Paul Stephan

Paul Stephan is a Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) School of Natural Sciences, holding a professorship in Physics I. His research focuses on experimental particle physics, particularly hadron physics and neutron-based particle interactions. He teaches courses in particle/nuclear physics, quantum physics, optics, and data analysis.

Professor Stephan completed his physics studies at the University of Bonn and earned his doctorate from the University of Heidelberg. He maintains active research collaborations with major international facilities including CERN (as visiting scientist), KEK (Japan), MLZ (Garching), and ILL (Grenoble). From 2006-2018, he coordinated TUM's Cluster of Excellence 'Origin and Structure of the Universe', and since 2019 co-leads the ORIGINS Cluster.

His research explores:

• Exotic particle resonances and decay mechanisms
• Quantum chromodynamics in hadronic systems
• Spin asymmetries in polarized targets
• Neutron interaction physics
• Future strategies for particle physics research

Honors include:

• Max Planck Fellowship (2019)
• Federal Cross of Merit (2010)
• Chair offer for Experimental Physics at ETH Zurich/PSI (2008)

He leads experimental teams at multiple international accelerator facilities, focusing on fundamental particle interactions using deuteron targets and diffraction techniques.