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Eberhard K. U. Gross, Ph.D.
Eberhard K. U. Gross, Ph.D.
Physical Sciences

Professor Eberhard K. U. Gross is a leading theoretical physicist whose work has shaped modern quantum dynamics and time-dependent density functional theory. He received his Dr. phil. nat. from J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt and later conducted postdoctoral research with Nobel Laureate Walter Kohn at UC Santa Barbara. He has held professorships in Germany and Israel, and served as Director of the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle from 2009 to 2019. His landmark contributions include the Runge–Gross theorem, a foundational result of time-dependent density functional theory. He has received major international honors including the Tsungming Tu Prize, the Berni Alder CECAM Prize, and an ERC Advanced Grant, with over 327 publications, more than 61,000 citations, and an H-index of 101. In 2026, he joined TIAS as Head of the Quantum Dynamics Lab.

  • Research Areas
    Quantum dynamics and theoretical chemistry
    Time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT)
    Many-body quantum systems
    Condensed matter simulations and computational physics
  • Education
    1986
    Habilitation (venia legendi), J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
    1984–1986
    Postdoctoral Research with Walter Kohn, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
    1980
    Dr. phil. nat. in Physics, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
  • Work Experience
    2026–Present
    Head of Quantum Dynamics Lab, Tsientang Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou, China
    2017–2025
    Professor of Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
    2009–2019
    Director, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle, Germany
    2001–2009
    Professor of Theoretical Physics, Free University Berlin, Germany
    1990–2001
    Fiebiger Professor of Physics
  • Academic Experience
    2013–2017
    Visiting Research Professor, University of Hong Kong
    2009–2019
    Honorary Professor, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany
    1986–1990
    Heisenberg Fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
  • Academic Appointments
    2016–2019
    Member of Scientific Advisory Committee, CECAM, Lausanne
    2016–2020
    Member of DFG Review Board (Fachkollegium), Germany
    2000–2015
    Node coordinator and project leader in multiple EU research networks (EXC!TiNG, Ψk, LIGHTNET, NANOQUANTA, ETSF)
    2000–2019
    Project leader and co-initiator in ESF programs and DFG Priority Programs
    Editorial Board member, Springer series “Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics”
  • Awards and Honors
    2021
    Member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (IAQMS)
    2018
    ERC Advanced Grant
    2017
    Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS)
    2016
    Berni Alder CECAM Prize, Lausanne, Switzerland
    2016
    Tsungming Tu Prize, Taipei, China
    2015
    Senior CMOA Medal for Outstanding Scientific Achievements
    2013–2017
    Visiting Research Professorship, University of Hong Kong
  • Academic Achievements
    Overview
    327 articles and book chapters, cited over 61,000 citations; H-Index: 101
    Google Scholar
    https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7GbHyosAAAAJ&hl=en
    Selected Publications
    Runge, E. & Gross, E.K.U. Density Functional Theory for Time-Dependent Systems. Physical Review Letters 52, 997 (1984) Dreizler, R.M. & Gross, E.K.U. Density Functional Theory: An Approach to the Quantum Many-Body Problem. Springer (1990) Marques, M.A.L. & Gross, E.K.U. Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory. Annual Review of Physical Chemistry 55, 427 (2004) Petersilka, M., Gossmann, U.J. & Gross, E.K.U. Excitation Energies from Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory. Physical Review Letters 76, 1212 (1996)
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