Dr. Johannes Erdmann accepted into DFG's Heisenberg Program
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The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has accepted particle physicist Dr. Johannes Erdmann from TU Dortmund University into the prestigious Heisenberg Program. In doing so, the DFG recognizes the "high scientific quality and originality of his research projects at an international level". For up to five years, the DFG will now support the physicist in continuing his high-profile projects.
In the field of experimental particle physics, Dr. Johannes Erdmann researches the fundamental properties of elementary particles. His work focuses on the heaviest known particles, the top quark and the Higgs boson. As part of the Heisenberg grant, Erdmann will conduct research at the ATLAS experiment at the international research center CERN in Geneva. The experiment records collisions produced by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator. In the process, conditions are created that resemble the universe shortly after the Big Bang. Researchers from all over the world use this information to gain insights into the fundamental building blocks of matter. The particle physicist from Dortmund also focuses on improving experimental methodology, especially with machine learning.
About Johannes Erdmann
Dr. Johannes Erdmann studied physics in Munich and received his PhD in Göttingen in 2012. From 2012 to 2014, he conducted research at Yale University. He habilitated at TU Dortmund University in 2019 on the topic "Search for physics beyond the Standard Model with top quarks at the ATLAS experiment".
About the Heisenberg Program
With the Heisenberg Programme, the DFG enables outstanding scientists who meet all the requirements for appointment to a long-term professorship to prepare for a scientific leadership position and to work on advanced research topics.