Dr Dirk Schuricht

Date of birth 28 November 1978

Place of birth Zeulenroda, Germany

Nationality german

Marital status married, three children

Languages German, English, Dutch

Address Institute for Theoretical PhysicsCenter for Extreme Matter and Emergent PhenomenaUtrecht UniversityBuys Ballotgebouw 7.66Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands

Telephone +31 (0)30 253 2805

Email d.schuricht@uu.nl

URL http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~schur003/

ORCID 0000-0002-5255-780X

Scientific Career

11/2018 Universitair hoofddocent (Associate professor)Institute for Theoretical PhysicsUtrecht University, The Netherlands

10/2013–10/2018 Universitair docent (Assistant professor)Institute for Theoretical PhysicsUtrecht University, The Netherlands

11/2010–9/2013 Emmy-Noether junior group leaderInstitute for Theory of Statistical PhysicsRWTH Aachen University, Germany

10/2008–10/2010 Research assistant (postdoc)Institute for Theoretical Physics ARWTH Aachen University, Germany

10/2006–9/2008 Leopoldina Research Fellow (postdoc)The Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical PhysicsUniversity of Oxford, United Kingdom

5/2006–9/2006 Research assistant (postdoc)Center for Functional Nanostructures Karlsruhe, Germany

1/2006 Dr. rer. nat. (equivalent to PhD) in PhysicsUniversity of Karlsruhe, GermanyThesis title: Fractional quantization and Yangian symmetry in

SU(n) spin chainsSupervisors: Dr Martin Greiter, Prof Peter Wolfle

5/2003–4/2006 PhD-Fellow of the German Research Foundation (GK 284)Institute for Theoretical Condensed Matter PhysicsUniversity of Karlsruhe, Germany

3/2003 Diploma (comparable to MSc) in PhysicsUniversity of Karlsruhe, GermanyThesis title: The Haldane–Shastry model, its Yangian, and the

dynamical spin correlationsSupervisors: Dr Martin Greiter, Prof Peter Wolfle

10/1998–3/2003 Study of Physics at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany

Research interests

Time evolution and quenches in strongly correlated systems

Topological phases and interacting Majorana fermions

Low-dimensional magnetic and electronic systems

Transport through quantum dots and nanostructures

Relaxation processes in quantum dots

Field theory and renormalisation group methods

Spin chains and integrable systems

Teaching experience

Lecture courses

2/2020–6/2020 Field theory in condensed matter (with Rembert Duine)

11/2019–1/2020 Advanced quantum mechanics

2/2019–6/2019 Field theory in condensed matter (with Rembert Duine)

11/2018–1/2019 Advanced quantum mechanics

4/2018–6/2018 Quantum matter

9/2017–1/2018 Statistical field theory (with Giuseppe Mussardo)

4/2017–6/2017 Quantum matter

3/2017 Non-equilirium QFT (DRSTP school)

2/2017–6/2017 Field theory in condensed matter (with Lars Fritz)

4/2016–6/2016 Quantum matter

2/2016–4/2016 Classical field theory (with Rembert Duine)

2/2016–3/2016 Bosonisation

4/2015–6/2015 Quantum matter

2/2015–3/2015 Quantum phases and Majorana fermions in spin chains

4/2014–6/2014 Quantum matter (with Rembert Duine)

10/2012–3/2013 Special relativity (RWTH Aachen University)

10/2011–3/2012 Low-dimensional magnetic and electronic systems(RWTH Aachen University)

Others

4/2011–9/2011 Problem sets in Classical Mechanics

10/2009–3/2010 Problem sets in Statistical Mechanics

4/2009–9/2009 Problem sets in Classical Mechanics

10/2008–3/2009 Problem sets in Introduction to Theoretical Physics

Supervision of students seminar on low-dimensional quantum systems

11/2007–12/2007 Tutorial in Condensed Matter Theory

4/2006–9/2006 Problem sets in Mathematical Foundations of Physics

10/2005–3/2006 Tutorial in Classical Electrodynamics

4/2004–9/2005 Problem sets in Condensed Matter Theory

10/2003–3/2004 Tutorial in Classical Electrodynamics

4/2002–9/2003 Tutorial in Classical Mechanics

4/2000–3/2002 Tutorial in Analysis and Linear Algebra

(Co-)Supervised scientific works

Bachelor’s theses

2/2020–6/2020 Corijn Rudrum, Bachelor Physics and Mathematics, Utrecht UniversityElliptic curves and the Yang–Baxter equation(with Lennart Meier)

