Rudolf Gross conducts research in the field of quantum matter and solid-state quantum system. He is particularly interested in quantum phenomena in superconducting and magnetic materials. He also studies transport and quantum phenomena in nano-scale superconducting and magnetic devices and their application in quantum computing, communication and sensing. Further important research directions are quantum microwave communication and the development of innovative superconducting and magnetic materials as the basis for the next generation quantum devices.

After studying physics, he received his doctorate from the University of Tübingen in 1987. Following postdoctoral positions at various research institutes including the Electrotechnical Laboratory at Tsukuba, Japan, and IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Center at Yorktown Heights, USA, he acquired his teaching qualification (habilitation) at Tübingen in 1993. In 1995, he accepted a full professor position at the University of Cologne and became director of its II. Physics Institute. In 2000, he moved to Munich where he became director of the Walther-Meißner-Institute of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BAdW), which is combined with a Chair position at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).