Topic: Physics & Materials Science
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Three Uni.lu professors on the Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list
Learn moreThree professors at University of Luxembourg, Michael Heneka, Alexandre Tkatchenko and Paul Wilmes, have been selected on the Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list by Clarivate. A distinction that places them in the top 1% of researchers worldwide, as their highly cited papers rank in the top 1% by citations for their fields and publication year.
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“I see myself as the captain of a boat embarking on uncharted territory”
Learn moreIn the sixth and final video of the “Women in Science 2024” campaign, Aurélia Chenu brings up her fascination for the world of quantum physics, her inspirations and how she perceives her roles as professor, team leader and mother.
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Three Uni.lu professors on the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list
Learn moreProf. Michael Heneka, Prof. Alexandre Tkatchenko and Prof. Paul Wilmes have been selected on the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list by Clarivate, for “demonstrating significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research”.
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A revolution in crystal structure prediction of pharmaceutical drugs
Learn morePhysicists from the University of Luxembourg together with experts from Avant-garde Materials Simulation (AMS) and seven pharmaceutical companies have redefined the state-of-the-art in modeling and predicting the free energy of crystals. Their work, recently published in Nature, shows that crystal form stability under real-world temperature and humidity conditions can be reliably and affordably predicted through…
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Pride and joy as University researchers collect two FNR Awards
Learn moreOn 19 October 2023, two young University researchers, Dr. Emmanuele Penocchio and Dr. Dominique Santana, collected an award at the annual FNR Awards Ceremony organised by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR).
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Towards computational design of molecules with desired properties
Learn moreProf. Alexandre Tkatchenko and his research team at the University of Luxembourg in collaboration with Cornell University and the Argonne National Laboratory have introduced a novel “freedom of design” principle in the chemical compound space (CCS) – the unfathomably vast space populated by all possible atomic compositions and their geometries. The team then showed that…
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Rolf Tarrach Prize 2023 for physicist Dr Emanuele Penocchio
Learn moreThe Association “Amis de l’Université” conferred to Dr Emanuele Penocchio the best doctoral thesis award 2023 of the University of Luxembourg for his tremendous work on “Thermodynamics of chemical engines: A chemical reaction network approach”. More than 70 participants from academia and industry attended the ceremony on 12 July 2023 at the Chamber of Commerce…