Jens Kortus

Jens Kortus is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology. He has held leadership roles including Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Physics, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Physics, and Director of the Institute for Theoretical Physics. His research spans computational materials science, semiconductor physics, and superconductivity.

• Education
  • Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics (magna cum laude), TU Bergakademie Freiberg (1995)
  • Master in Physics (summa cum laude), University of Wroclaw (1991)

Research areas include defects in semiconductors, ab-initio methods (density functional theory, molecular dynamics), vibrational spectra prediction (IR/Raman), electronic structure of molecules/clusters, superconductivity in MgB₂, and magnetic anisotropy in single-molecule magnets. He utilizes advanced computational tools like the LAPW method (WIEN code) and NRLMOL.

Scientific awards include the Julius Weisbach Prize, Fast Breaking Paper recognition by ISI, Alan Berman Publications Award, and Schloeßmann fellowships. His work has been cited as Red Hot Research Paper by ISI.