George Grüner

Experimental Condensed Matter

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Professional Preparation:

• Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest 1961 - 1966
• Doctor of Sciences, Budapest 1972
• Ph.D., Hungarian Acad. of Science, 1977

Biography

Research Interest:

• Experimental condensed matter physics, with focus on the electron states of matter.
• Chemical and bio-interactions with nano-structured ßdevices.
  Novel active electronic devices.

Appointments:

• Chief Scientist, Nanomix Inc 2001-2004
• Professor of Physics, University of California Los Angeles 1980-present
• Visiting Professor, University of Stuttgart 2000
• Visiting Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 1998
• Visiting Professor, University of Augsburg 1997
• Visiting Professor, E T H, Zürich 1989
• Visiting Scientist, Max Planck Institute, Stuttgart 1984
• Visiting Scientist, CENG Grenoble 1978(Sept-Dec)
• Visiting Scientist, University of Groningen 1977(Sept-Dec)
• Visiting Professor, University di Genoa 1974(Sept-Dec)
• Visiting Scientist, Imperial College London 1972-73
• Research Scientist, Central Research Institute for Physics 1966-79

Awards:

• Technology Pioneer, World economic forum 2003
• Highly Cited Scientist (Rank 142 in physics) 2003
• Guggenheim Fellow 1998
• Honorary Professor Technical University of Budapest 1992
• Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1990
• Fellow of the American Physical Society 1988
• Alexander von Humboldt Senior American Scientist Award 1984

Professional Activities (past and present):

• Consultant:
  IBM Corporation
  Exxon Research Corporation
  INCOR Advisory Panel, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  Technical Advisory Board, Superconductor Technologies, Inc
  MTT Technical Committee
  ICAM Steering Committee, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Publications:

View Prof. Grüner's publications list.

• 370 research articles
• 20 review papers
• 2 books