Prof. Dr. Thomas Seyller Technische Universität Chemnitz Institut für Physik – Technische Physik Reichenhainer Straße 70 09126 Chemnitz Phone: +49-371-531-32898

• Curriculum Vitae
• Publications
• Presentations

Curriculum Vitae

Qualifications

2006    Habilitation in Physics, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
1996    Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in Physical Chemistry, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
1993    Diploma in Physics (Dipl. Phys.), University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Professional Carrer

Since 01.10.2012     Professor (W3) for Technical Physics, Institute of Physics, TU Chemnitz
2009-2012               Temporary acting chair of Technical Physics, Department of Physics, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
2006-2012               Assistant Professor at the Chair of Technical Physics, Department of Physics, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
1999-2006               Scientific assistant at the Chair of Technical Physics, Department of Physics, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
1997-1999               Postdoc, Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, USA
1994-1996               Member of research staff, Institute of Physical Chemistry, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Awards

2010   Walter-Schottky-Award for Solid State Physics of the German Physical Society
2017 and 2018 listet as Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics)

Service

Since 2016     Member study commission and examination board of degree program MINT  (B. Sc.)
2013-2025      Member of the faculty board, Faculty of Natural Sciences
2019-2025      Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences
2016-2019      Vicedean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences
2015-2019      Senator of TU Chemnitz, member of the Commission for Research and Advancement of Young Academics
2015-2020      Member of the Speakers of the research focus area "Materials and Smart Systems"
2014-2018      Acting director, Institute of Physics
2013-2019      Member study commission of degree programs Physics (B. Sc. and M. Sc.)
2013-2016      Dean of Studies of degree programs Physics (B. Sc. and M. Sc.)
2009-2012     Member of the Scientific Selection Panel of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
2009              Chairman of the BESSY Users Committee
2008-2009     Member of the BESSY II Users Committee e
2007-2009     Representative of the scientific staff in the administration of the Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, Department of Physics, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

Scientific leadership activites

since 2022 Coproposer and PI in FOR5242 "Proximity-induced correlation effects in low dimensional structures"
since 2016 Member of the Center for Materials, Architectures and Integration of Nanomembranes (MAIN)
2010-2018 Coordinator DFG Priority Program 1459 “Graphene".
2012-2013 Coprposer and PI if the SFB 953 "Syntheic Carbon Allotropes" at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
2006-2012  Member or the Excellence Cluster “Engineering of Advanced Materials” (EAM) at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.
2006-2012  Member of the Interdisciplinary Center for Interface Controlled Processes (ICP) at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.

Organisation of Scientic Events

• Organizer (with C. Tegenkamp and D.R.T. Zahn) Conference on Surface and Solid State Analytics (AOFKA2021), Freiberg, October 2022.
• Organizer (with C. Tegenkamp) International Syposium on Epi-Graphene, Chemnitz, August 2019.
• Member International Scientific Committee, Graphene 2018, Dresden, Juni 2018.
• Organizer 4. SPP “Graphene” Workshop, Chemnitz, September 2016.
• Conference Chair (with D. Zahn), ICSFS 18: International Conference on Solid Films and Surfaces, Chemnitz, August/September 2016.
• Chair Symposium Topical Session T03 2D Materials. 18th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, Nagoya, Japan, August 2016.
• Member Program Committee International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials, Le Corum, Montpellier, France, September 2016.
• Member of theProgram Committee International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials, Bad Homburg, September 2015.
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of Graphene Week 2015, Manchester, UK, Juni 2015.
• Member of the Program Committee of the 15th International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, Miyazaki, Japan, Sept./Oct. 2013
• Chairman of the Local Organization Committee of Graphene Week 2013, Chemnitz, June 2013.
• Member of the International Steering Committee of the International Symposium on Graphene Devices, Paris, France, November 2012.
• Member of the Program Committee of the International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials, Granada, Spain, Sept. 2012.
• Member of the Program Committee of Graphene Week 2012, Delft, Netherlands, June 2012.
• Member of the Advisory Board of Focused Session A-13: “Graphene - From Science to Technology”, CIMTEC 2012, Montecatini Terme, Italy, Juni 2012.
• Organizer of the 1st SPP “Graphene” Workshop, Burg Rothenfels am Main, Germany, December 2011.
• Member of the Program Committee of the 14th International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, Cleveland OH, USA, Sept. 11.-16. 2011.
• Member of the Advisory Committee of the International Summer School on Quantum Phenomena in graphene, other low-dimensional materials, and optical lattices, Erice, Italy, July/August 2011.
• Member of the Program Committee of the 13th International Conference on the Formation of Semiconductor Interfaces (ICFSI-13), Praque, Czech Republic, July 3.-8. 2011.
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of Graphene 2011, Bilbao, Spain, April 11.-14. 2011.
• Member of the Local Organization Committee of the 13th International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, Nürnberg, Germany, October 11-16, 2009.
• Organizer DFG-Rundgespräch “Graphen”, Kloster Banz, Sept. 25.-26. 2008.
• Organizer Symposium “Graphene”, DPG Spring Meeting, Section Semiconductor Physics, Regensburg, March 26-30, 2007.

Publications:

• Reviewed Publications: ca. 197
• Citations: ca. 20000 (excluding selfcitations, according to ISI Web OF Knowledge)
• H-Faktor: 61 (according to ISI Web OF Knowledge)

Presentations:

• More than 190 presentations
• Invited talks at conferences/workshops/schools: ca. 70
• Invited talks in seminars and colloquia: ca. 65

Reviewing activities

• German and international funding agencies (e.g. DFG, NSF, FOM, UKF, DOE)
• Journals (e.g. Nature Materials, Phys. Rev. Lett., Phys. Rev. B., Appl. Phys. Lett., Surf. Sci., ...)