Matjaž finished his bachelor’s degree in physics at the University of Ljubljana. He then moved to Munich, Germany, where he completed his master’s degree at the LMU Munich. He remained in Munich to pursue his PhD in physics under the supervision of Prof. Fabian Grusdt, focusing on confined phases in lattice gauge theories coupled to matter.
His broad research interests are strongly correlated many-body systems and quantum simulation of such systems. He likes to solve physics problems using numerical simulations employing matrix-product states and developing effective theories of complex problems.
He joined the Rey group in the fall of 2024 as a postdoc. His main research focus at JILA is the theoretical study of the dynamics of doped, strongly interacting many-body systems, which can be simulated in optical experiments.
In his free time, he enjoys hiking and climbing.
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