Walter Poetz

Walter Pötz

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Institute of Physics
Theory Division - Solid State Physics
Karl-Franzens Universität Graz
Universitätsplatz 5
A-8010 Graz
Austria
Tel.: +43-0316-380-5228
FAX: +43-0316-380-9820
e-mail: walter.poetz "at" uni-graz.at

Research Interest

Quantum transport theory in mesoscopic systems

Topological matter - dynamics of Dirac fermions

Coherence phenomena and loss of phase coherence in quantum systems

Coherent and optimal control of carrier dynamics

Ultrafast carrier dynamics in semiconductors

Quantum-Optical phenomena in solids

Spintronics

Computational Methods and Simulation

Other Professional Activities

Head of the Department, April 1, 2014 - March 31, 2016.

Consultant to the U.S. Army Research Office (1991 and 1992 )

Associate Editor of Applied Physics Letters at Argonne (1995 to August 2000)

Editor of a special issue of Superlattices and Microstructures (July 1999).

Co-Editor of Coherent Control in Atoms, Molecules, and Semiconductors, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands,1999, ISBN 0-7923-5649-7

Vice Dean For Education, College of Natural Sciences, Uni Graz, 2002-2004

Chairman, Theory Division, Institute of Physics, University of Graz, March 2004 - 2006.

Group Leader Solid-State Theory Division, Sept. 2000 - present.

Curriculum Vitae
Born in Graz, Austria
Master Degree (1980) and Ph.D. (1982) in natural sciences (Physics) at the University of Graz, Austria

Research Assistant Professor (non-tenure), Institute for Theoretical Physics, UNI Graz (1982)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Colorado State and Arizona State University (1983-1986)

Assistant Professor, Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago (1986 to 1991)

Associate Professor, Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago (1991 to 1999)

Visiting Professor, Institute for Theoretical Physics, UNI Graz ( fall 1992 to summer 1993)

Professor, Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago (Sept. 1999 to Aug. 2000).

Professor, Institut für Physik, Karl-Franzens Universität Graz (Sept. 2000 to present).

Visiting Professor, University of Innsbruck, WS 2003.

Member, Technical Committee on Simulation and Modeling (TC-10), IEEE-NANO Conferences (2009-present)