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JU physicist wins Alexander von Humboldt Research Award

JU physicist wins Alexander von Humboldt Research Award

Prof. Andrzej M. Oleś from the Jagiellonian University Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science was awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in recognition of his achievements in the field of theoretical physics of condensed matter.

According to the foundation’s website, the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award “is granted in recognition of a researcher's entire achievements to date to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future.” The award winners can come from different countries and represent different fields of study. They are invited to participate in a long-term research project at one of German research institutions.

Professor Andrzej M. Oleś is a world class expert in the field of electron correlation and quantum theory of magnetism. He has made important contributions to the theory of ferromagnetism in transition metals and the theory of electron states in molecules and high-temperature superconductors. Prof. Oleś co-authored the quantum theory of spin-orbit interactions and the so-called frustrated orbital intersctions in highly correlated transition metal oxides. He discovered spin-orbit quantum entanglement and predicted experimental consequences of this phenomenon. Consequently, his works have led to the discovery of new ordered phases and the spin-orbital liquid. They have also allowed to indentify the relation between the entanglement entropy and quantum phase transitions. His most important discoveries were made in collaboration with his colleagues from the Quantum Many-Body Theory Department in Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research.

The award winner has been the JU staff member since 1973. Since 2001 he has been a professor at the Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics of the JU Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science. He has authored over 400 research publications and over a dozen monograph chapters. His works have been cited over 6,600 times.  

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