The New Journal of Physics Editorial Board, the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) and the Institute of Physics (IOP) have selected Dr. Alejandro González Tudela, a young scientist in the Theory Division of Prof. Ignacio Cirac at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, as the winner of the New Journal of Physics Early Career Award for 2017. more

Dr. Jordi Tura i Brugués, a young scientist in the Theory Division of Prof. Ignacio Cirac at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (Garching near Munich), has been honoured with the UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) thesis prize. more

The Max-Planck medal is the most prestigious award of the German Physical Society (DPG) for outstanding performances in the area of theoretical physics. It is given once a year to a brilliant scientist who is following in the tracks of Max in the area of theoretical physics. It is given once a year to a brilliant scientist who is following in the tracks of Max Planck. more

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The Board of the “Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften” has elected Professor Ignacio Cirac, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching and Head of the Theory Division, a member in recognition of his “scientific achievements and personality”. Professor Ignacio Cirac is a worldwide renowned physicist in the field of quantum physics and quantum information theory. more

Dr. Hanieh Fattahi, a young physicist at the Laboratory for Attosecond Physics (LAP) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, has been chosen for the Max Planck Society’s Minerva Fast Track Programme. more

Dr. Christian Groß, a young research scientist working in the Quantum Many-Body Systems Division of Professor Immanuel Bloch at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (Garching near Munich), has been selected by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG as one of the recipients of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize 2017. more