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Prof. Dr. Jochen Hub
Theoretical Physics and Center for Biophysics, Saarland University

Curriculum vitae

• 2018– Full professor (W3) for Theoretical Biophysics at Saarland University (Physics Department)
• 2017–2018 Group head at the Georg-August-University Göttingen (Heisenberg fellow)
• 2012–2017 Group head at the Georg-August-University Göttingen (Emmy Noether program)
• Spring 2011 Visiting researcher at Stanford University (Vijay Pande lab)
• 2009–2011 Postdoc (Marie-Curie fellow) at Uppsala University, Sweden, group of David van der Spoel
• 2008–2009 Postdoc in the group of Bert de Groot, MPI for Biophysical Chemistry
• 2004–2008 PhD student in the group of Bert de Groot at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen. Dissertation on Selectivity, regulation, and inhibition of aquaporin channels. A molecular dynamics study
• 1998–2004 Physics studies at the University of Stuttgart
• 1997–1998 Civilian service in a day care center for people with severe disabilities
• 1997 University entrance exam
• 1978 Born on February 1st, 1978

Fellowships and stipends

• 2017–: Heisenberg fellowship of the DFG
• 2012–2017: Emmy Noether program (for a 5-year junior group) by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
• 2009–2011: Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship, as part of the Marie Curie Actions of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Commission
• 1998–2004: German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung)
• 2001–2002: Travel grant by the Fulbright commission

Awards

• 2020 Evaluation price by the Physics Student Council for excellent teaching (1st price).
• 2019 Evaluation price by the Physics Student Council for excellent teaching (1st price).
• 2015 Paper of the Year Award, granted by the Biophysical Society and Biophysical Journal. Related – press release.
• Book award by the Faculties of Mathematics and Science of the University of Göttingen, 2008. The award is granted if both Dissertation and Disputation have been ranked as summa cum laude.
• Artur-Fischer Award. The award is given annually to two physics diploma holders of the University of Stuttgart by the industrialist and inventor of the screw anchor Prof. Artur Fischer. (2005)
• Student’s/pupil’s award of the German Physical Society (DPG), 1998
• Silver medal at the 28th International Physics Olympiad in Sudbury/Canada, 1997