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Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Benedikt Schwarz has been assigned to the Institute of Solid State Electronics, opens an external URL in a new window (E362) at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, opens an external URL in a new window at TU Wien since June 1, 2023 as Associate Professor for Optoelectronic Components.

Benedikt Schwarz comes from Tyrol. He studied electrical engineering at the TU Wien and received his doctorate there in 2015 with a dissertation on the topic "Monolithic integration of mid-infrared photonics, opens an external URL in a new window" with Prof. Strasser. His previous scientific achievements have already been recognized with numerous prizes, including the BMWF honorary award, the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award, the INiTS Award and the FACSS Innovation Award. In 2020 he was also able to successfully submit an ERC Starting Grant, opens an external URL in a new window. This enabled him to successfully take up the career position Modeling and realization of monolithic frequency combs, which he has now completed with the qualification to associate professor. In 2020 he also obtained his Venia Docendi for the subject Nanoelectronics and Photonics with a habilitation thesis on the topic "Towards chip integrated mid-infrared spectrometers, opens an external URL in a new window".

The scientific home of Benedikt Schwarz is the Research Unit of Optoelectronic Materials, opens an external URL in a new window (E362-01) at the Institute of Solid State Electronics. Here he researches, among other things, compact, portable and energy-saving laser sensors with which environmental pollutants and also diagnosable diseases can be detected.

Publications by Benedikt Schwarz in ReposiTUm, opens an external URL in a new window