Bernhard Keimer (born 24. August 1964 in Ratingen) is a German

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate caus ...

and Director at the

Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research The Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (German: ''Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung'') was founded in 1969 and is one of the 82 Max Planck Institutes of the Max Planck Society. It is located on a campus in Stuttgart, togeth ...

. His research group uses spectroscopic methods to explore quantum many-body phenomena in correlated-electron materials and metal-oxide heterostructures.

Life

Keimer obtained his

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education at the

Technical University of Munich The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; german: Technische Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences. Establis ...

and at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

, where he received his Ph.D. degree in 1991. He spent a year as postdoctoral associate at

and seven years on the faculty of

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

, where he was appointed

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in 1997. In 1998 he was appointed Scientific Member of the

Max Planck Society The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (german: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V.; abbreviated MPG) is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes. ...

and Director at the

.
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research In 2000 he was named

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at the

University of Stuttgart The University of Stuttgart (german: Universität Stuttgart) is a leading research university located in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1829 and is organized into 10 faculties. It is one of the oldest technical universities in Germany wit ...

. He serves as Speaker of the International Max Planck Research School for Condensed Matter Science and Co-Director of the Max Planck Society – University of British Columbia Center for Quantum Materials.

Awards

* 2022

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Prize The Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Prize was established in 2000, under the sponsorship of Elsevier, by the organizers of the International Conference on the Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity (M2S). The prize is named in honor of Heike Kamerli ...

* 2011

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (german: link=no, Förderpreis für deutsche Wissenschaftler im Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Programm der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft), in short Leibniz Prize, is awarded by the German Research Foundation to ...

of the

German Research Foundation The German Research Foundation (german: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ; DFG ) is a German research funding organization, which functions as a self-governing institution for the promotion of science and research in the Federal Republic of Germ ...

* 2010 Elected Fellow, Faculty of Engineering,

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* 2006 Elected Member, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities * 1996 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship * 1995 David & Lucile Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering

Publications

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External links

Homepage at Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research

International Max Planck Research School for Condensed Matter Science

Max Planck-UBC Center for Quantum Materials

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keimer, Bernhard 1964 births Living people 21st-century German physicists People from Ratingen Max Planck Society people Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize winners Technical University of Munich alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Academic staff of the University of Stuttgart Princeton University faculty Max Planck Institute directors