Peter Puschnig

Peter Puschnig is a Professor at the Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Austria, specializing in the Theoretical Solid State Physics department since 2012. His career includes roles as Associate Professor (2014–2024), Assistant Professor (2012–2014), and University Assistant at Montanuniversität Leoben (2003–2005).

• Education:
  • Diploma in Physics (1999), TU Graz
  • Doctorate in Physics (2002), University of Graz (Supervisor: Claudia Draxl)
  • Habilitation in Theoretical Physics (2010), Montanuniversität Leoben

His research focuses on ab initio methods for calculating the electronic structure of materials, particularly applied to nanomaterials and photoemission tomography. He has published over 150 scientific papers with high citation counts (h-index: 44 in Web of Science, 51 in Google Scholar).

As an educator, Puschnig teaches courses such as Atomic, Molecular and Solid State Physics, Computational Physics, and Fundamentals of Electronic Structure Theory in Graz's Bachelor's and Master's physics programs since 2012.

• Scientific Awards:
  • 2013: Chair offer at Kepler University Linz
  • 2011: Research Prize for Simulation and Modeling (Styria)
  • 2003: Dr. Karl-Heinz Seeger Prize
  • 2000: Austrian Academy of Sciences PhD scholarship

Puschnig has supervised 17 bachelor's theses, 10 diploma/master's theses, 12 doctoral students (7 completed), and 2 postdocs since 2012. He currently oversees 3 doctoral candidates and 1 master's student, while serving as chair of the Curriculum Committee for physics programs and Erasmus coordinator at the University of Graz.