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Nils C. Gerhardt

Paderborn University, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum

ORCID iD 0009-0002-5538-231X
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Degree programme:

1996 — 2001: Physics, University of Marburg, Germany


Doctorate:

2002 – 2005: Electrical Engineering, Ruhr University Bochum Germany,
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. M.R. Hofmann, Title of dissertation: ”Optical gain and spin-controlled emission of semiconductor lasers”


Stages of academic/ professional career:

2025 – present: Professor (W3), Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices, Paderborn University, Germany

2021 – 2025: Professor (apl.), Chair of Photonics and Terahertz Technology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

2014 – 2021: Lecturer, senior researcher, Chair of Photonics and Terahertz Technology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, permanent faculty member since 2017

2014: Research stay, SUNY Buffalo, NY, USA State University of New York at Buffalo, Faculty of Physics, Group of Prof. Dr. Igor Zutic

2011 – 2014: Member of “Junges Kolleg” of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Science, Humanities and the Arts

2008 – 2013: Habilitation in Optoelectronics and Photonics, Chair for
Photonics and Terahertz Technology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Thesis: ” More than Moore - Novel Photonic Concepts for Information Technology“

2006 – 2007: Spin-Off Company, Co-founder and managing partner
photonIQ GbR (later: photonIQ Technologies GmbH), Bochum, Germany

2006 – 2007: PostDoc, Optoelectronic Devices and Materials, Ruhr
University Bochum, Germany

2003: Marie-Curie Fellow, research stay, Optoelectronic research Centre (ORC), Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland; Prof. Dr. M. Pessa

Employment

  • Paderborn University Professor
    2025 - Present
  • Ruhr-Universität Bochum
    2017 - Present
  • Ruhr University Bochum apl. Professor
    ? - 2025

Education

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