2/2020–6/2020 Daniel Kuijper, Bachelor Physics, Utrecht UniversitySolutions to the one-dimensional Heisenberg model

2/2020–6/2020 Meritxell Valls Boix, Bachelor Physics, University Toulouse andUtrecht UniversityThe Heisenberg model

2/2019–6/2019 Sebastiaan Wiechers, Bachelor Physics, Utrecht UniversityApplications of integral transformations in mechanical andquantummechanical problems

2/2019–6/2019 Andeos Rigas, Bachelor Physics, Utrecht UniversityPhase Transitions in the Transverse-field Ising Ladder

2/2018–6/2018 Rody van der Jagt, Bachelor Physics, Utrecht UniversitySpin waves in one-dimensional magnetic systems

9/2017–6/2018 Ken de Ruiter, Honours Bachelor Physics, Utrecht UniversityStudy of the ground state of the one-dimensional Heisenberg spin-1/2chain

9/2017–12/2017 Achim Byl, Bachelor Liberal Arts and Sciences, University CollegeRooseveltProperties of finite Ising models in two dimensions(with Leo de Wit)

2/2017–6/2017 Joris Moens, Bachelor Physics, Utrecht UniversityNext nearest neighbour interactions in the Heisenberg model

2/2016–6/2016 Floris Elzinga, Bachelor Physics and Mathematics, Utrecht UniversityMesoscopic electronic transport through ring-shaped nano-structures

1/2016–6/2016 Victor Onink, Bachelor Liberal Arts and Sciences, University CollegeUtrechtAnisotropic XY model in a transverse field

10/2013–1/2014 Daniel Marsmans, Bachelor Physics, Utrecht UniversityThe behaviour of fermions in one-dimensional wires

5/2013–8/2013 Nicholas Ohs, Bachelor Physics, RWTH Aachen UniversityTime evolution in the Tomonaga–Luttinger model after a linearquantum quench

5/2011–8/2011 Anne Cornelie Koop, Bachelor Physics, RWTH Aachen UniversityUntersuchung der Anregungslucke in S=1 Spinketten

Master’s and diploma theses

9/2018–6/2019 Floris Elzinga, Master Theoretical Physics and Mathematics,Utrecht UniversityDeformed CCR/CAR and Free Monotone Transport: Quons andFock Parafermions(with Erik van den Ban)

9/2015–6/2016 Laurens Stronks, Master Theoretical Physics and Mathematics,Utrecht UniversitySpin chains and Yangians(with Johan van de Leur)

10/2012–9/2013 Niklas M Gergs, Master Physics, RWTH Aachen UniversityNon-equilibrium thermotransport through an Anderson quantum dot:Second order perturbation theory in the tunnel coupling(with Maarten Wegewijs)

9/2010–6/2011 Stefan Gottel, Master Physics, RWTH Aachen UniversityFunktionale Renormierungsgruppe fur Spinketten(with Sabine Andergassen)

2/2010–1/2011 Christoph B M Horig, Diploma Physics, RWTH Aachen UniversityRenormalization-group analysis of a spin-1 Kondo dot out of equilibrium(with Sabine Andergassen)

5/2009–4/2010 Sarah Y Muller, Diploma Physics, RWTH Aachen UniversityNichtgleichgewichtstransport durch einen Quantenpunkt mit zweiEnergieniveaus: eine Renormierungsgruppenanalyse(with Sabine Andergassen)

PhD theses

since 9/2017 Jurriaan Wouters, Utrecht University

since 9/2016 Sonja Fischer, Utrecht University (with Philippe Corboz and Lars Fritz)

6/2015–6/2019 Benedikt M Schonauer, Utrecht UniversityOn non-equilibrium dynamics in low-dimensional strongly correlatedquantum systems

10/2014–4/2019 Moos van Caspel, University of Amsterdam (with Jean-Sebastien Cauxand Vladimir Gritsev)Symmetries and topology in quantum baths

