About me
I am a theoretical physicist working at the University of Graz in the Solid State Theory division of the Institute of Physics since 2012. My research deals with ab-initio electronic structure methods and I am teaching various courses a the Bachelor's and Master's level in physics. Currently, I am also chairman of the Curricula Commitee responsible for the physics study programmes at the University of Graz.
University Education
| 1999 | Diploma, Physics (Dipl. Ing.), TU Graz, Austria |
| 2002 | Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.), University of Graz, Advisor: Claudia Draxl |
| 2010 | Habilitation in Theoretical Physics, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria |
Awards
| 2013 | Offer for a chair in Theoretical Physics, University of Linz (declined) |
| 2011 | Research Prize for Simulation and Modelling (Steiermark, Austria) |
| 2003 | Dr. Karl-Heinz Seeger Prize of the Austrian Physical Society |
| 2000 | PhD scholarship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences |
Professional Experience
| 2014- | Associate Professor for Theoretical Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Austria |
| 2018-22 | Spokesperson of the FWF/DFG DACH-project "Exploring the Foundations of Photoemission Tomography" |
| 2014- | Head of the Curricula-Commission “Physics” at the University of Graz and Erasmus-Coordinator for incoming and outgoing physics students |
| 2012-14 | Assistant Professor for Theoretical Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Austria |
| 2005-12 | University Assistant (with Claudia Draxl) at the Chair for Atomistic Modelling and Design of Materials, Montanuniversität Leoben (Austria) |
| 2003-05 | PostDoc, University of Technology Graz, Institute of Thermal Engineering (Prof. W. Streicher) |
Publication Metrics
Peter Puschnig is co-author of more than 140 publications with a total number of citations of about 4800, according to Web of Science (6500, according to Google Scholar). His h-Index is 39 according to Web of Science, and 45 according to Google Scholar.
Teaching Activities and Support of Young Scientists
Lectures for physics students in Graz (since 2012): Atom-, Molecular and Solid State Physics (10x), Computational Physics (5x), Computational Physics 2 (2x), Differential- and Integral Calculus (4x), Fundamentals of Electronic Structure Theory (8x), Mathematical Methods 1+2 (5x), Programming in Physics (6x), Vector Analysis (3x).
Supervision of students (since 2012): Supervision of 17 Bachelor’s Theses, 10 Diploma and Master’s Theses and 12 doctoral students (7 completed) and 2 PostDocs. Currently, I am supervising 4 doctoral students and 2 master students.