معرفی
PD Dr. Dmitry Chigrin is a Research Professor at RWTH Aachen University's Department of Physics and an independent research group leader at the DWI–Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials. He holds a Heisenberg Fellowship (DFG) and specializes in theoretical and computational physics of complex artificial systems, including phase-change materials, metamaterials, plasmonics, and hydrogel-based systems. His work spans applications in biomedical imaging, nano-optics, and material engineering.
- Education:
- Diploma in Theoretical Physics (Belarusian State University, 1997)
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (University of Wuppertal, 2004)
- Habilitation in Theoretical Physics (Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 2014)
- Research Interests:
- Phase transitions in Ge-Sb-Te materials
- Reconfigurable metamaterials and metasurfaces
- Photoacoustic imaging with gold nanoparticles
- Hydrogel-based micro-robotics and biomedical applications
- Plasmon-polaritonic nanostructures
His research integrates multi-physics simulations, theoretical modeling, and experimental collaboration to advance materials science and nanotechnology. Key projects include tuning metasurfaces via phase-change materials and optimizing nanostructures for biomedical imaging.
- Awards: Heisenberg Fellowship (DFG, 2017)
- Labs/Teams: Theory of Complex Materials Group (DWI-Leibniz Institute)
