Prof. Dr. Jens Förstner
Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS)
Member - Professor
Theoretical Electrical Engineering
Head - Professor
Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 142
Member - Professor
Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics (CeOPP)
Member - Professor
Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC2) > Vorstand
Member - Professor
on request
33098 Paderborn
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
Vice Dean - Professor - Vice Dean/Head of Electrical Engineering department
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Head of Institute - Professor
33098 Paderborn
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Coordinator - Professor - Coordinator MSc Optoelectronics&Photonics
Education and Academic Career |
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Since 06/2013 |
Full Professor (W3) for "Theoretical Electrical Engineering", Paderborn University, Germany |
04/2007 - 05/2013 |
Head of the DFG Emmy Noether junior research group on "Computational Nanophotonics", Paderborn University, Germany |
01/2012 - 03/2012 |
Visiting Scientist, group of H. Carmichael, University of Auckland |
10/2006 - 03/2007 |
Post-doctoral research assistant, Technical University Berlin, Germany |
10/2004 - 09/2006 |
Post-doctoral research associate, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA |
09/2004 |
PhD thesis "Light Propagation and Many-Particle Effects in Semiconductor Nanostructures", Technical University Berlin, Germany |
10/2000 - 09/2004 |
Research assistant (PhD), Technical University Berlin, Germany |
04/2000 - 09/2000 |
Research assistant (PhD), University Marburg, Germany |
01/2000 |
Diplom (MSc) in Physics, University of Marburg, Germany |
1997 - 1998 |
study abroad at the University of Kent at Canterbury/UK, recipient of the 1998 Europhysics Prize |
1994 - 1996 |
First diploma (BSc) in Physics and Computer Science, Philips University Marburg |
Awards und Fellowships |
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2011 |
Goldene Kreide for excellence in teaching |
10/2009 |
Research Award 2009 of the Paderborn University for a project on "Custom Computing Architectures for Nanophotonics" with Prof. Christian Plessl |
11/2005 |
Carl-Ramsauer-Preis 2005 for PhD thesis |
Miscellaneous |
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Since 10/2021 |
Deputy Director of the Department for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology |
Since 11/2014 |
Board member PC2 (HPC center of the Paderborn University), Head of User Board since 2022 |
Since 07/2013 |
Board member CeOPP (Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn) |
Since 2013 |
Funding Reviewer: German Science Foundation (DFG), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Humboldt Foundation, German Academic Scholarship Foundation, a.m. |
Since 2005 |
Journal Referee (Physics, Electrical Engineering, Photonics, and Materials Science) npj quantum information, Phys. Rev. Letters/B/Materials, Optica, Opt. Express, Optics Letters, JOSA B, OQEL, Appl. Physics Letters/B, IEEE Photonics Journal/JLT & others, Scientific Reports, Laser & Photonics Reviews, etc. |
10/2019 - 09/2021 |
Vice Dean and Director of the Department for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology |
04/2014 - 12/2019 |
Board Member Transregio 142 |
Scientific Engagement |
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Organisation of Scientific Events |
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2008 - 2013 |
Organising and technical committee member of the "International Workshop on Theoretical and Computational Nano-Photonics (TaCoNa-Photonics)", Bad Honnef, Germany |
Since 10/2021 |
Deputy Director of the Department for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology |
Since 11/2014 |
Board member PC2 (HPC center of the Paderborn University), Head of User Board since 2022 |
Since 07/2013 |
Board member CeOPP (Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn) |
Since 06/2013 |
Full Professor (W3) for "Theoretical Electrical Engineering", Paderborn University, Germany |
Since 2013 |
Funding Reviewer: German Science Foundation (DFG), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Humboldt Foundation, German Academic Scholarship Foundation, a.m. |
Since 2005 |
Journal Referee (Physics, Electrical Engineering, Photonics, and Materials Science) npj quantum information, Phys. Rev. Letters/B/Materials, Optica, Opt. Express, Optics Letters, JOSA B, OQEL, Appl. Physics Letters/B, IEEE Photonics Journal/JLT & others, Scientific Reports, Laser & Photonics Reviews, etc. |
10/2019 - 09/2021 |
Vice Dean and Director of the Department for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology |
04/2014 - 12/2019 |
Board Member Transregio 142 |
04/2007 - 05/2013 |
Head of the DFG Emmy Noether junior research group on "Computational Nanophotonics", Paderborn University, Germany |
2008 - 2013 |
Organising and technical committee member of the "International Workshop on Theoretical and Computational Nano-Photonics (TaCoNa-Photonics)", Bad Honnef, Germany |
01/2012 - 03/2012 |
Visiting Scientist, group of H. Carmichael, University of Auckland |
2011 |
Goldene Kreide for excellence in teaching |
10/2009 |
Research Award 2009 of the Paderborn University for a project on "Custom Computing Architectures for Nanophotonics" with Prof. Christian Plessl |
10/2006 - 03/2007 |
Post-doctoral research assistant, Technical University Berlin, Germany |
10/2004 - 09/2006 |
Post-doctoral research associate, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA |
11/2005 |
Carl-Ramsauer-Preis 2005 for PhD thesis |
09/2004 |
PhD thesis "Light Propagation and Many-Particle Effects in Semiconductor Nanostructures", Technical University Berlin, Germany |
10/2000 - 09/2004 |
Research assistant (PhD), Technical University Berlin, Germany |
04/2000 - 09/2000 |
Research assistant (PhD), University Marburg, Germany |
01/2000 |
Diplom (MSc) in Physics, University of Marburg, Germany |
1997 - 1998 |
study abroad at the University of Kent at Canterbury/UK, recipient of the 1998 Europhysics Prize |
1994 - 1996 |
First diploma (BSc) in Physics and Computer Science, Philips University Marburg |
Publications
Latest Publications
V. Myroshnychenko, P.M. Mulavarickal Jose, H. Farheen, S. Ejaz, C. Brosseau, J. Förstner, Physica Scripta 99 (2024) 045952.
S. Alhaddad, J. Förstner, Y. Grynko, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 302 (2023).
H. Farheen, L.-Y. Yan, T. Leuteritz, S. Qiao, F. Spreyer, C. Schlickriede, V. Quiring, C. Eigner, C. Silberhorn, T. Zentgraf, S. Linden, V. Myroshnychenko, J. Förstner, in: S.M. García-Blanco, P. Cheben (Eds.), Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXVII, SPIE, 2023, p. 124241E.
H. Farheen, A. Strauch, J.C. Scheytt, V. Myroshnychenko, J. Förstner, in: S.M. García-Blanco, P. Cheben (Eds.), Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXVII, SPIE, 2023, p. 124241D.
M. Hammer, H. Farheen, J. Förstner, Journal of the Optical Society of America B 40 (2023) 862.