Jan Knapp

Jan Knapp is a Scientific Postdoctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (MPI CPfS) in Dresden, Germany, holding an MSCA fellowship from April 2025 to April 2027 under host Dr. M. Brando in the Physics of Quantum Matter research group.

Education:

• Bachelor of General Physics, Charles University in Prague (2012-2015)
• Master of Condensed Matter and Material Physics, Charles University in Prague (2015-2017)
• Ph.D. in Physics, Royal Holloway University of London (2017-2022), supervised by Prof. John Saunders

Research Interests: Knapp specializes in experimental condensed matter physics at ultra-low temperatures (<1 mK), developing adiabatic nuclear demagnetization platforms to investigate superconductivity in ytterbium heavy fermion systems. His work employs SQUID-based NMR techniques for low-field probing of superconducting states in compounds like YbRh₂Si₂, bridging quantum materials research with advanced cryogenic methodologies to uncover novel electronic phases in strongly correlated systems.

Scientific Awards:

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Fellowship (2025-2027)

Advising and Grants: Public records indicate no formal student advisement; primary funding comes from the MSCA fellowship supporting his current research at MPI CPfS.

Labs and Teams: Knapp operates within the Physics of Quantum Matter group at MPI CPfS, contributing to experimental infrastructure for sub-millikelvin research and collaborating on quantum material characterization.