Thomas Speck

Thomas Speck is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Stuttgart since 2022. He previously held a W2 Professorship at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (2013-2022) and was a spokesperson for the DFG Research Training Group GRK 2516 (2020-2022) and the JGU Profile Area "Mainz Institute for Multiscale Modeling (M3ODEL)" (2019-2022). He served as an editor for the New Journal of Physics from 2016 to present.

• Education: PhD in Physics (University of Stuttgart, 2008, supervised by Udo Seifert); Diploma in Physics (University of Stuttgart, 2004)

Research interests include statistical mechanics, biophysics, and soft matter physics, focusing on multiscale modeling and non-equilibrium phenomena. His work bridges computational approaches with fundamental theories of complex systems.

• Scientific awards: Feodor Lynen Postdoctoral Fellowship (2009-2012); Best diploma thesis award from the Vereinigung von Freunden der Universität Stuttgart (2004)