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Lightning on exoplanets: Benefits to learning physics outside the solar system

Taking physics teaching several light-years away from our own planet can help students understand that the laws of physics are universal.

Simon Caron-Huot receives Lars Kann-Rasmussen Prize

On the February 7th, former NBIA Asisstant Professor Simon Caron-Huot received this year's Lars Kann-Rasmussen Prize.

Aaron David Schneider

Bridging Atmospheres and Interiors: Exploring Exoplanetary Gas Giants Supervisor: Uffe Gråe Jørgensen

DIANA Quantum Centre inauguration at the Niels Bohr Institute

On January 11th, 2024, we celebrated the start of the initial cohort of 6 companies joining the Deep Tech Lab-Quantum Accelerator and introduced the DIANA Quantum Center and Test sites as part of the Danish quantum…

Award-winning researcher dreams of stellar explosions and strives for equity and inclusion in academia

She studies the giant explosions of dying stars and dreams of experiencing and extracting data from a supernova close to Earth. Professor Irene Tamborra from the Niels Bohr Institute also tirelessly promotes equity and…

Award-winning researcher dreams of stellar explosions and strives for equity and inclusion in academia

She studies the giant explosions of dying stars and dreams of experiencing and extracting data from a supernova close to Earth. Professor Irene Tamborra from the Niels Bohr Institute also tirelessly promotes equity and…

Alessia Platania and Apoorv Tiwari receive Villum Young Investigator grants

New Assistant Professor Alessia Platania joins NBIA with a Villum Young Investigator grant entitled "Non-perturbative strings, asymptotic safety, and the swampland". Alessia Platania is currently post-doctoral research…

Researchers aim to advance quantum sensing to transform disease diagnosis and prevention

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of DKK 150 million to establish the Copenhagen Center for Biomedical Quantum Sensing, under which an international research collaboration aims to develop novel quantum…

The quantum potential of point defects

Senior R&D Engineer at NQCP Jim Webb answers questions about his recent Villum Experiment project exploiting point defects and their quantum potential.

Quantum Hub Annual Meeting 2024 Program Launch

The UCPH Quantum Hub is ready with the program for this years Annual Meeting 2024. The Annual Meeting offers students and scientists alike to gain an insight into the latest quantum research at the University of…

Helle Kiilerich (1943-2024)

It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of Helle Kiilerich, and we extend our heartfelt sympathy to Helle's family. The world has lost a remarkable human being, who has left a lasting imprint on the…

Vasiliki Angelopoulou

Super- and Subradiance of Quantum Dots by Photon-Mediated Coupling Supervisor: Prof. Peter Lodahl

Anirudh Bhatnagar

Title: Probing Quantum-Gravity Decoherence in High-Energy Neutrinos from the Active Galaxy NGC 1068 Supervisor: Mauricio Bustamante

NBIA signs Memorandum of Understanding with APCTP in Korea

NBIA Director Poul H. Damgaard has signed an Agreement of Cooperation for three years with the Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP) in Pohang, Korea.

Patrik Isene Sund

Photonic Quantum Information Processing with Quantum Dot Single-Photon Sources Supervisor: Prof. Peter Lodahl

What even non-geniuses can still learn from Einstein 

Professor Richard Staley offers his insights on some of the defining qualities of Einstein that everyone can aspire to.

Ida Sternberg Holk

Title: Characterization of formaldehyde as molecular tracer in protostellar regions Supervisor: Jes Kristian Jørgensen

Linea Stausbøll Hedemark

Title: Tau Neutrino Appearance in the IceCube Upgrade Supervisor: David Jason Koskinen

Alexander Buhl

Title: Development and Testing of ASIC Based Readout and Control System for Large Silicon Photomultiplier Arrays Supervisors: Ian Bearden

Jade Omotoyosi Nina Brauns

Title: Investigating the dynamics of cusp bifurcations: A conceptual model for glacial-interglacial cycles Supervisor: Peter Ditlevsen

Jesper Larsen

Title: Automated Analysis and of Damped Lyman-alpha Systems Found in Spectra of Background Quasars Supervisor: Lise Bech Christensen

Moust Oskar William Holmes

Title: Inelasticity reconstruction for IceCube neutrino observatory upgrade Supervisor: David Jason Koskinen

Yannick Elias Heiser

Title: The role of grain size on ice properties and deformation Supervisors: Anders Svensson

Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen receives the Frontiers of Knowledge Award

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to five European pioneers who discovered the link between greenhouse gases and rising global temperatures enclosed within the polar ice. Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen from PICE at th…