Prof. Dr. Anders R. Nilsson

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsSpectroscopy,Physical Chemistry at Surfaces,Surface Physics
Keywordsx-ray spectroscopy, electron spectroscopy

Current contact address

CountrySweden
CityStockholm
InstitutionStockholm University
InstituteDepartment of Physics

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Martin WolfInstitut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Wilfried WurthInstitut für Experimentalphysik, Bereich Teilchen- und Detektorphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2010

Programme(s)

2009Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Anders Nilsson is well known internationally for his outstanding achievements in surface chemistry and x-ray science. He has made key contributions to the understanding of the chemical bonding of molecules at surfaces, hydrogen storage and catalysis as well as to fundamental aspects of the properties of water, ice and aqueous solutions. Furthermore, he has also established x-ray emission spectroscopy as an extremely versatile tool to study surfaces, interfaces and liquids. During his stay in Germany he plans to implement time-resolved x-ray spectroscopy using free electron lasers for novel ultrafast studies of chemical dynamics. Professor Anders Nilsson is hosted by Professor Martin Wolf at the Fritz-Haber-Institut, Berlin, and Professor Wilfried Wurth at the University of Hamburg.