10/2014–12/2018 Tatjana Puskarov, Utrecht UniversityNon-equilibrium properties of quantum spin chains

10/2013–9/2017 Niklas M Gergs, Utrecht UniversityTransport and topological states in strongly correlated nanostructures

4/2011–12/2014 Christoph B M Horig, RWTH Aachen University and Utrecht UniversityNonequilibrium transport through Kondo quantum dots

Postdocs

5/2017–7/2019 Axel Cortes Cubero, Utrecht University (individual Marie-Curie fellowship)

8/2016–7/2018 Tom Price, Utrecht University

5/2014–7/2016 Piotr Chudzinski, Utrecht University

9/2011–8/2013 Alexandre Faribault, RWTH Aachen University

(Co-)Organised conferences, workshops and schools

16–22/3/2020 Co-Organiser of the PhD School “Statistical physics and theoryof condensed matter” of the Dutch Research School of TheoreticalPhysics (DRSTP), Bovendonk, Houven (with Laura Fillon andJasper van Wezel)

25/3–5/4/2019 Co-Organiser of the PhD School “Statistical physics and theoryof condensed matter” of the Dutch Research School of TheoreticalPhysics (DRSTP), Dalfsen (with Edan Lerner)

17–18/1/2017 Co-Organiser of the focus session “Weyl and Dirac fermions in con-densed-matter systems” at Physics Veldhoven 2017 (with Lars Fritz)

19–20/1/2016 Co-Organiser of the focus session “Transport beyond electrons” atFOM Veldhoven 2016 (with Rembert Duine)

14–16/12/2015 Co-Organiser of the workshop “NewSpin4” in Utrecht (withRembert Duine, Lars Fritz, Cristiane Morais Smith and Henk Stoof)

4–6/2/2013 Co-Organiser of the workshop “Spin-orbit and interactioneffects in nano-electronics” in Aachen (with Sabine Andergassen,Fabian Hassler and Maarten Wegewijs)

26/8–2/9/2007 Local organiser of the INSTANS summer school in Oxford

Other professional activities

since 9/2020 Member of the Exam Committe of the Undergraduate School of theFaculty of Science, Utrecht University

since 9/2020 Chair of the BSc Exam Committee of the Department of Physics andAstronomy, Utrecht University

since 9/2019 Member of search committees at the Department of Physics andAstronomy, Utrecht University

9/2017–6/2018 Tutor for 1st-year students at the Department of Physics and Astronomy,Utrecht University

12/2016–6/2018 Head of the Lecturer team BSc condensed-matter courses,Department of Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht University

5/2016–10/2017 Head of a Committee to develop guidelines for the condensed-mattercourses at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht University

since 9/2015 Member of the Exam Committee of the Department of Physicsand Astronomy, Utrecht University

1/2015–8/2020 Local organiser for the Bachelor theses at the ITP

9/2014–12/2017 Member of the Teaching Advisory Committee of the Departmentof Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht University

since 4/2013 Referee for several funding agencies

4/2009–6/2011 Member of several search committees at the RWTH Aachen University

since 6/2008 Referee for the American Physical Society (PRL, RMP, PRB, PRE, PRX),EPL, New J. Phys., J. Phys. A, J. Phys.: Condensed Matter, SciPost,J. Stat. Mech., JHEP, Nucl. Phys. B, J. Math. Phys., Eur. Phys. J. B,Physica E, J. Molecular Physics and Canadian J. Phys.

Miscellaneous

12/3/2020 Lecturer of the year award (Department of physics)

28/5–18/6/2018 Training for members of exam commissions

19/12/2017 Senior teaching qualification (SKO)

18/5/2017 Lecturer of the year award (Master courses, Department of physics)

8/12/2014 Basic teaching qualification (BKO)

21/11/2011 Training: Organisation of lecture courses

3/11/2011 Training: Conflict management

1/6/2011 Training: Rhetoric

17/6/2010 Training: Time- and Selfmanagement

10/2007–9/2008 Junior Research Fellow, Wolfson College Oxford, United Kingdom

6–7/4/2004 Training: Scientific knowledge—intelligible to layman

8/1997–8/1998 Alternative Civilian Service