Dr. Wimmer is a condensed matter theorist, with a main focus on what I would call consisely “hybrid nanosystems”. Quantum effects in nanostructures comprised of different materials can give rise to a whole new spectrum of fascinating physics, such as topological materials, non-Abelian anyons, or may have a potential technological impact.

Dr. Wimmer contributes to the simulation of Kitaev chains. Over the years, he has made several contributions to the field of topological superconductivity, and his group has recently developed models for QDs coupled by Andreev bound states, and shown how these systems can be tuned to the topological regime.