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Opening of POLIMA

1 June, the new Center of Excellence POLIMA - Center for Polariton-driven light-matter Interactions officially opened

By Louise Skovborg Just, , 6/1/2023

Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF) has granted N. Asger Mortensen and his research group a 6-year 60 mill. DKK grant to create a Center of Excellence focusing on Polariton-driven light-matter Interactions 

On 1 June 2023, the grant and the opening of POLIMA were celebrated at University of Southern Denmark with a symposium and reception. 

The symposium was opened by Jens Ringsmose (rector, University of Southern Denmark), Tine Brink Henriksen (board member,  Danish National Research Foundation) and Henrik Bindslev (dean, The Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark). All three speakers emphasized how the foundation of a DNRF Centers of Excellence is researchers performing ambitious, original, and internationally recognized research  combined with a a grant from DNRF that allows the centers a flexibility and freedom to create ground breaking results. 

Center Leader POLIMA
Photo Asger Mortensen

N. Asger Mortensen

...if you let the best people grapple with the problemsthey are passionate about, we set the stage for real scientific breakthroughs ...

the philosophy , Danish National Research Foundation

The initial talks were followed by a symposium with presentation from the POLIMA Advisory Board: 
  • Crossroads of Nanophotonics, Quantum and Machine Learning
    Alexandra Boltasseva (Purdue University, US)
  • Nanomaterials and Light for Sustainability and Societal Impact'
    Naomi Halas (Rice University, US)
  • From plasmon enhanced photoemission to SWIR imaging - the story of Trieye
    Uriel Levy (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
    Opening of POLIMA - Centre for Polariton-driven light-matter InteractionsOpening of POLIMA - Centre for Polariton-driven light-matter Interactions
    Opening of POLIMA - Centre for Polariton-driven light-matter Interactions

Opening of the POLIMA center of excellenceOpening of POLIMA - Centre for Polariton-driven light-matter Interactions

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Editing was completed: 01.06.2023