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SUMMARY:IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: Scattering in Nanophotonic Sy
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Carsten Rockstuhl\, Institute of Theoretical Solid State
  Physics\, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology\, Germany\nAbstract\nOver a 
 century ago\, Gustav Mie introduced a quasi-analytical solution for light 
 scattering by spheres\, forming the basis for the T-matrix method. While i
 nitially developed for basic geometries\, modern computational advances no
 w enable its application to complex nanophotonic systems. This progress is
  driven by a dynamic interplay between computational capabilities and inno
 vative experiments that come within reach. \nRecent developments include 
 four-dimensional photonic materials\, i.e.\, spatially structured material
 s with time-varying properties that enable control over light in both spac
 e and time. Another example are photonic devices assembled from molecules.
  Whereas the properties of individual molecules are expressed using time-d
 ependent density functional theory\, the outcome needs to be fueled into t
 he scattering formalism usually used in optics. Recently\, we have establi
 shed such a multi-scale modeling framework and applied it to both linear a
 nd non-linear properties of molecules in photonic devices.  \nThis presen
 tation highlights these innovations\, emphasizing the synergy between theo
 ry\, computation\, and experiment in advancing studies of light-matter int
 eractions.\n\nShort biography\nCarsten Rockstuhl received his Ph.D. from t
 he University of Neuchâtel\, Switzerland\, in 2004. His dissertation focu
 sed on light interaction with micro- and nano-optical structures. Original
 ly an experimentalist\, he soon became captivated by the opportunity to in
 vestigate related phenomena through theoretical and computational approach
 es\, and by the conclusion of his Ph.D. thesis\, he was fully committed to
  advancing along this path. After postdoctoral research at AIST in Tsukuba
 \, Japan he joined 2004 the Friedrich Schiller University Jena\, Germany\,
  as a research assistant and later as a Junior Professor.  Since 2013\, h
 e has been a Full Professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 \, where he leads the Theoretical Nanooptics group. His research encompass
 es nanophotonics\, plasmonics\, metamaterials\, and quantum optics. Beside
 s editorial roles in various journals\, Carsten serves as the Dean of Stud
 ies for the Optics & Photonics program at KIT.  He is also a Fellow of th
 e Max Planck School of Photonics and a Fellow of Optica.\n 
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