Tom Heinzl

Academic profile

Dr Tom Heinzl

Associate Professor in Theoretical Physics
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Tom's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 10: SDG 10 - Reduced InequalitiesGoal 17: SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

About Tom

CV outline:

  • 1988-1998 Diploma, PhD and Postdoc (Habilitation) at Regensburg University (Germany)
  • 1998-2004 Senior Research Fellow at Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena (Germany)
  • since 2004 Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer at UoP

Roles:

  • Programme Manager MSc Mathematics (2006-2008)
  • Member of Maths and Stats Coordination Team (2014-22)
  • Member of Maths and Stats Workload Allocation Team (2014-22)
  • Exams Coordinator (2006-22)

Supervised Research Degrees

  • 10 physics diploma students (co-supervision, Germany)
  • 5 PhD students (co-supervision, Germany and France)
  • 3 PhD students, UoP, 2010, 2013, 2019

Teaching

Undergraduate:

  • Theoretical Physics
  • Applied Mathematics for mathematicians, engineers and scientists
  • Statistical Methods

Postgraduate:

  • Quantum Field Theory
  • Strong-Field Quantum Electrodynamics
  • Statistics of Inequality (MSc)

Contact Tom

Room 203, 2-5 Kirkby Place, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 586877