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Ferenc Krausz
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Ferenc Krausz is an Austrian and Hungarian physicist and university teacher. Born in Mór in 1962, he holds a Doctor of Philosophy and habilitation. His academic career includes positions at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, TU Wien, the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, and the University of Hong Kong. He has worked in Vienna, Munich, Garching bei München, and Hong Kong. Krausz is a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and the Russian Academy of Sciences.
His field of work is attophysics. He has received the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Wolf Prize in Physics, the Clarivate Citation Laureates, and the Otto Hahn Prize. Krausz speaks German, English, and Hungarian. He has two children.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1962-05-17 ) 17 May 1962 (age 64) , Mór , Hungarian People's Republic
- Education
- Eötvös Loránd University ( BSc ) Budapest University of Technology and Economics ( MSc ) Vienna University of Technology ( MSc , PhD , Dr. habil. )
- Known for
- First attosecond light source
- Awards
- Wolf Prize in Physics (2022), BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2022), Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
- Fields
- Attosecond physics
- Institutions
- Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics LMU Munich The University of Hong Kong
- Thesis
- Erzeugung ultrakurzer Lichtimpulse in Neodymium-Glaslasern (1991)
- Doctoral advisor
- Arnold Schmidt [ de ]
- Website
- https://attoworld.de/
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physics2023
“for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ferenc
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Mór
- Occupation
- electrical engineer
- Employer
- University of Hong Kong
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- habilitation
- Field of work
- attophysics
- Image
- Ferenc Krausz (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Hong Kong
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- date of birth
- 1962-05-17
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- Ferenc Krausz
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Encyclopedic overview
Ferenc Krausz (born 17 May 1962) is a Hungarian physicist working in attosecond science. He was a director at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and a professor of experimental physics at LMU Munich in Germany. His research team generated and measured the first attosecond light pulse and used it for capturing electrons' motion inside atoms, marking the birth of attophysics. In 2023, jointly with Pierre Agostini and Anne L'Huillier, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Since November 2025, he has been Chair Professor at Department of Physics in The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Academic career
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