Prof. Dr. Piet O. Schmidt

Quantum Optics and Spectroscopy
Institut für Experimentalphysik
Innsbruck University, Austria

   
Please note:
I am moving to the
QUEST Institute of Experimental Quantum Metrology
at the PTB in Braunschweig in March 2009
New website: www.quantummetrology.de

Institut f. Experimentalphysik
Universtität Innsbruck

Technikerstrasse 25/4
A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Room: 4/08

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Scientific interests

Private Interests

  • the lab, and if I find the time I like to do
  • mountain and road biking
  • hiking and climbing
  • skiing and snowboarding
  • windsurfing and sailing
  • playing classical and spanish guitar
  • reading

Short Scientific CV

10/1991 - 8/1994
undergraduate studies in physics at the University of Konstanz, Germany
9/1994 – 8/1995 graduate studies at the Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, USA
12.8.1995  Master of Science in Physics at the Portland State University
Thesis title: "Origins of Effective Charge of Multivalent Ions at a Membrane/Water Interface and Distribution of 2,3,4,5--Tetrachlorophenol in a Membrane Model System"
10/1995 - 4/1998 graduate studies at the University of Konstanz,
Diploma thesis "Light Masks in Atom Lithography" in the group of Prof. J. Mlynek
8/1998 - 12/1999 PhD studies at the University of Konstanz in the group of Prof. J. Mlynek,
1/2000 - 3/2003 project moved with Prof. T. Pfau to University of Stuttgart, Germany
thesis title: "Scattering Properties of Ultra-cold Chromium Atoms"
4/2004 - 2/2005 PostDoc at NIST in Boulder, Colorado, USA
in the group of Dr. J.C. Bergquist and Dr. D.J. Wineland as a Feodor-Lynen Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation
Project: An optical clock based on a single aluminum ion using quantum logic
3/2005 - today
University assistant at University of Innsbruck in the group of Prof. R. Blatt
6/2006 Winner of the START award of the BM:BWK
9/2006 Started an independend research group: "Direct Frequency Comb Spectroscopy using Quantum Logic"
1/2009 W3 Professor at the Leibniz University of Hannover and directer of the QUEST Institute for Experimental Quantum Metrology at the PTB in Braunschweig

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Group Publications

last change: 2007-11-12 by POS