A scientist awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics is to give a lecture in Belfast on the research that landed him the honour.
Professor Ferenc Krausz was one of three scientists jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics earlier this month.
Along with Pierre Agostini and Anne L'Huillier, Professor Krausz conducted research into how electrons within atoms react during an infinitely small amount of time known as an 'attosecond', which is one billionth of one billionth of a second.
The trio used light pulses lasting attoseconds to study electrons and look for new insights into how they behave.
It is hoped the research will lead to advances in both electronics and in diagnosing diseases.
The scientists will officially receive the Nobel Prize in Stockholm, Sweden in December.
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— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 3, 2023
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPrize in Physics to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter.” pic.twitter.com/6sPjl1FFzv
Hungarian-born Professor Krausz is Director of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Professor of Experimental Physics-Laser Physics at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany.
He will discuss his Nobel Prize-winning research at Queen's University Belfast on November 4, following an invitation from the head of QUB's School of Maths and Physics, Professor Mauro Paternostro.
“We are tremendously excited to host Prof Krausz, and so soon after his award was announced," Professor Paternostro said.
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“The school has a long tradition of seminal contributions to ultrafast atomic physics, both theoretically and experimentally. Having Prof Krausz as the next Larmor speaker is an amazing opportunity to celebrate the progress that the atomic-physics community has made in harnessing the fundamental processes that rule the interaction of light with matter."
He added: “We are working with Prof Krausz to also arrange a masterclass so that early-career researchers and research students can be exposed to a world-calibre scientist and be inspired by his achievement.”