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bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad
In its "moves & milestones" section, bridges presents career steps and other outstanding events in the professional lives of Austrian scientists and scholars in the US and Canada. 
Peter Zollerresearch director, Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, and professor, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, was recently elected a foreign associate by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). NAS elects the scientists on the basis of their "distinguished and continuing achievements in original research." The organization has approximately 2,100 members and 380 foreign associates and being elected into its ranks is one of the highest scientific honors. Zoller had previously been awarded the Max Planck Medal 2005 and the Dirac Medal 2006 and is also a Foreign Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
More information about Peter Zoller and his research can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zoller with the corresponding NAS press release being available at http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=04292008 .
Gregor Weihsis moving back to Austria in July to take on a full professor position at the Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck. Weihs had previously worked at the University of Vienna, Stanford University, and Tokyo University before becoming head of the Photonic Entanglement Group at the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo. Please visit http://www.iqc.ca/~gweihs/ for more information about Gregor Weihs. Access to the full article is free, but requires you to register. Registration is simple and quick – all we need is your name and a valid e-mail address. We appreciate your interest in bridges. |
