Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Sebastian Kempf
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Institut für Mikro- und Nanoelektronische Systeme (IMS)
Hertzstraße 16
Gebäude: 06.41
D - 76187 Karlsruhe
Curriculum Vitae
Portrait:
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Sebastian Kempf, born on 09.06.1983, has been a university professor in division 3, specifically at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) since October 2020. He heads the Institute of Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems (IMS).
After studying physics at Heidelberg University from 2002 to 2007, Prof. Kempf received his PhD in 2012 from the Kirchhoff Institute of Physics at Heidelberg University in the research group of Prof. Enss with the overall grade "summa cum laude". Subsequently, he worked as a visiting scientist at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Berlin and as a postdoctoral researcher at the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics in Heidelberg for several years. He habilitated at the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at Heidelberg University in 2017 and served as head of the research group "Superconducting Electronics" and the service department "Sample Preparation and Microstructure Technology" at the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics from 2018 to 2020. In 2020, Prof. Kempf was appointed as professor of Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems at KIT.
In research, Prof. Kempf is engaged in the development of superconductor-based quantum detectors and sensors. He pursues the ambitious goal of establishing quantum technology as a universal tool in electrical engineering and information technology in order to develop detector and sensor systems for science, society, and industry whose performance is far beyond the present state-of-the-art.
In teaching, Prof. Kempf pursues the goal of providing students with the necessary basics for successful and profitable studies on the one hand. On the other hand, it is his great concern to show the students how to become experts in the field of superconductor-based quantum technology who are in demand worldwide by applying engineering and physical methods, thus enabling the students to take on leading roles in this rapidly developing field of application in the future.
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Research Profile:
Prof. Kempf's research interests lie in the.
- Development, fabrication, characterization and application of ultrafast and ultrahigh resolution detector and sensor systems based on superconducting sensors.
- Development, fabrication, characterization and application of analog superconducting electronics, in particular superconducting quantum interference detectors (SQUIDs), SQUID-based multiplexing techniques and novel amplifiers.
- Establishment of scalable fabrication methods for superconducting electronics and superconductor-based devices of quantum information technology
- Investigation of fundamental properties (sensitivity, noise mechanisms, etc) of superconductor-based quantum devices.
Current functions:
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Since 12/2020 |
Member of the scientific council of the "Karlsuhe School of Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics: Science and Technology (KSETA)". |
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since 12/2020 |
Member of the Steering Committee of the KIT Center "Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics |
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since 12/2020 |
Member of the "Helmholtz International Research School for Astroparticle Physics and Enabling Technologies (HIRSAP)". |
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since 10/2020 |
Member of the Board of the ECHo Collaboration |
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since 10/2019 |
Member of the scientific committee of the workshop series "Cryoelectronic Devices |
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since 06/2018 |
Member of the management board of the EURAMET project "MetroMMC- Measurement of fundamental nuclear decay data using metallic magnetic calorimeters.“ |
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06/2016 until 06/2019 |
Member of the Management Board of the EURAMET project " MetroBeta - Radionuclide beta spectra metrology. “ |
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Since 06/2012 |
Member of the ECHo collaboration |
Academic career:
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Since 10/2020 |
University Professor for Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems in Area 3, specifically of the Faculty of Electronic Engineering and Information Technology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). |
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02/2018 to 09/2020 |
Scientist (permanent position); Head of the research group "Superconducting Electronics" as well as the area "Sample Preparation" and "Microstructure Technology" at the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics at Heidelberg University. |
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07/2017 |
Habilitation in Physics, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Heidelberg University. |
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since 01/2014 |
Head of the research group "Superconducting Electronics" at the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics, Heidelberg University. |
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08/2013 –12/2013 |
Postdoctoral researcher in the research group "Quantum Sensors" of Prof. Enss at the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics, Heidelberg University. |
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02/2013 – 08/2013 |
Visiting scientist at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Berlin, department "Cryogenic Sensors"; employment at the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics at Heidelberg University. |
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08/2012 – 02/2013 |
Postdoctoral researcher in the research group "Quantum Sensors" of Prof. Enss at the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics of the Heidelberg University. |
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07/2012 |
PhD (Dr. rer.nat.) in Physics, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Heidelberg University. Judgement: "summa cum laude". |
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08/2007 |
Diploma in Physics - Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Heidelberg University. Judgement: "very good". |
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09/2002 – 07/2012 |
Studies of Physics at the Heidelberg University |
Prizes and awards:
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2015 |
Honorary certificate for outstanding achievements in teaching, awarded by the Grand Faculty Council of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at Heodelberg University. |
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2013 |
Ruprecht-Karls-Preis, Heidelberg University. |
Organization of conferences, workshops and scientific meetings:
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2020 |
Focus session "Frontiers in Cryogenic Particle Detection", DPG spring meeting of the section "Condensed Matter", Heidelberg, Germany. |
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2019 |
Co-chair of the workshop "First International Conference on Physics and Applications of Metallic Magnetic Calorimeters", Heidelberg, Germany. |
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2018 |
Member of the local organizing committee of the workshop "Cryoelectronic Devices (KRYO2018)", Heidelberg, Germany. |
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2017 |
Member of the local organizing committee of the international meeting "International Conference on Ultra Low Temperature Physics (ULT2017)", Heidelberg, Germany. |
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2011 |
Member of the local organizing committee of the international meeting "14th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors (LTD14)", Heidelberg, Germany. |
| title | chair | tutor | person in charge |
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| Design of superconducting oscillating circuits with high Q-factor | detectors | Dr.-Ing. Stefan Wünsch | |
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