Thomas Ebbesen | |
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 Thomas Ebbesen in 2021 | |
| Born | January 30, 1954 Oslo, Norway |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College, Pierre and Marie Curie University (PhD) |
| Known for | Extraordinary optical transmission |
| Spouse | Masako Hayashi-Ebbesen |
| Awards | 2014 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience 2019 CNRS Gold medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Strasbourg |
| Thesis | Photoréduction monoélectronique du méthyl viologène (1986) |
Thomas Ebbesen (born 30 January 1954) is a Franco-Norwegian physical chemist and professor at the University of Strasbourg in France, known for his pioneering work in nanoscience. He received the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience “for transformative contributions to the field of nano-optics that have broken long-held beliefs about the limitations of the resolution limits of optical microscopy and imaging”, together with Stefan Hell, and Sir John Pendry in 2014.