Friedrich Hund Ph.D. Award

Since 2019 the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus FoundationExternal link sponsers the Friedrich Hund Ph.D. Award. This prize is awarded by the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy for Ph.D. thesis with outstanding scientific content, special originality of the solutions and an excellent presentation. The prize remembers on the activity of Friedrich Hund in Jena de from 1946 to 1951 and highlights outstandig work of young scientists.

There are two awards, one for fundamental research and the other for applied research. Each award is donated with 2,000 EURO.

Deadline for the application in 2024: 30th June 2024

Announcement of the prizes 2024 (in German only)pdf, 2 mb · de

Previous Prize Winners

Year	Fundamental Research	Applied Physics
2019	Dr. Stefanie Eckner Institute of Solis State Physics "Vibrational dynamics in semiconductor compounds and alloysExternal link" Photojpg, 1 mb · de	Dr. Mario ChemnitzExternal link Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technologies "Soliton Dynamics in Liquid-core Optical FibersExternal link" Photojpg, 1 mb · de
2020	Dr. Johannes Stock Institute of Applied Physics "Holistic simulation of optical systems"External link Photo of the online awarding ceremonyJPG, 47 kb · de	Dr. Issa TamerExternal link Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik "Petawatt-Class Laser Optimization and Ultrashort Probe Pulse Generation for Relativistic Laser-Plasma Interactions"External link Photo of the online awarding ceremonyJPG, 86 kb · de
2021	Dr. Andre Luiz Marques Muniz Institute of Condensed Matter Theory and Optics Experiments on Synthetic Dimensions in PhotonicsExternal link Photo of the online awarding ceremonyJPG, 139 kb · de	Dr. Daniel Werdehausen Institute of Applied Physics Nanocomposites as Next-Generation Optical Materials: Fundamental Properties and Potential Photo of the awarding ceremonyJPG, 148 kb · de
2022	Dr. Kim Alina Lammers Institute of Applied Physics Polarization manipulation in femtosecond laser direct written waveguides in fused silicaExternal link Photo of the awarding ceremonyjpg, 106 kb · de	Dr. Martin Gebhardt Institute of Applied Physics Power scaling of few-cycle short-wavelength infrared laser sources for nonlinear frequency conversion Photo of the online awarding ceremonyjpg, 50 kb · de
2023	Dr. Michel Pannier Institute of Theoretical Physics Aspects of Holography and Higher Spins in Three-Dimensional Asymptotically Flat SpacetimesExternal link	Dr. Ziyao Tang Institute of Applied Physics Improved correction methods for symmetry-free systemsExternal link