Claudia Felser receives Von Hippel Award and is Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher
 

November 22, 2024

Claudia Felser has been awarded the prestigious Von Hippel Award by the Materials Research Society. She is also, once again, listed as Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher. These recognitions are a testament to her ground-breaking contributions to the field of materials science, particularly in the area of topological quantum materials.
 

The Von Hippel Award, named after Arthur von Hippel, a pioneer in the study of dielectrics, semiconductors, ferromagnetics, and ferroelectrics, recognizes individuals who embody the qualities most prized by materials scientists and engineers: brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional scientific disciplines. Claudia Felser will receive the award during the MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit on December 4th, 2024 in Boston.

Claudia Felser has also been recognized as one of Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2024. This means that she has published multiple highly cited papers ranking in the top 1 % by citations in the field of physics. Thereby, she ranks in the top 0.1 % of researchers worldwide.

Claudia Felser's work has revolutionized our understanding of condensed matter, predicting and experimentally realizing new topological quantum materials with exceptional electronic, optical, and thermal properties, enabling advancements in quantum computing, energy conversion, and spintronics. Her research bridges theoretical predictions and experimental realization, focusing on materials whose electronic structures are governed by their topology. This work has led to the identification of materials with robust, symmetry-protected properties, such as Weyl and Dirac semimetals, as well as topological insulators. Her findings have transformed our understanding of quantum materials, revealing a treasure trove of phenomena rooted in symmetry and topology. Her research has far-reaching implications, connecting chirality as a quantum number to other chiral phenomena across different areas of science, including the asymmetry of matter and antimatter and the homochirality of life.

Claudia Felser's nomination for the Von Hippel Award and her status as Highly Cited Researcher, to which we warmly congratulate her, are well-deserved recognitions of her outstanding contributions to the solid-state physics and a testament to her impact and influence in the scientific community.

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