Robert Harlander

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Robert Harlander is a faculty member at RWTH Aachen University, affiliated with the Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology under the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences. His research focuses on precision calculations for Higgs physics, effective field theories, and philosophical perspectives on particle physics.

• Current projects involve gradient-flow formalism applications in quark mass determination and meson mixing.
• He leads collaborations in the DFG Research Unit on The Epistemology of the LHC, Transregio P3H, and DFG Research Training Group for LHC phenomenology.

His recent publications emphasize gradient flow techniques, quark mass calculations, and effective field theories at the LHC. He advocates for public engagement through outreach lectures and open-source software tools like FeynGame and ftint. Key subfields include Higgs boson phenomenology, renormalization, and symmetry analysis in extended models.

Harlander's group includes PhD candidates and postdocs working on collider physics, precision theory, and interdisciplinary projects like the LHC and Philosophy collaboration. He serves on the DFG Review Board and contributes to international scientific committees.