Professor Dr. Gernot Münster

Current affiliations

  • Center for Nonlinear Science
  • Center for the Philosophy of Science

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Quantum Field Theory
  • Statistical Field Theory
  • Theory of Elementary Particles

Academic Education

05/1986Habilitation in Theoretical Physics
08/1978 - 06/1980PhD in physics, University of Hamburg
1978Diploma in physics, University of Hamburg
1973 - 1978Undergraduate studies in physics and mathematics, Universities of Kiel and Hamburg

Work Experience

08/2018 - 07/2019Senior Professor for Theoretical Physics at the WWU Münster
10/1990 - 07/2018Full professor of theoretical physics, University of Münster
10/1984 - 09/1990Assistant, University of Hamburg
08/1983 - 09/1984Research Assistant, DESY Hamburg
12/1980 - 07/1983Research Assistant, University of Bern, Switzerland
08/1980 - 11/1980Research Assistant, DESY Hamburg

Functions and Memberships

since 10/2012Member of the Mathematical Center "DEMAIN" (Developing Mathematics in Interaction)
since 07/2009Founding Member of the "European Lattice Field Theory" (EULAT) community
since 11/2003Member of the Council of the Lattice Forum LATFOR
04/2016 - 07/2018Chairman of the examination board for Master's Studies of the Department of Physics
10/2014 - 09/2016Ordentliches Mitglied des Senats der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster
08/2013 - 04/2016Dean of Studies of the Department of Physics
01/2012 - 12/2014Vice Chairman of the Scientific Council of the John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC), Jülich
10/2012 - 09/2014Full member of the Academic Senate of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
01/1997 - 03/2014Liaison professor (Vertrauensdozent) of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
04/2007 - 02/2013Founding member of the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (GCS)
10/2010 - 12/2012Member of the Scientific Steering Committee of the European organisation PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe)
01/2006 - 10/2012Member of the board of directors of the Center for Philosophy of Science
10/2010 - 09/2012Full member of the Academic Senate of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
01/2006 - 12/2011Chairman of the Scientific Council of the John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC), Jülich
10/2008 - 09/2010Deputy member of the Academic Senate of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
10/2006 - 09/2008Full member of the Academic Senate of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
04/2005 - 10/2006Dean of the Department of Physics
01/2003 - 12/2005Vice Chairman of the Scientific Council of the John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC), Jülich
01/1999 - 12/2005Head of the Working Team for High School Physics
09/1999 - 10/2005Member of the Commission C20 “Computational Physics” of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
10/2002 - 09/2004Full member of the Academic Senate of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

Publications

Ali, S; Bergner, G; López, C; Montvay, I; Münster, G; Piemonte, S (2023)
In: The European Physical Journal C, 83
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Bergner, G; Münster, G; Piemonte, S (2022)
In: universe, 8
Type of Publication: Review article (journal)
Münster G, Cañizares Guerrero M (2021)
In: Journal of Statistical Physics, 182(61)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Ali S, Bergner G, López C, Montvay I, Münster G, Piemonte S (2021)
In: (eds.), Proceedings of the 38th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 2021). Proceedings of Science.
Type of Publication: Research article in edited proceedings (conference)
Münster G (2021)
In: Michel J. G. (eds.), Making Scientific Discoveries. Paderborn: Brill.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
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Projects

Duration: 01/03/2020 - 31/08/2024 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Training Group
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
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: since 01/12/2013
Type of project: Own resources project
Duration: 26/02/2009 - 30/11/2013
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 21/10/2008 - 03/02/2009
Type of project: Own resources project
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Prizes

Teaching Award 2013 of the student representatives of the department of physics
Awarded by: Student representatives of the department of physics of the University of Muenster
Award given to: Münster, Gernot
Date of awarding: 15/07/2013
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

Ward identities and baryonic states in N=1 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory on the lattice
Candidate: Ali, Sajid | Supervisors: Münster, Gernot; Klein-Bösing, Christian
Period of time: 01/10/2015 - 19/09/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Non-perturbative investigations of light bound states of N=1 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory
Candidate: Gerber, Henning | Supervisors: Münster, Gernot; Wulkenhaar, Raimar
Period of time: 01/12/2015 - 05/07/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Beyond-Standard Model Neutrino Physics Sensitivity with KATRIN
Candidate: Nicholas M. N. Steinbrink | Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Weinheimer, Christian; Prof. Dr. Münster, Gernot
Period of time: 01/09/2012 - 20/07/2017
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Polynomial Preconditioning of the Dirac-Wilson Operator of the N=1 SU(2) Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory
Candidate: Özugurel, Umut | Supervisors: Münster, Gernot
Period of time: until 30/01/2015
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Numerische Bestimmung von Quarkpotential, Glueball-Massen und Phasenstruktur in der N=1 supersymmetrischen Yang-Mills-Theorie
Candidate: Sandbrink, Dirk | Supervisors: Münster, Gernot
Period of time: until 26/01/2015
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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