about : René Sedmik

Curriculum Vitae

This page contains a condensed version of my academic curriculum vitae. A more extensive version can be downloaded here: download the CV of Rene Sedmik.

Education

PhD study of Physics 2008-2009

Technical university of Vienna

specialisation: non-commutative gauge field theories

finished summa cum laude, PhD thesis: download PhD thesis as PDF
Study of Physics 2001-2005

University of Vienna

specialisation: numerical space plasma physics

finished magna cum laude, master thesis: download master thesis as PDF

Study of Information Technology 2001-2009

Technical university of Vienna

ended at bachelor level.

Work experience

PostDoc 2010-ongoing

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Institute of Exact Sciences

place: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

main topic: design, planning, and construction of a new setup to measure Casimir and non-Newtonian forces (website: CANNEX project).

Project Assistant 2008-2009

Technical University of Vienna, Institute for
Theoretical Physics

place: Vienna, Austria

main topic: development of renormalizable non-commutative quantum field models, Generalization of QED to non-commutative spaces.

Software Engineer 2001-2008

Ruag Space
(former Saab Ericsson Space / Austrian Aerospace)

place: Vienna, Austria

topics: development of applications and drivers for hardware testing, databases, automatic documentation generation software, UML tools, web interfaces, and data analysis/post-processing.
Research Scientist 2005 - 2008

Austrian Institute of Technology AIT
(former Austrian Research Center Seibersdorf)

place: Seibersdorf/Vienna, Austria

topics: development of numerical simulation software; development and analysis of experiments on H2 storage.

Grants / 3rd part funding

Lorentz center conference grant 2016

NWO / Lorentz center

Funding for the Dark energy in the laboratory workshop, Nov. 13 -- 17, Leiden, NL, where I am main organizer.
FOM/NWO Valorization grant 2014-2015

Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM)

6 months project to develop a prototype of a seismic vibration sensor(Grant description (FOM, in Dutch)).
FWF Schrödinger
(Marie Curie)		 2010 - 2012

Austrian science fund FWF

2-year PostDoc grant for the development of a parallel plate Casimir force setup (FWF database).


Selected Publications

14.
Force sensor for chameleon and Casimir force experiments with parallel-plate configuration, A. Almasi, P. Brax, D. Iannuzzi, and R. I. P. Sedmik , Phys. Rev. D, 91, p. 102002 (2015), doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.91.102002,
13.
Locality of surface interactions on colloidal probes, R. I. P. Sedmik, A. Almasi, and D. Iannuzzi , Phys. Rev. B, 88, p. 165429 (2013), doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.88.165429,
12.
Hydrodynamic force measurements under precisely controlled conditions: Correlation of slip parameters with the mean free path, R. I. P. Sedmik, A. F. Borghesani, K. Heeck, and D. Iannuzzi , Phys. Fluids, 25, p. 042103 (2013), doi:10.1063/1.4801096,
11.
Gauge Theories on Deformed Spaces, D.N. Blaschke, E. Kronberger, A. Rofner, R.I.P. Sedmik, and M. Wohlgenannt*, SIGMA, 6, p. 062 (2010), doi:10.3842/SIGMA.2010.062, [arXiv:1004.2127],
10.
On non-commutative U*(1) gauge models and renormalizability , D.N. Blaschke, A. Rofner, R.I.P. Sedmik, and M. Wohlgenannt*, J. Phys. A, 43, no. 42, p. 425401 (2010), doi:10.1088/1751-8113/43/42/425401, [arXiv:0912.2634],
9.
One-Loop Calculations and Detailed Analysis of the Localized Non-Commutative 1/p2 U(1) Gauge Model, D.N. Blaschke, A. Rofner, and R.I.P. Sedmik*, SIGMA, 6, p.037 (2010), doi:10.3842/SIGMA.2010.037, [arXiv:0908.1743].
8.
Numerical Simulation of SMART-1 Hall-Thruster Plasma Interactions, M. Tajmar, R. Sedmik, and C. Scharlemann, AIP Conference Proceedings 01/2007, 880, no. 1, p.1148 (2007), doi:10.2514/1.36654 .
7.
On the Problem of Renormalizability in Non-Commutative Gauge Field Models - A Critical Review, D.N. Blaschke, E. Kronberger, A. Rofner, M. Schweda, R.I.P. Sedmik, M. Wohlgenannt*, Fortschr. Phys., 58, no. 4-5, p.365 (2010), doi:10.1002/prop.200900102, [arXiv:0908.0467].
6.
Improved localization of a renormalizable non-commutative translation invariant U(1) gauge model, D. N. Blaschke, A. Rofner, M. Schweda and R. I. P. Sedmik*, EPL, 86, p.51002 (2009), doi:10.1209/0295-5075/86/51002, [arXiv:0903.4811].
5.
One-Loop Calculations for a Translation Invariant Non-Commutative Gauge Model, D. N. Blaschke, A. Rofner, M. Schweda, R. I. P. Sedmik*, Europ. Phys. J. C, 62, no. 2, p.433 (2009), doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-009-1031-1, [arXiv:0901.1681].
4.
Quantum corrections for translation-invariant renormalizable non-commutative phi4 theory, D. N. Blaschke, F. Gieres, E. Kronberger, T. Reis, M. Schweda, R. I. P. Sedmik*, JHEP, 11, p.074 (2008), doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2008/11/074, [arXiv:0807.3270].
3.
Detailed parametric study of Casimir forces in the Casimir Polder approximation for nontrivial 3D geometries, R. Sedmik, I. Vasiljevich, and M. Tajmar, J. Comput. Aid. Mat. Des., 14, no. 1, p.119 (2007), doi:10.1007/s10820-006-9026-9.
2.
CasimirSim — A Tool to Compute Casimir Polder Forces for Nontrivial 3D Geometries, R. Sedmik and M. Tajmar, in:Proceedings of the Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF) 2007, AIP Conf. Proc. , 880, p.1148 (2007), doi:10.1063/1.2437561.
1.
Analysis of Plasma Interactions and Spacecraft Floating Potentials on SMART-1, R. Sedmik, C. Scharlemann, M. Tajmar, J. Gonzalez del Amo, A. Hilgers, D. Estublier, G. Noci, M. Capacci, and C. Koppel, in:Proceedings of the 29th International Electric Propulsion Conference IEPC, Princeton, NJ, 2005,IEPC-214 (2005).


