Researching Quantum Science at LMU
Secure communication, novel information processing, and high-sensitivity sensors are quantum science’s promises for the future. As a university of cutting-edge research, LMU creates the basis for the technologies of tomorrow.
Research in the World of the Smallest Units
Quantum mechanics has revolutionized our understanding of the natural world and made the development of fundamentally new technologies possible. We are witnessing a second quantum revolution creating novel ways of communicating and processing information and setting a radically new framework for our understanding of nature. As an outstanding institution of cutting-edge research, LMU is playing a major role in this upheaval. LMU scientists from a broad range of disciplines are penetrating ever deeper into the world of the smallest particles and developing the critical foundations for making quantum mechanical effects technologically usable. LMU is closely collaborating with other leading research institutions on site, at the Cluster of Excellence Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST) and other large research associations. Munich is one of the world’s major centers in the field of quantum science, and LMU is one of its driving forces.
Quantum science at LMU, our MCQST cluster and the Munich Quantum Valley Initiative bring together world-renowned researchers from all major research institutions in Munich. We explore the most exciting and fascinating phenomena of the quantum world and their applications to pressing real-world problems, from encryption to computing.Prof. Dr. Immanuel Bloch, Chair of experimental physics at LMU, director at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and one of the spokespersons of the Cluster of Excellence MCQST
LMU's focus areas in Quantum Research - a selection
From research into the fundamental phenomena of the quantum world to new high-end technologies: LMU and its scientists are playing a key role in the successful networks at Munich as a research location with a wide range of disciplines.
LMU in Quantum Research
With their multidisciplinary profile, central research units at LMU from disciplines such as physics, mathematics, computer science, and chemistry cover all areas of quantum science and technology (QST) from basic research to application.
International doctoral programs
The best graduate education for a young generation of quantum researchers from around the world is offered by the international doctoral programs, substantially shaped by the expertise at LMU.
