With quantum transitions to success

When scientists developed the first transistor, they counted probably hardly on the fact that 65 years would conquer later mobile devices such as Smartphones the everyday life of millions of humans. Just as rapidly as the information technology the quantum sciences develop for some time. One, which recognized the potential of this research range from the outset, is the winner of this year of the max R�ssler price. Andreas Wallraff of the laboratory for solid-state physics of the ETH Zurich already discovered his passion for quantum physics during his study time at imperially the college OF Science and Technology in London and connected her already early with its private enthusiasm for information technology. Today the 40-j�hrige professor leads its own laboratory, into which it builds systems quantum-mechanical with its group, which are to be used to the data processing. For example they develop electronic circuits and combine them with highly developed Messapparaturen, approximately with cryogenic engineering. In particularly cooling equipments manufactured for it they cool the systems on very low temperatures close to the absolute zero and can under these conditions their quantum-mechanical function test. It concerns primarily research at structures within the microscopic range, which are manufactured in the pure area. Still the research is in the explorativen phase, in which the scientists ask themselves again and again, which technology the most suitable probably is, in order to build interesting quantum-mechanical machines or electronic circuits. Research field creates large expectations expectations to this recent research field is large and from it profited also nevertheless Andreas Wallraff. With 200 � 000 Swiss a research phase coined/shaped by success crowns franc endowed max R�ssler price. Already 2009 received Wallraff with the Grant of the European Research Council (ERC Grant) of 1.9 million euro a prestigious honor. The max R�ssler price is for the young professor an enormous acknowledgment of its work and the achievement of its research group: We exerted ourselves in the last five years extremely for the fact that our laboratory comes here to the ETH on good feet and that we can make kompetitive research, explain it. Since the max R�ssler price is not bound to a certain project, Wallraff would like to use the price sum, in order to strengthen the co-operation in its team and to promote also recent talents. It will invest a part of the money in measures for the development of its in the last years group grown strongly. In addition it would like to make talented master-studying possible from in and foreign country a stay in its laboratory at the ETH Zurich. Visionaries form of the promotion of young people the max R�ssler price is for the ETH Zurich a vision�res and long-term promotion instrument to make around talentierten young researching free and creative working possible, explains professor Roland victory-waited, vice-president for research and trade relations of the ETH Zurich. Besides the quantum sciences form a strategic emphasis of the ETH Zurich, them in the next years purposefully also with private promotions to develop want. The means are to come at the beginning of the scientific career of a professor to carrying and to obtain so the largest lever force. The max R�ssler price is reserved from there for the honor of young ETH Professorinnen and professors, which began recently a permanent Professur. The max R�ssler price is made possible for Zurich Foundation in the height by a Donation of Dr. Max R�ssler to the ETH of 10 millions francs and assigned since 2009. The ETH mathematician max of R�ssler attained a doctorate justified its commitment with the meaning of a qualitatively high-standing research and teachings: I want to invest my money, where something new is created. My goal is to make progress with the research and increase the knowledge. In addition Switzerland is more than ever dependent on well trained and innovative engineers, mathematicians and scientists. Winner inside and winners of the school line of the ETH Zurich are selected. Source: ETH Zurich

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