Dejan Gajic

Professor Dejan Gajic is a mathematician specializing in mathematical physics and general relativity at Leipzig University's Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences. He leads research on black hole dynamics, particularly extremal black holes, and was awarded a €1.5M ERC Starting Grant (2023) to study their mathematical properties. His work bridges partial differential equations and theoretical physics.

Education: PhD in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge (201?), followed by research positions at Imperial College London, the University of Cambridge, and Radboud University. His research focuses on Einstein’s equations, black hole stability, and gravitational collapse.

Research Interests: Mathematical theorems on extremal black holes’ dynamical properties, wave equations in curved spacetime, and asymptotic behavior of gravitational fields. Current projects include the ExBHGravRad initiative, exploring rapid-rotation black holes’ physical phenomena.

Key Achievements: ERC Starting Grant (2023), selection from >2600 applicants. Plans include establishing a research group in Leipzig and enhancing the Center for Mathematical Physics (joint with Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences).

Labs/Teams: Leading the new black hole mathematics research group at Leipzig, collaborating with the Max Planck Institute. Aims to host international scholars and elevate Leipzig’s global profile in mathematical physics.