Henrik Rønnow promoted to Full Professor

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© 2022 EPFL

At its meeting of 13-14 July 2022, the ETH Board has promoted Prof. Henrik M. Rønnow to Full Professor at the Institute of Physics (IPHYS).

© 2022 EPFL
Professor Henrik M. Rønnow, currently Associate Professor and Head of the Institute of Physics at EPFL, has been promoted as Full Professor of Physics in the School of Basic Sciences (SB).
Henrik Rønnow investigates low-dimensional quantum systems. He has not only contributed to fundamental advances in the field of quantum magnetism, resulting in an impressive list of publications in leading journals, but has also developed innovative concepts for neutron scattering instrumentation. He has won a number of awards, including an ERC Starting Grant in 2010 and an ERC Synergy Grant in 2018. Since April 2021 he has been head of the Physics Institute at EPFL. His appointment will help strengthen EPFL and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI).