Steffen A. Bass

Steffen A. Bass is the Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Physics at Duke University, affiliated with the Department of Physics under Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on theoretical nuclear and particle physics, particularly the study of quark-gluon plasma through heavy-ion collisions, aiming to recreate and analyze the early Universe’s primordial state of matter. He is a principal investigator on multiple grants related to QCD matter, jet dynamics, and nuclear collisions at extreme energy densities.

• Education: Ph.D. (1997) and M.S. (1993) from Goethe Universitat Frankfurt Am Main (Germany).

His research spans computational modeling of quark-gluon plasma using frameworks like JETSCAPE and PHSD, integrating Bayesian inference, viscous hydrodynamics, and multi-fidelity Gaussian processes. He investigates nonequilibrium effects, parton energy loss, and hadronization mechanisms in high-energy collisions, contributing to understanding QCD phase structure and transport coefficients.

The 15 most recent publications highlight his work on jet quenching, quark-gluon plasma properties, and multi-scale modeling, with keywords spanning nuclear physics, computational methods, and QCD. His grants include DOE and NSF funding for heavy-flavor theory and hybrid modeling. While specific scientific awards and student details are not listed, his professional activities include conference organization and service to Duke University.