Prof. Dr. Luis Santos

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsQuantum Optics,Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics, Laser Physics,Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
KeywordsAtom Optics, Bose-Einstein Condensation, Strongly-correlated atomic gases

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityHannover
InstitutionGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
InstituteInstitut für Theoretische Physik

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Maciej LewensteinInstitut für Theoretische Physik, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang ErtmerInstitut für Quantenoptik, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover
Start of initial sponsorship01/11/2001

Programme(s)

2001Sofja Kovalevskaja Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Dr. Luis Santos receives the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award for his outstanding research in theoretical nuclear physics and quantum optics and in particular in atom optics, theory of laser cooling and theory of ultracold atomic and moleular gases.