Prof. Dr. Mats Olof Persson

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsSurface Physics
Keywordssurface and nano science, density functional theory, inelastic electron tunnelling, excited electronic states, ultra thin films

Current contact address

CountryUnited Kingdom
CityLiverpool
InstitutionUniversity of Liverpool
InstituteSurface Science Research Centre

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Matthias SchefflerAbteilung Theorie, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz RiederInstitut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2004

Programme(s)

2004Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Mats Persson received the Humboldt Award for his many seminal contributions in the field of theoretical surface science, which range from vibrational spectroscopy of single molecules to physiosorption dynamics in the quantum regime and investigation of properties of artificially assembled nanostructures. Professor Persson will continue to work on modeling and simulation of atomic and molecular manipulation during his forthcoming stays in Germany at the Free University Berlin and the Fritz Haber Institute.