Quantum Physics
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel award for Prof. Kevrekidis
14 December 2015
Professor Panagiotis Kevrekidis (University of Amherst, Massachusetts) has been awarded the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation for his outstanding research in nonlinear science including optics, ultracold quantum matter and granular materials. Within the award he will spend an extended research visit in 2016 on a long-term research project with Professor Peter Schmelcher at the Center for Optical Quantum Technologies (ZOQ) of the Department of Physics. The aim of the investigations is to develop a deep understanding of the nonlinear excitations occuring in Bose-Einstein condensates as applied to the dynamical processing of macroscopic matter waves in matter wave optics. Symbiotic excitations of mixtures of quantum gases are a research focus at ZOQ and the expertise
of Professor Kevrekidis will be of great value for the collaborations in order to push the frontiers of this highly topical research area. During his visit in August and September 2016 Professor Kevrekidis would be happy to closely interact with many colleagues from theoretical and experimental physics.