Ferenc Krausz receives prestigious Hungarian awards

The awards recognise the MPQ Director’s pioneering contributions to attosecond physics and ultrafast science

Ferenc Krausz, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Professor at LMU Munich, has been awarded the Széchenyi Prize, the highest state distinction for scientific achievement in Hungary, and the Jedlik Ányos Prize, recognising his pioneering contributions to ultrafast and attosecond science.

On the occasion of Hungary’s national holiday on 15 March, Ferenc Krausz was awarded the Széchenyi Prize, the highest state distinction for scientific achievement in Hungary. The prize honours his groundbreaking work in attosecond physics – a field he helped to establish – which enables the observation and control of electron dynamics on their natural timescale. The award ceremony took place in the Hungarian Parliament in the presence of President Tamás Sulyok, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Speaker of the National Assembly László Kövér.

Earlier in the month, Krausz also received the Jedlik Ányos Prize from the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office for outstanding inventive achievements. The award ceremony was held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, where the prize was accepted on his behalf by Péter Dombi.

The Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics congratulates Ferenc Krausz on these distinguished recognitions.