Personal profile
Research interests
Mathematical Physics, mostly related to String/M-Theory and Quantum Field Theory. Homotopy Algebras and Higher Category Theory, (Higher) Differential Geometry, Classical Integrability, Noncommutative Geometry
Biography
I was born in Fulda, Germany. I studied in Würzburg and Austin, Texas, from where I graduated with an MA in Theoretical Physics. I continued my studies in Mathematics and Physics in Paris and Hanover and completed my PhD in 2006. After postdoctoral positions at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and Trinity College Dublin, I arrived at Heriot-Watt University with an advanced postdoctoral fellowship. I became a lecturer in 2011 and an associate professor in 2015. In 2019, I was promoted to full professor.
Research Grants and Projects
- 2018-2022 PI, Leverhulme Resarch Grant "The Mathematics of M5-Branes,'" Grant worth £223,795, including a PDRA and PhD position
- 2015 - 2019: CoI on COST grant "Quantum structure of spacetime''
- 2014 - 2017: CoI on STFC consolidated grant "Particle Theory at the Higgs Centre'' (Grant worth £2,051,612.00 in total)
- 2011 - 2014: CoI on STFC consolidated grant "Particle Theory at the Tait Institute'' (Grant worth £1,693,370.00 in total)
- 2009 - 2014: PI, Career Acceleration Fellowship (Grant worth £498,677) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK, included a PhD studentship
- 2009 - 2011: AFR Postdoctoral Grant (Grant worth €99,837), Fond National de la Recherche Luxembourg (declined)
- 2007 - 2009: Research Fellowship (Grant worth €96,300), Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology
- 2006-2007: Hamilton Scholarship, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
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Explicit Non-Abelian Gerbes with Connections
Rist, D., Saemann, C. & Wolf, M., 23 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical. 59, 3, 035201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adjusting Higher Chern-Simons Theory
Gagliardo, G., Rist, D., Saemann, C. & Wolf, M., 2 Jul 2025, arXiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Ambitwistor Yang–Mills Theory Revisited
Borsten, L., Jurčo, B., Kim, H., Saemann, C. & Wolf, M., 28 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Annales Henri Poincaré. 026015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Double Copy from Tensor Products of Metric BV■-algebras
Borsten, L., Jurčo, B., Kim, H., Macrelli, T., Saemann, C. & Wolf, M., Feb 2025, In: Fortschritte der Physik. 73, 1-2, 2300270.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Higher Gauge Theory
Borsten, L., Farahani, M. J., Jurčo, B., Kim, H., Nárožný, J., Rist, D., Saemann, C. & Wolf, M., 2025, Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics. 2nd ed. Elsevier, Vol. 4. p. 159-185 27 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Prizes
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Heriot-Watt University Teaching Excellence Award for Global Learning and Teaching
Adamopoulou, P.-M. (Recipient), Ptashnyk, M. (Recipient), Johnston, D. A. (Recipient), Saemann, C. (Recipient), Weston, R. A. (Recipient), Breit, D. (Recipient), Painter, K. J. (Recipient), Loisel, S. (Recipient), Lacey, A. A. (Recipient), MacIntyre, N. (Recipient), Robertson, L. (Recipient) & Duncan, L. (Recipient), 23 Oct 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Native Scientist 2017
Lohan, K. S., Dondrup, C. & Saemann, C.
4/11/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research