Professor Dr. Johannes Wessels
Current affiliations
- Professur für Kernphysik (Prof. Wessels)
- Rectorate
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Experimental Nuclear Physics
- Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics
- Detector Development
Academic Education | |
| 2000 | Habilitation, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Heidelberg |
| 1986 - 1990 | Dissertation, University of Heidelberg and Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt |
| 1981 - 1986 | Physics studies, University of Heidelberg |
Work Experience | |
| since 10/2016 | Rector |
| since 2003 | Director, Institute for Nuclear Physics, University of Münster |
| since 2003 | Full Professor (C4), University of Münster |
| 2006 - 2010 | Dean of Physics |
| 2005 - 2006 | Vice-Dean of Physics |
| 2001 - 2002 | Senior Scientist, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt |
| 1996 - 2001 | Assistant Professor (C1), University of Heidelberg |
| 1994 - 1996 | Visiting Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Stonby Brook, New York, USA |
| 1991 - 1993 | Postdoctoral researcher, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2012 | Mitglied, Forschungsbeirat |
| since 2010 | Member, CERN Resources Review Board |
| since 2009 | TRD Deputy Project Leader, ALICE-Experiment |
| since 2008 | Member, Management Board, European Institue for Molecular Imaging, Münster |
| since 2007 | Member, Management Board, Extreme Matter Institute (Helmholtz-Alliance), Darmstadt |
| since 2006 | Member, CBM Collaboration Committee |
| 2013 - 2017 | Member of the Executive Board, SFB 656 |
| 2013 - 2016 | Vorsitzender, Komitee für Hadronen- und Kernphysik |
| 2013 - 2016 | Deputy Chairman, Chapter for Hadrons and Nuclei, German Physical Society (DPG) |
| 2012 - 2016 | Mitglied, Rektoratskommission für Strategische Planung und Qualitätssicherung |
| 2011 - 2016 | Deputy Spokesperson, ALICE-Experiment |
| 2010 - 2016 | Member, GridKA Overview Board |
| 2009 - 2016 | Member, Scientific Advisory Board, FZ Jülich |
| 2009 - 2016 | Mitglied, BMBF Gutachterausschuss Hadronen- und Kernphysik |
| 2009 - 2016 | Chairman, Scientific Council, Extreme Matter Institute (Helmholtz Alliance) |
| 2008 - 2015 | Spokesperson Joint Research Activity 'Future Gaseous Detectors', EU-FP7 and Spokesperson of the Collaboration Committee, HadronPhysics2 |
| 2010 - 2013 | Chairman, Nuclear Science Chapter of the German Physical Society (DPG) |
| 2009 - 2013 | Project Leader and Member of the Executive Board, SFB 656 |
| 2003 - 2012 | Mitglied, Senatsausschuss für Kunst und Kultur |
| 2000 - 2009 | TRD Technical Coordinator, ALICE-Experiment |
| 2003 - 2008 | Spokesperson, Joint Research Activity, Fast Gaseous Detectors, EU-FP6 HadronPhysics |
| 2006 - 2007 | Member, Scientific Advisory Board, FZ Jülich |
| 1996 - 2001 | TPC Upgrade Coordinator, CERES/NA45 Experiment |
Publications
Acharya S.; et al. (2023) In: Physics Letters B, 845 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Acharya S.; et al. (2023) In: Physics Letters B, 846 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Acharya S.; et al. (2023) In: Physics Letters B, 846 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Acharya S.; et al. (2023) In: Physics Letters B, 846 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Acharya S.; et al. (2023) In: Physics Letters B, 846 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/09/2019 - 31/08/2026 Funded by: MWIKE NRW - Exzellenz Start-up Center.NRW Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/01/2016 - 30/06/2018 | 1st Funding period Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project | |
Duration: 01/09/2015 - 28/02/2020 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Research Training Group Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/07/2015 - 31/12/2018 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project | |
Duration: 01/11/2012 - 31/10/2019 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster |
Prizes
| Rektor/Präsident des Jahres Awarded by: The German Association of University Professors and Lecturers Award given to: Wessels, Johannes P. Announced at: 26/02/2018 | Date of awarding: 15/04/2018 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| CERN Associateship 2011/12 Awarded by: CERN Fellows and Associates Committee Award given to: Wessels, Johannes P. Date of awarding: 01/01/2010 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Alexander-von-Humboldt Society Awarded by: Alexander-von-Humboldt Society Award given to: Johannes P Wessels Announced at: 01/01/1994 Type of distinction: Scholarship |
Doctorates
| Heavy-Flavour Correlation Measurements with ALICE Candidate: Herrmann, Florian | Supervisors: Klein-Bösing, Christian; Klasen, Michael; Wessels, Johannes Period of time: until 30/09/2019 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Measurement of Neutral Mesons via Photon Conversions in p-Pb Collisions at 5.02 TeV with ALICE Candidate: Passfeld, Annika | Supervisors: Wessels, Johannes; Klein-Bösing, Christian Period of time: until 06/07/2018 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Measurement of Direct Photons in pp and Pb-Pb Collisions with Conversion Pairs Candidate: Wilde, Martin Rudolf | Supervisors: Wessels, Johannes Period of time: 03/01/2011 - 08/04/2015 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Measurement of charged jets in p-Pb collisions at sort{s_NN}-5.02 TeV with the ALICE detector Candidate: Haake, Ruediger | Supervisors: Wessels, Johannes Period of time: 01/05/2012 - 01/04/2015 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Production of Pions, Kaons, Protons and Deuterons in p–Pb Collisions at 5.02 TeV Measured with ALICE Candidate: Anielski, Jonas | Supervisors: Wessels, Johannes Period of time: 01/06/2011 - 14/11/2014 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |