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Researchers unravel process for the formation of rainstorms

Violent thunderstorms can often cause torrential rain, which poses a threat for both humans and the infrastructure. Until now such extreme weather phenomena have been very poorly understood.

Samuel Stokholm Baxter

The Search for Right Handed Neutrinos using the SHiP Experiment Supervisor: Stefania Xella

Kasper Elm Heintz

Exploring New Methods of Selecting Quasars Supervisor:Johan P. U. Fynbo

Scientist Holger Bech Nielsen turns 75

Denmark’s most famous and beloved physicist Holger Bech Nielsen turns 75 on the 25th of August. Holger Bech Nielsen is professor of theoretical high-energy physics, which is the study of the basic structure and…

Star and planetary scientists get millions of hours on EU supercomputers

The universe is full of mysteries. Mysteries that cannot be solved by observation alone, but researchers can examine them using modelling. However, this requires enormous processing power and is very expensive.

Stavros Kitsios

Evaluation of the Muon Combinatorial Background at SHoP Experiment Supervisor: Stefania Xella

The long hunted sterile neutrino cannot be traced

Some of the most abundant particles in the universe are the so-called ghost particles, neutrinos, which travel through virtually anything on their journey through the universe. Researchers have identified three types…

Eva Brottmann Hansen

Early Atmospheric Muon Rejection with IceCube-PINGU Supervisor: Jason Koskinen

Adam Mielke

Exact Zero Modes in Coupled Chirac Systems Supervisor: Kim Splittorff

Optical magnetic field sensor can detect signals from the nervous system

The human body is controlled by electrical impulses in, for example, the brain, the heart and nervous system. These electrical signals create tiny magnetic fields, which can be used to diagnose various diseases.

Johanne Kristine Bork Øelund

Eddy fluxes in the Norwegian Current Supervisor: Markus Jochum

Sigrid Skovbo Adsersen

An Iodine Based Thermal Optical Frequency Reference using NICE-OHMS Detection Supervisor: Jan W. Thomsen

Corentin Reutenauer

Measuring the triple O2 isotopic composition of air trapped in ice cores and quantifying the causes of δ18Oatm millennial scale variations Academic advisor: Thomas Blunier

Warning from the past: Future global warming could be even warmer

Future global warming will not only depend on the amount of emissions from man-made greenhouse gasses, but will also depend on the sensitivity of the climate system and response to feedback mechanisms.

Congratulations to Rasmus Anker Pedersen

Congratulations to Rasmus Anker Pedersen at Centre for Ice and Climate who succesfully defended his PhD thesis on Monday, June 20, 2016 and obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Jan W. Thomsen receives the award Teacher of the Year, SCIENCE 2016

“Jan W. Thomsen captivates the physics students when he takes them into the world of quantum optics and with his great enthusiasm and energetic demeanour he manages to create a learning atmosphere where students can…

Congratulations to Anne-Katrine Faber

Congratulations to Anne-Katrine Faber who succesfully defended her PhD thesis at Centre for Ice and Climate on June 2nd., 2016 and obtained the degree of Doctor of Philisophy.

Site on Mars named after Mars researcher Jens Martin Knudsen

The Danish Mars researcher Jens Martin Knudsen has had an area on Mars named after him. The site has been named Knudsen Ridge and has a very beautiful location by Endeavour Crater near the equator.

Albert Schliesser appointed professor of optical quantum physics

Albert Schliesser is a young top researcher who received his PhD in 2009 and now – only seven years later, has been appointed professor. Albert Schliesser works with quantum physics at the Niels Bohr Institute at the…

Older people should have better food: Malnutrition costs billions

Every second older person loses weight unintentionally when living in a nursing home or during hospitalization, and 20% of frail, dependent older people weigh too little. This reduces the quality of life for older peopl…

Quantum photonic researchers start new company, Sparrow Quantum

Researchers in the research group Quantum Photonics at the Niels Bohr Institute have formed a new company, Sparrow Quantum, which will produce photonic chips that could be used for quantum technology based on light.

William H. P. Nielsen

antum Cavity Optomechanics with Phononic Bandgap Shielded Silicon Nitride Membranes Principal supervisor: Prof. Eugene S. Polzik

Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz receives Niels Bohr Professorship

Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA, will be a Niels Bohr Professor at Dark Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of…

Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz receives Niels Bohr Professorship for exploring the universe

Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA, will be a Niels Bohr Professor at Dark Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of…