Ronald Hanson | |
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Born | 20 November 1976 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Education | MSc degree in Applied Physics at the University of Groningen (1999), followed by a year in Japan
PhD degree at Delft University of Technology in 2005 with Leo Kouwenhoven Postdoc at the University of California in Santa Barbara with David Awschalom |
Awards | QIPC Young Investigator Award (2012)
Nicholas Kurti European Science prize (2012) KNAW Ammodo science award (2015) Huibregtsen Award for Excellence in Science and Society (2016) John Stewart Bell Prize (2017) Spinoza Prize (2019) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Quantum communication, quantum networks, condensed-matter physics, quantum information, quantum optics |
Ronald Hanson (born 20 November 1976) is a Dutch experimental physicist. He is best known for his work on the foundations and applications of quantum entanglement. He is Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Professor at the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology and scientific director of QuTech.[1] the Dutch Quantum Institute for quantum computing and quantum internet, founded by Delft University of Technology and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Research.