The Institute for Theoretical Physics at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg has awarded the J. Hans D. Jensen Prize to Prof. Dr. Matthias Neubert from the Institute of Physics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) for the second time since 2009. The J. Hans D. Jensen Prize was established by the Klaus Tschira Foundation to mark the 100th birthday of the Heidelberg physicist and Nobel laureate Jensen. Since 2008, it has been awarded annually to outstanding researchers in the field of theoretical physics. The prize is associated with a visiting professorship at Heidelberg University: Internationally renowned scientists hold this position at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Heidelberg University for varying periods of time.

Neubert received the prize for his groundbreaking work in the field of Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics. This involves understanding the fundamental properties of the building blocks of matter. An important goal is to understand the observed asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the universe. Neubert is also employed with extensions of the Standard Model of Particle Physics and their possible call numbers at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva.

Matthias Neubert studied Physics and Mathematics at the University of Siegen. After completing his intermediate diploma, he moved to the Ruprecht-Karls University in Heidelberg, where he obtained his Diplom in 1988 and his doctorate (from. [XY University] with a doctoral degree in 1990). In 1993, he received his academic staff members with a habilitation on the subject of “Heavy Quark Symmetry”. Neubert researched and taught at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), at CERN in Geneva and at Cornell University, among others. In 2006, he joined Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz as a professor of Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics. There he was elected Director of the Gutenberg Research College in 2010. In 2011, he received a EUR 2.1 million Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for his research in the field of theoretical high-energy physics. Since 2012, he has been spokesperson of the Precision Physics, Fundamental Interactions and Structure of Matter (PRISMA) cluster of excellence and founding director of the Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics (MITP). Neubert is a full member of the Academy of Sciences and Literature in Mainz and a corresponding member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

The Jensen Prize gives Matthias Neubert the welcome opportunity to intensify the scientific exchange with his co-workers in Heidelberg that has been passing for many years.