Honors & Awards

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28 Oct 2022 / People, Info

Maria Longobardi elected American Physical Society Fellow for 2022

We are very pleased to announce that NCCR SPIN’s scientific coordinator, Maria Longobardi, was named fellow of the American Physical Society for 2022.

07 Sep 2022 / People, Info

Nadine Leisgang and Thomas Karg win SPS Awards for their PhD theses

The Swiss Physical Society (SPS) awards prizes to young physicists for outstanding research in the early stages of their careers. In 2022, two former PhD students of the Department of Physics and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute have…

01 May 2022 / People

Prof. Stefan Goedecker: Promotion to Full Professor

The Department of Physics congratulates Prof. Stefan Goedecker to his promotion to Full Professor as of 1st Mai 2022.

01 Feb 2022 / People, Other

Prof. Richard Warburton received the prestigious Nevill Mott Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics.

Prof. Richard Warburton received the prestigious Nevill Mott Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics. The prize recognizes his pioneering work in semiconductor quantum dots and solid-state quantum optics, ...

01 Feb 2022 / People, Other

Prof. em. Friedrich-Karl Thielemann was awarded an honorary membership of the Swiss Physical Society

Prof. em. Friedrich-Karl Thielemann was awarded an honorary membership of the Swiss Physical Society at the joint annual meeting of the Swiss and Austrian Physical Societies in Innsbruck. The award recognizes Prof. Thielemann’s outstanding…

25 Aug 2021 / News, Research, People, Info

Appointment of Andrea Hofmann as assistant professor (Tenure Track)

The University of Basel has appointed Dr. Andrea Hofmann as assistant professors with tenure track.

06 Jul 2021 / News, Research, Studies, Doctorate/PhD, People

Thomas Karg wins Swiss Nanotechnology PhD Award

The Swiss Nanotechnology PhD Award is given by the Swiss Micro‐ and Nanotechnology Network for excellent scientific first‐author publications in the field of Nanotechnology and Nanoscience published by PhD students. Thomas Karg received the…

01 Oct 2020 / People, Other

Christoph Klöffel was awarded the venia docendi for theoretical physics.

Christoph Klöffel successfully finished his habilitation and was awarded the venia docendi for theoretical physics. He now holds the title “Privatdozent” and received the authorization to teach at the Department of Physics in Basel.…

22 Sep 2020 / Research, People

Friedrich-Karl Thielemann receives renowned astronomy award

Friedrich-Karl Thielemann, professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the University of Basel, receives the Karl Schwarzschild Medal 2020. With this award, the German Astronomical Society honors his research at the interface between…

28 Aug 2020 / Research, People

Prof. Ilaria Zardo: promotion to Associate Professor

The Department of Physics congratulates Prof. Ilaria Zardo on her promotion to Associate Professor as of 1st August 2020.