David Egger

Prof. Dr. David Egger is an Associate Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), leading the Associate Professorship of Theory of Functional Energy Materials under the TUM School of Natural Sciences. He joined TUM in 2019 as a Rudolf Mößbauer Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2023. His work focuses on atomistic theories of energy materials, particularly solar cells, using electronic-structure and molecular-dynamics techniques to study molecules, solid-state materials, and nanoscale interfaces.

His research interests span Halide Perovskites, Density Functional Theory, Machine Learning in Materials Science, and Optoelectronic Properties. Recent publications highlight advancements in machine-learning force fields for predicting dielectric properties and ion migration in energy materials, alongside studies on perovskite surface dynamics and phonon effects in solar energy conversion.

Scientific Awards:

• Sofja-Kovalevskaja Award (2017)
• Best Thesis Award of TU Graz (2015)
• Koshland Prize (2014)
• Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship (2014)
• DOC Fellowship (2010)

Teaching and Leadership: Prof. Egger teaches Computational Materials Physics and Advanced Topics in Theory of Functional Energy Materials. He serves as Executive Director of the Atomistic Modeling Center, fostering interdisciplinary research in energy materials.