For this FAU LMQ People Spotlight, we interviewed our member Janina Maultzsch, who holds the Chair for Experimental Physics at FAU since 2017. She is part of the Steering Committee of the FAU LMQ.
How is your research linked to the research foci of the FAU LMQ?
My group is working on light-matter interaction in novel low-dimensional materials like 2D layers, van-der-Waals heterostructures, carbon-based networks and moiré lattices. This research is linked to the FAU LMQ by the idea to design quantum materials with desired optical properties on one hand and to understand relevant light-induced processes in these solid-state systems on the other hand.
Why exactly this topic/these topics?
Design and control of physical processes at the light-matter interface are fascinating topics, in particular when they are based on very fundamental principles. For example, stacking two atomically thin layers of a crystal on top of each other and twisting them by a small angle can create either commensurate or incommensurate structures with very different light-emitting properties.
Who in the Profile Center do you hope to collaborate with in the future?
In the future I hope to collaborate closely with my colleagues from quantum optics and quantum computing on topics like correlated sensing or on new materials for quantum technologies.
When I am not working as a scientist, then …
I’m trying to find time for playing my cello.
Do you have a secret talent?
Maybe: playing the cello.
What does a typical day in your working life look like?
A typical day consists of lots of meetings – a good day has some of these meetings on science, like discussions with students or collaborators, time for scientific reading and for some non-scientific conversations.
Where do you see the FAU LMQ in 5 or 10 years?
In my view, the FAU LMQ can become a lively science hub for people working in the field of LMQ, where everyone can join inspiring scientific events, find collaboration partners and develop new research initiatives.
For this FAU LMQ People Spotlight, we interviewed our member Janina Maultzsch, who holds the Chair for Experimental Physics at FAU since 2017. She is part of the Steering Committee of the FAU LMQ.
How is your research linked to the research foci of the FAU LMQ?
My group is working on light-matter interaction in novel low-dimensional materials like 2D layers, van-der-Waals heterostructures, carbon-based networks and moiré lattices. This research is linked to the FAU LMQ by the idea to design quantum materials with desired optical properties on one hand and to understand relevant light-induced processes in these solid-state systems on the other hand.
Why exactly this topic/these topics?
Design and control of physical processes at the light-matter interface are fascinating topics, in particular when they are based on very fundamental principles. For example, stacking two atomically thin layers of a crystal on top of each other and twisting them by a small angle can create either commensurate or incommensurate structures with very different light-emitting properties.
Who in the Profile Center do you hope to collaborate with in the future?
In the future I hope to collaborate closely with my colleagues from quantum optics and quantum computing on topics like correlated sensing or on new materials for quantum technologies.
When I am not working as a scientist, then …
I’m trying to find time for playing my cello.
Do you have a secret talent?
Maybe: playing the cello.
What does a typical day in your working life look like?
A typical day consists of lots of meetings – a good day has some of these meetings on science, like discussions with students or collaborators, time for scientific reading and for some non-scientific conversations.
Where do you see the FAU LMQ in 5 or 10 years?
In my view, the FAU LMQ can become a lively science hub for people working in the field of LMQ, where everyone can join inspiring scientific events, find collaboration partners and develop new research initiatives.