08/2019 - 04/2020 |
Sabbatical Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, USA |
07/2015 - 2020 |
Professor (Heisenberg Professorship, W2) Physics Department, Paderborn University |
07/2010 - 06/2015 |
Junior Professor (W1) Physics Department, Paderborn University |
08/2014 - 04/2015 |
Sabbatical Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, USA |
04/2013 |
Habilitation equivalent Positive evaluation of junior professorship, Paderborn University |
02/2008 - 06/2010 |
PostDoc Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK |
02/2006 - 02/2008 |
PostDoc Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA |
03/2005 - 02/2006 |
PostDoc Institute for Theoretical Physics, Universität Bremen |
24.02.2005 |
Doctorate Dr. rer. nat. in Physics, Universität Bremen, Germany. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Gerd Czycholl & Prof. Dr. Frank Jahnke |
02/2002 - 02/2005 |
PhD student Institute for Theoretical Physics, Universität Bremen |
1996 - 2001 |
Degree programme Diploma in Physics, Universität Bremen, Germany |
Awards und Fellowships |
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08/2020 |
Offer of chair in Theoretical Physics Johannes Kepler Universität Linz |
01.06.2015 - 30.06.2020 |
Heisenberg professorship (DFG) Deparment of Physics, Paderborn University |
2013 - 2015 |
Fellow of the young college of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
2014 |
Golden Chalk award for excellence in teaching by board of physics students, Paderborn University, Germany |
2006 - 2008 |
Postdoctoral Fellowship of the DFG, Germany |
Miscellaneous |
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Since 2021 |
Member of the Faculty Board, Faculty of Science, Paderborn University |
Since 2019 |
Member of Board of Physics Department, Paderborn University |
Since 2018 |
Member of management board of collaborative research center TRR 142 "Tailored Nonlinear Photonics" |
Since 2017 |
Head of examinations board of MSc Optoelectronics and Photonics, Paderborn University |
Since 2010 |
Board member of Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn (CeOPP), Paderborn University |
Since 2010 |
Reviewer for numerous scientific journals in Physics, Chemistry, Photonics, and Materials Science |
Since 2010 |
Reviewer for German Science Foundation (DFG), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), National Science Foundation (USA), Royal Society (UK), Israel Science Foundation, Swiss National Science Foundation, QuantERA |
Since 2021 |
Professor (W3) Physics Department - Paderborn University |
Since 2021 |
Member of the Faculty Board, Faculty of Science, Paderborn University |
Since 2019 |
Member of Board of Physics Department, Paderborn University |
Since 2018 |
Member of management board of collaborative research center TRR 142 "Tailored Nonlinear Photonics" |
Since 2017 |
Head of examinations board of MSc Optoelectronics and Photonics, Paderborn University |
Since 2010 |
Board member of Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn (CeOPP), Paderborn University |
Since 2010 |
Adjunct Professor Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, USA |
Since 2010 |
Reviewer for numerous scientific journals in Physics, Chemistry, Photonics, and Materials Science |
Since 2010 |
Reviewer for German Science Foundation (DFG), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), National Science Foundation (USA), Royal Society (UK), Israel Science Foundation, Swiss National Science Foundation, QuantERA |
08/2020 |
Offer of chair in Theoretical Physics Johannes Kepler Universität Linz |
01.06.2015 - 30.06.2020 |
Heisenberg professorship (DFG) Deparment of Physics, Paderborn University |
08/2019 - 04/2020 |
Sabbatical Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, USA |
07/2015 - 2020 |
Professor (Heisenberg Professorship, W2) Physics Department, Paderborn University |
07/2010 - 06/2015 |
Junior Professor (W1) Physics Department, Paderborn University |
08/2014 - 04/2015 |
Sabbatical Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, USA |
2013 - 2015 |
Fellow of the young college of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
2014 |
Golden Chalk award for excellence in teaching by board of physics students, Paderborn University, Germany |
04/2013 |
Habilitation equivalent Positive evaluation of junior professorship, Paderborn University |
02/2008 - 06/2010 |
PostDoc Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK |
02/2006 - 02/2008 |
PostDoc Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA |
2006 - 2008 |
Postdoctoral Fellowship of the DFG, Germany |
03/2005 - 02/2006 |
PostDoc Institute for Theoretical Physics, Universität Bremen |
24.02.2005 |
Doctorate Dr. rer. nat. in Physics, Universität Bremen, Germany. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Gerd Czycholl & Prof. Dr. Frank Jahnke |
02/2002 - 02/2005 |
PhD student Institute for Theoretical Physics, Universität Bremen |
1996 - 2001 |
Degree programme Diploma in Physics, Universität Bremen, Germany |
Publications
Latest Publications
Swing-up dynamics in quantum emitter cavity systems: Near ideal single photons and entangled photon pairs
N. Heinisch, N. Köcher, D. Bauch, S. Schumacher, Physical Review Research 6 (2024).
Manipulating spectral topology and exceptional points by nonlinearity in non-Hermitian polariton systems
J. Wingenbach, S. Schumacher, X. Ma, Physical Review Research, in Press (2024).
Charge transfer in superbase n-type doping of PCBM induced by deprotonation
C.-D. Dong, F. Bauch, Y. Hu, S. Schumacher, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 26 (2024) 4194–4199.
Dynamics of Electron–Hole Coulomb Attractive Energy and Dipole Moment of Hot Excitons in Donor–Acceptor Polymers
F. Bauch, C.-D. Dong, S. Schumacher, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 128 (2024) 3525–3532.
PHOENIX -- Paderborn highly optimized and energy efficient solver for two-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equations with integrated extensions
J. Wingenbach, D. Bauch, X. Ma, R. Schade, C. Plessl, S. Schumacher, ArXiv:2411.18341 (2024).
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