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| Tobias B. Schöning | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tobias B. Schöning |
| Occupation | Physicist, Academic, Researcher |
| Birth place | Germany |
| Fields | High-energy physics, Particle detectors, Astroparticle physics |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn, RWTH Aachen University |
| Workplaces | University of Bonn, CERN, DESY |
Tobias B. Schöning is a German physicist and academic known for contributions to high-energy physics, particle detector development, and astroparticle experiments. He has held positions at major European research institutions and participated in collaborations associated with the Large Hadron Collider, IceCube Neutrino Observatory, and experiments at DESY. Schöning's work bridges experimental instrumentation, data analysis, and interdisciplinary projects linking particle physics with atmospheric and space-based observations.
Schöning was born in Germany and pursued undergraduate and doctoral studies at the University of Bonn and RWTH Aachen University, receiving training in experimental techniques relevant to the CERN program and the DESY laboratory. During his formative years he engaged with research groups associated with the Large Electron–Positron Collider legacy and the evolving Large Hadron Collider experiments, collaborating with teams from the European Organization for Nuclear Research and academic units across Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. His doctoral work situated him within networks that included researchers from the Max Planck Society and the German Research Foundation-funded consortia.
Schöning's academic career includes appointments and visiting positions at the University of Bonn, CERN, and DESY, with collaborations extending to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, RWTH Aachen University, and international groups at the University of Chicago and Columbia University. His research has focused on detector technologies for experiments at the Large Hadron Collider and on instrumentation for astroparticle observatories such as the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and Pierre Auger Observatory. He has contributed to studies in particle tracking, timing systems, and calorimetry relevant to upgrades for the ATLAS and CMS experiments, while engaging with neutrino detection efforts linked to KM3NeT and radio-detection arrays related to the ANITA program.
Schöning has led projects integrating silicon photomultipliers, fast electronics, and data acquisition frameworks developed in collaboration with groups at CERN, DESY, and the European Space Agency. His interdisciplinary initiatives have connected particle detector expertise with atmospheric physics teams at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and satellite instrument groups at the European Southern Observatory, enabling cross-cutting studies that relate cosmic-ray air showers to satellite observations and ground-based telescope campaigns.
Schöning's publication record includes articles in leading journals and conference proceedings associated with the ICHEP, the European Physical Journal C, Physical Review D, and proceedings of the International Cosmic Ray Conference. He has coauthored technical design reports for upgrades to the ATLAS detector and contributed to white papers for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider program and upgrade planning for IceCube-Gen2. Notable collaborative works involve simulation studies connecting particle interactions modeled with GEANT4 to detector response characterizations used by the CMS collaboration and by instrumentation teams at DESY.
His contributions extend to methodological papers on time-of-flight systems, silicon sensor characterization, and array calibration techniques cited by groups at the Pierre Auger Observatory, KM3NeT, and projects partnering with the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Schöning's involvement in multi-author landmark publications spans measurements performed at the Large Hadron Collider, neutrino searches featuring the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, and instrumentation reports for radio and optical detection arrays referenced by the Astroparticle Physics community.
Throughout his career, Schöning has received recognition from institutions and scientific bodies tied to European and international physics communities, including fellowships and competitive grants from the DESY fellowship program, support from the German Research Foundation, and awards linked to collaborative projects with the European Organization for Nuclear Research. He has been acknowledged in working groups for contributions to upgrade roadmaps for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider and has held invited roles at flagship meetings such as ICHEP and the European Physical Society conferences. His instrumentation leadership earned commendations in technical reviews conducted by panels including representatives from the Max Planck Society and national funding agencies across Europe.
Schöning is active in collaborations and consortia such as the ATLAS and CMS upgrade task forces, the IceCube Collaboration, and instrumentation networks involving DESY and the European Space Agency. He has served on program committees for the International Cosmic Ray Conference and on advisory boards organized by the German Research Foundation and the European Research Council panels addressing detector R&D priorities. His service record includes mentoring graduate students and postdoctoral researchers affiliated with the University of Bonn, coordinating multi-institution experimental campaigns with partners at RWTH Aachen University and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and representing instrumentation consortia at coordination meetings with officials from CERN and the European Commission.
Category:German physicists Category:Experimental physicists Category:Particle physicists