GHN colloquium with Prof. Elke Scheer (University of Konstanz)

Summary

The GHN Colloquium talk series features the female scientists of the Grete Hermann Network (GHN) - an international network of female researchers in condensed matter physics and neighboring research areas. Distinguished female researchers are invited to give a lecture on their research and current projects, as well as about their career paths, to inspire young female scientists in particular, and to exchange ideas. After the official talk there will be an internal GHN networking session.

On February 11, 2026, we are happy to welcome Prof. Dr. Elke Scheerfrom the University of Konstanz who will give a talk on Triplet superconductivity in van der Waals hybrid devices. Afterwards, she will report on her activities in various decision-making committees, in particular those related to third-party research funding and the awarding of scientific prizes.

Talk abstract

Van der Waals materials have a layered structure and can reveal a broad palette of electronic properties ranging from superconducting via metallic, insulating, semimetallic to ferromagnetic behavior, and can be exfoliated down to the 2D limit. Hybridizing thin flakes of different vdW systems allows to tailor electronic properties on demand. Of particular interest are hybrid systems of superconductors and magnetically ordered systems with the goal for application in superconducting spintronic applications...

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About Elke Scheer

Elke Scheer is a German experimental condensed matter physicist and Professor of Physics at the University of Konstanz, where she leads the Mesoscopic Systems Group. Her research focuses on electronic transport at the atomic and single-molecule scale, encompassing molecular electronics, mesoscopic superconductivity, and hybrid nanoscale systems. She earned her PhD in physics from the University of Karlsruhe (TH)—now the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology—and subsequently held postdoctoral and faculty positions there and at CEA Paris-Saclay. She joined the University of Konstanz in 2000 and was appointed full professor in 2006.