The Austrian Association of Science and Education Journalists named quantum physicist Francesca Ferlaino Scientist of the Year. Born in Italy, she has been conducting research at the Department of Experimental Physics at the University of Innsbruck since 2006 and has been Scientific Director at IQOQI Innsbruck since 2014.
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The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) – a central institution of the Ministry of Science – has awarded Peter Zoller a visiting professorship, known as a JAE Chair. As part of this collaboration, the theoretical physicist will work with colleagues at the CSIC-Instituto De Física Fundamental on a project focusing on quantum technologies.
The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) has approved a new special research area on quantum systems of neutral atoms. Research groups led by Hannes Bernien, Francesca Ferlaino, and Hannes Pichler from IQOQI Innsbruck are participating in this project. The FWF will fund the new research network with approximately €4 million over a period of four years.
Every year, the data company Clarivate publishes a list of the most cited—and therefore most influential—scientists. The latest list, published on Wednesday, includes 6,868 “Highly Cited Researchers” from 60 countries—3 of whom are from IQOQI Innsbruck: Rainer Blatt, Hannes Pichler, and Peter Zoller.