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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Theoretical Physics,Astronomy |
| Keywords | classical and quantum gravity, quantum fields in curved space-times |
Current contact address
| Country | Canada |
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| City | Vancouver |
| Institution | University of British Columbia |
| Institute | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Ralf Schützhold | Fakultät für Physik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/01/2017 |
Programme(s)
| 2016 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Unruh is a leading international authority in the field of quantum physics and gravity. He predicted that an accelerated observer would perceive the vacuum as a thermal bath, a phenomenon which has come to be referred to as the “Unruh effect”. During his stay in Germany, he studies how effects occurring near black holes can be mimicked in the laboratory. |