Dr. Philipp Treutlein

Professor

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Biography

Philipp Treutlein studied physics at the Universities of Konstanz and Stanford from 1996 to 2002. At Stanford, he worked in the laboratory of Steven Chu on laser cooling and atom interferometry. After returning to Konstanz, he joined Markus Oberthaler's group for his diploma thesis, investigating Bose-Einstein condensates and optical lattices. From 2002 to 2010, Philipp was a doctoral student in Jakob Reichel's team at the Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics and LMU Munich, where he led his own group. During this time, he performed experiments with ultracold atoms in chip-based microtraps and demonstrated a chip-based atomic clock and atom interferometer, conducting experiments in quantum metrology with entangled atoms and exploring interfaces between atoms and mechanical oscillators. In 2010, he was appointed as a tenure-track assistant professor at the University of Basel, where he established a group working on ultracold atoms, optomechanics, and hybrid quantum systems. He was promoted to associate professor in February 2015 and became a full professor in 2018. His research mission is to explore quantum physics with atoms and to exploit novel quantum technologies by preparing atomic gases at temperatures near absolute zero.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

University of Basel • Basel, Switzerland

Full professor conducting research in quantum physics and leading a research group.

Associate Professor

2015-02-01 — 2018-01-01

University of Basel • Basel, Switzerland

Promoted to associate professor and continued research on quantum technologies.

Assistant Professor

2010-01-01 — 2015-02-01

University of Basel • Basel, Switzerland

Tenure-track assistant professor establishing research group in ultracold atoms and optomechanics.

Requirements for University of Basel

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:95
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with at least 180 ECTS Specific ECTS requirements in core subjects (e.g., 90 ECTS in Math/CS for Data Science)
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate or current transcript of records
  • Diploma Supplement (if available)
  • CV/Resume
  • Copy of valid passport or ID card
  • Evidence of language proficiency (C1 level recommended for English/German programs)
  • Proof of payment of application fee (CHF 100)
Specialization Notes

The University of Basel generally requires C1 level proficiency in the language of instruction. For most English-taught Masters, TOEFL (min 92-95) or IELTS (min 7.0) is the standard.