About our Research School
The IMPRS-QDC is hosted by Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (MPI-PKS) and focuses on the dynamical manipulation of quantum systems. Follow this link to find out more »
Research groups in biological physics at MPI-PKS are affiliated with the IMPRS-CellDevoSys, hosted by MPI-CBG. Follow this external link to find out more »
Events
August 25, 2026, 03:30 PM (SR 4)
IMPRS Seminar
Prof. Felix Frey (Eindhoven University of Technology)
Talk: Membrane remodeling across the tree of life
Itay Schachter (IOCB, Prague)
Talk: Vesicle Internalization Proceeds via a Morphological Phase Transition
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September 16, 2026, 03:30 PM (SR 4)
IMPRS Seminar
Prof. Peter Schauss (University of Hamburg)
Talk: tba
Luke Staszewski (MPIPKS, Dresden)
Talk: tba
News
We deeply mourn the sudden passing of our esteemed member, Prof. Pavel Jungwirth. Our thoughts are with his family, close friends and colleagues.
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Congratulations to our students who successfully defended their PhD theses:
- Kai Müller (TU Dresden)
- Aileen Durst (MPI-PKS)
- Paul Schindler (MPI-PKS)
- Adisorn Panasawatwong (MPI-PKS)
- Vojtech Kostal (IOCB, Prague)
Stefanos Tsiopelas (University of Wroclaw)
Welcome to the website of the International Max Planck Research School for "Quantum Dynamics and Control", a graduate school funded by the Max Planck Society.
The school is a collaboration between several partner institutions in Dresden, Prague and Wroclaw offering PhD studentships in a variety of fields in atomic, molecular and laser physics, condensed matter physics and chemistry - primarily in theoretical and computational research - tied together by the common theme of the dynamical manipulation of quantum systems. Applications, which are received biannually, are open to talented and motivated students regardless of nationality.
On these pages you may find further information about the PhD projects we offer, the investigators affiliated with the school and the varied opportunities made available to our students over the course of the PhD programme.