 Tony Heinz | Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics 2008 goes to Phaedon Avouris and Tony Heinz for their pioneering work on nanoscale carbon materials and carbon nanotubes This year's Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Phaedon Avouris and Tony Heinz for their pioneering work on the electrical and optical properties of nanoscale carbon materials including carbon nanotubes − from basic science to exciting applications. |
Future electronics and optoelectronics will be based on carbon nanostructures. Avouris and Heinz's studies of the electronic properties of nanotubes and graphene aim at developing a future nanoelectronic technology with devices that will be vastly more compact, fast and energy efficient than the current silicon-based devices. The optoelectronic studies aim at uniting and integrating this electronic technology with an optical technology based on the same materials. Their research will aid in the development of future high-speed electronics, communications systems, and sensors for diverse applications. Industries ranging from automobile, aviation, space and energy conversion/conservation to bionanotechnology and medicine are likely to benefit from their research.
| Phaedon Avouris received his B.Sc. degree from Aristotle University in Greece and was awarded his Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry at Michigan State University. He is currently an IBM Fellow and manager of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at IBM's Research Division at the Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. He has also been an adjunct professor at Columbia University and the University of Illinois. |  Phaedon Avouris |
The Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics recognizes researchers who have made an outstanding and innovative contribution to the fields of applied physics. It has been awarded annually since 1998 by the Editors-in-Chief of the Springer journals Applied Physics A – Materials Science & Processing and Applied Physics B – Lasers and Optics. ###
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Press contact: Joan Robinson, tel +49-6221-487-8130, joan.robinson@springer.com Background information: David Packer, david.packer@springer.com
The award was presented to Phaedon Avouris and Tony Heinz on 27 September 2008 at Harvard University, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, during the Julius Springer Forum on Applied Physics.
Contact: Joan Robinson joan.robinson@springer.com 49-622-148-78130 Springer
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