Research Löwen - Theoretical Physics II: Soft Matter - Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Chair Löwen

Research

Collective behaviour of active particles
Structure, dynamics and phase transitions in colloidal suspensions
Statistical mechanics of interfaces
Nonequilibrium phenomena, glass transition, nucleation
Computer simulations
Density functional theory
Polymers, polyelectrolytes and liquid crystals
Biological physics: bacterial motility, protein crystallization, DNA
Dusty plasmas

Cooperations

Member of the Science Priority Program SPP 2265 "Random geometric systems" of the DFG
Member of the ITN Active Matter of the EU
Member of the Science Priority Program SPP 1681 "Magnetic Hybrid Materials" of the DFG
Member of the Science Priority Program SPP 1726 "Microswimmers - from single particles to collective behavior" of the DFG
Dr. A. Ivlev (Garching): "Active complex plasmas" funded by the DFG
Prof. Dr. A. Voigt (Dresden): "Liquid crystalline phases on manifolds" funded by the DFG
Prof. Dr. N. Vogel (Erlangen): "Microgel particles" funded by the DFG
Prof. Dr. C. Bechinger (Stuttgart): "Active colloidal particles" funded by the DFG within ITN
Prof. Dr. L. Janssen (Eindhoven): "Breathing particles" funded by DFG
Dr. A. Mathijssen (Pennsylvania): "Active carpets"
Dr. C. Du (Shanghai): "Complex plasmas" funded by the DFG
Prof. Dr. R. Wittkowski (Münster): "Dynamical density functional theory"
Prof. Dr. L. Isa (ETH Zürich): "Programmable microswimmers" funded by ITN
Prof. Dr. G. Volpe (Gothenburg) "Mixtures of microswimmers" funded by ITN
Prof. Dr. D. Aarts (Oxford) "Liquid crystals in confinement" funded by DFG
Prof. Dr. T. Franosch (Innsbruck) "Dynamical correlations"
Prof. Dr. P. Royall (Bristol) "Colloids in nonequilibrium" funded by Alexander-von-Humboldt foundation
Prof. Dr. B. Liebchen (Darmstadt) "Microswimmers"
Prof. Dr. T. Pöschel (Erlangen) "Granular Matter"
Prof. Dr. Z.-F. Huang (Wayne) "Phase field crystal models"
Prof. Dr. J. Simmchen (Dresden) "Anisotropic microswimmers"
Prof. Dr. J. Brader (Fribourg) "Density functional theory"
Prof. Dr. F. Guzman-Lastra (Santiago de Chile) "Active carpets"

Publications

Collected publications H. Löwen

Former Projects

SFB Transregio 6
SPP 1681
SPP 1726
JSPS core-to-core program