Prof. Dr. Uzi Landman

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietTheoretische Physik der Kondensierten Materie
Keywordscomputational physics, nanoscience, cluster & nanocrystals, nanofluidics, nanocatalysis

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtAtlanta
Universität/InstitutionGeorgia Institute of Technology
Institut/AbteilungSchool of Physics

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Ulrich HeizLehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität München, Garching
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.04.2012

Programm(e)

2008Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Prof. Landman has pioneered theoretical investigations and made groundbreaking discoveries about the fundamental origins underlying the emerging novel behavior of materials at the nanometer scale. Widely known for his trademark phrase "small is different," he established principles and methodologies that guided the growth of nanoscience to become the broad burgeoning field of scientific and technological pursuit that it is today. During his stay in Germany he would like to focus on two frontier directions in nanoscience: Nanocatalysis and certain aspects of superconducting nanostructures.