Nils Paar

Prof. Nils Paar is a Full Professor at the Department of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. He obtained his Ph.D. in theoretical nuclear physics from Technical University Munich (2003) and has conducted postdoctoral research at Technical University Darmstadt (until 2006) and Universitaet Basel (2014-2015). His research focuses on exotic nuclear structure, astrophysical weak-interaction processes, and neutrino-induced reactions. He has published over 137 papers with >4000 citations, delivered 67+ presentations (34 invited), and mentored numerous graduate students and postdocs. He served as Head of the Division for Theoretical Physics and Department of Physics at University of Zagreb, and is a Senate member.

Education: Ph.D. (2003, TU Munich), Postdoc (TU Darmstadt), Marie Curie Fellowship (2014-2015, Basel). Key research areas include nuclear structure, exotic nuclei, nuclear astrophysics, computational physics, and symmetry energy studies. He develops relativistic energy density functionals constrained by experimental data, contributing to neutron star modeling and supernova simulations.

Research highlights include studies on finite-temperature nuclear excitations, neutrino-nucleus reactions for supernova physics, and parity-violating electron scattering experiments. His work bridges nuclear structure and astrophysical applications, with implications for understanding neutron star properties and heavy element synthesis.

Labs/Teams: Active in theoretical nuclear physics groups at University of Zagreb, collaborating with international institutions. His research uses advanced computational methods like Quasiparticle Random Phase Approximation (QRPA) and covariant density functional theory.