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Since October 2009, the Schwarz group belongs to the Institute of Theoretical Physics of Heidelberg University.
In the winter term 2009/10, we will offer two courses for students after the Vordiplom / bachelor thesis in physics or related disciplines:
- Non-linear dynamics of biological systems: course with exercises, Tue 2.15 - 4.00 pm at INF 308 HS 2
- Theory of soft and biomatter: course with excercises, Wed 2.15 - 4.00 pm at INF 308 HS 2
For more information on our teaching activities, please check out our teaching site.
We have openings for master, diploma, PhD and Postdocs positions. Please visit our jobs page for more details.
Latest publications:
- J. Colombelli, A. Besser, H. Kress, E.G. Reynaud, P. Girard, E. Caussinus, U. Haselmann, J.V. Small, U. S. Schwarz, and E.H.K. Stelzer. Mechanosensing in actin stress fibers revealed by a close correlation between force and protein localization. J. Cell Sci., 122:1665-79, 2009.
- I. B. Bischofs, S. S. Schmidt, and U. S. Schwarz. Effect of adhesion geometry and rigidity on cellular force distributions. Phys. Rev. Lett., 103:048101, 2009.
For more see our complete list of publications.
Congratulations to Achim Besser and Jakob Schluttig for the successful defense of their doctoral theses (on April 29 and June 3 2009, respectively).

Ulrich Schwarz,
Last Update: 09.10.2009 17:50:07