Klaus Rabbertz

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Klaus Rabbertz is a Senior Lecturer at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), affiliated with the Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik (ETP). He specializes in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), jet physics, and the strong force, with a focus on experimental studies using data from the CMS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Rabbertz teaches advanced courses in particle physics, modern experimental methods, and physics education for various disciplines.

His research emphasizes precise determinations of the strong coupling constant (α_s) using dijet cross sections, with contributions to PDF fits, jet energy calibration, and theoretical model validation. He collaborates on projects like the APPLfast grid interface for NNLO calculations and has supervised numerous graduate students in experimental and theoretical analyses.

Rabbertz actively contributes to academic outreach, including thesis supervision and organizing seminars on QCD and collider physics. His work bridges theoretical predictions with experimental results from high-energy physics experiments at the LHC, advancing our understanding of fundamental interactions in particle physics.