Markus Greiner
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Markus Greiner is a German
physicist
. He is the winner of the thesis award of the American Physical Society
2004 and of the William L. McMillan Award 2005 for outstanding contributions in condensed matter physics. He was named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow
He studied under the 2005 Nobel Laureate Theodor Hänsch at the Ludwig-Maximilians University and at the Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics, where he received his diploma in physics
. The diploma thesis was entitled ”Transport of magnetically trapped atoms: a simple approach to Bose-Einstein condensation”. He earned his PhD for his work on "Bose-Einstein condensates in three-dimensional optical lattices" at the same institution. He then moved to the United States and from 2003 - 2005 he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Joint Institute for Astrophysics (JILA) in Boulder, Colorado. There, he worked on the creation of a fermionic condensate
of ultracold atoms. Since 2005, he has been an Assistant Professor of Physics
at Harvard University
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
. He is the winner of the thesis award of the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
2004 and of the William L. McMillan Award 2005 for outstanding contributions in condensed matter physics. He was named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow
He studied under the 2005 Nobel Laureate Theodor Hänsch at the Ludwig-Maximilians University and at the Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics, where he received his diploma in physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
. The diploma thesis was entitled ”Transport of magnetically trapped atoms: a simple approach to Bose-Einstein condensation”. He earned his PhD for his work on "Bose-Einstein condensates in three-dimensional optical lattices" at the same institution. He then moved to the United States and from 2003 - 2005 he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Joint Institute for Astrophysics (JILA) in Boulder, Colorado. There, he worked on the creation of a fermionic condensate
Fermionic condensate
A fermionic condensate is a superfluid phase formed by fermionic particles at low temperatures. It is closely related to the Bose–Einstein condensate, a superfluid phase formed by bosonic atoms under similar conditions. Unlike the Bose–Einstein condensates, fermionic condensates are formed using...
of ultracold atoms. Since 2005, he has been an Assistant Professor of Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
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