Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg



Dennis Wörthmüller

Research Interests

    • Stochastic Processes
    • Statistical Physics, soft matter and biophysics
    • Self-Assembly
    • Cell mechanics
    • Optogenetics

Short Vita

    2018 - 2022
    PhD in the group of in the group of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwarz at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, Germany
    2015 - 2018
    Master of Science in Physics at Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Master thesis in the group of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwarz
    2012 - 2015
    Bachelor of Science in Physics at Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Germany

Talks & Posters

    • Invited Talk: "Modeling optogenetic control of cell contractility and force propagation in epithelial tissue" - European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology 19.09 - 23.09 2022, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Poster: "Computer Simulations of SAS-6 Self-Assembly on Surfaces" - DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM) - March 31.03-05.04 2019, Regensburg, Germany

Conferences

    • 19.09 - 23.09. 2022, European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology, Heidelberg, Germany
    • 04.09 - 09.09. 2022, DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM), Regensburg, Germany
    • 23.09 - 27.09. 2019, IWR School 2019, A Crash Course in Machine Learning with Applications in Natural- and Life Sciences, Heidelberg, Germany
    • 31.03 - 05.04. 2019, DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM), Regensburg, Germany
    • 11.03 - 16.03. 2018, DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM), Berlin, Germany
    • 26.02 - 09.03. 2018, DPG 49. IFF Spring School: "Physics of Life", Jülich, Germany

Teaching activities

    • Winter term 2022/2023, Tutor for Theoretical Physics V (Statistical Physics), Heidelberg University
    • Winter term 2020/2021, Tutor for Theoretical Physics V (Statistical Physics), Heidelberg University
    • Winter term 2019/2020, Tutor for Theoretical Physics III (Classical Electrodynamics), Heidelberg University
    • Winter term 2018/2019, Tutor for Continuum Mechanics, Heidelberg University
    • Winter term 2017/2018, Tutor for Theoretical Physics I (Classical Mechanics), Heidelberg University
    • Winter term 2017, Tutor for Theoretical Physics IV (Quantum Mechanics), Heidelberg University
    • Winter term 2016/2017, Tutor for Theoretical Physics III (Classical Electrodynamics), Heidelberg University
    • Summer term 2014 and 2015, Tutor for Beginner's Lab in Physics, Heidelberg University

Address

Dennis Wörthmüller
Institute for Theoretical Physics
Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg
Philosophenweg 19
Room 013
69120 Heidelberg, Germany email: worthmuller at thphys.uni-heidelberg.de
phone: +49-(0)6221-54-9434
http://www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de/~biophys
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