 

Invited Talks

8.
Casimir physics at different scales, R. Sedmik, presented at:Faculty colloquium at the Stefan Meyer institute, Vienna, AT, (2016).
7.
Vacuum energy on the tabletop - the Cannex experiment, R. Sedmik, presented at:Faculty colloquium at the Austrian institute for atomic physics ATI, Vienna, AT, (2016).
6.
Casimir physics at different scales, R. Sedmik, presented at:Casimir force: From fundamental science to technology colloquium within the 26th Conference of the Condensed Matter Division of the EPS (CMD26), Groningen, NL, (2016).
5.
Results from and prospects for the CANNEX experiment, R. Sedmik, presented at:Dark energy in the laboratory workshop, Chicheley Hall Kavli Royal Society International Centre, UK, (2016).
4.
Casimir and Chameleon Forces - the universe on the tabletop, R. Sedmik, presented at:PSI colloquium, PSI Villigen, Switzerland, (2014).
3.
CANNEX - CAsimir and Non-Newtonian force EXperiment, R. Sedmik, presented at:ASML Tech Talk, Veldhoven, NL, (2014).
2.
Casimir Forces and Chameleons, R. Sedmik, presented at:Broken mirrors and drifting constants symposium, Groningen, NL, (2014).
1.
Towards parallelism in Casimir experiments, R. Sedmik, presented at:Casimir school and workshop, Leiden, NL, (2013).
*) Authors in alphabetical order.


 

Book Chapters

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Casimir effect between solid surfaces, D. Iannuzzi and Sedmik, p.692, chapter 13, in:Physics of Solid Surfaces, Subvolume A, Landolt Börnstein, New Series,, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg (2015), isbn:978-3-662-47736-6, doi:/10.1007/978-3-662-47736-6_175.


 

Teaching

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University Teaching Qualification (UTQ, BKO), acquired 2015.
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Quantum mechanics of molecules and matter, master level, co-lectured with W.J. Buma, P. Gori- Giorgi, H. Zhang at the University of Amsterdam (2015, 2016).
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Electrons, relativity and waves, bachelor level, co-lectured with D. Iannuzzi and W. Ubachs at the Amsterdam University College (2016).