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They have each distinguished themselves in their respective fields, including Professor Albert Schliesser from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH).<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">Award recipients<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Albert Schliesser, the following researchers were honoured with the 2025 EliteForsk Prize:<\/p>\n<p>Andreas Hougaard Laustsen-Kiel, Technical University of Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Cecilia Ramlau-Hansen, Aarhus University<\/p>\n<p>Ingvild Bode, University of Southern Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Morten Mattrup, Aalborg University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The prize recognises young researchers of international excellence and is awarded to those who make an extraordinary contribution to strengthening Danish research.<\/p>\n<p>Albert Schliesser does quantum physics research, focussing on quantum phenomena in mechanical systems like ultra-thin membranes.<\/p>\n<p>These membranes can be used as ultra-sensitive sensors while contributing at the same time to the understanding of fundamental quantum phenomena.<\/p>\n<h3>Shower of awards<\/h3>\n<p>The EliteForsk Prize is awarded annually by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science to five researchers under the age of 45 who have distinguished themselves on an international level. Each prize is worth DKK 1.2 million, with DKK 200,000 of this being a personal award, and DKK 1 million earmarked for research activities.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Higher Education and Science Christina Egelund presented this year\u2019s awards together with Queen Mary at the Royal Library in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThis year\u2019s recipients of the EliteForsk Prize are characterized by them being driven by a thirst for knowledge, a curiosity, and a burning desire to discover something new,\u00ab said the minister <a href=\"https:\/\/via.ritzau.dk\/pressemeddelelse\/14278680\/hm-dronningen-og-uddannelses-og-forskningsministeren-hylder-topforskere?publisherId=2869389&amp;lang=da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the main prizes, 17 talented PhD students were given recognition, each getting an DKK 200,000 EliteForsk travel scholarship. The scholarship is intended to support extended stays in the world\u2019s leading research environments.<br \/>\n<!-- end of module 1 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albert Schliesser from the Niels Bohr Institute gets the prestigious award for research into quantum phenomena.<br \/>\nHe is one of five young researchers who are honoured for strengthening Danish-based research at an international level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":173959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-174036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science","expression-news_article"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UCPH scientist among five recipients of top Danish research award<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/ucph-scientist-among-five-recipients-of-top-danish-research-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UCPH scientist among five recipients of top Danish research award\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Albert Schliesser from the Niels Bohr Institute gets the prestigious award for research into quantum phenomena. 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They have each distinguished themselves in their respective fields, including Professor Albert Schliesser from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH).<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">Award recipients<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Albert Schliesser, the following researchers were honoured with the 2025 EliteForsk Prize:<\/p>\n<p>Andreas Hougaard Laustsen-Kiel, Technical University of Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Cecilia Ramlau-Hansen, Aarhus University<\/p>\n<p>Ingvild Bode, University of Southern Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Morten Mattrup, Aalborg University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The prize recognises young researchers of international excellence and is awarded to those who make an extraordinary contribution to strengthening Danish research.<\/p>\n<p>Albert Schliesser does quantum physics research, focussing on quantum phenomena in mechanical systems like ultra-thin membranes.<\/p>\n<p>These membranes can be used as ultra-sensitive sensors while contributing at the same time to the understanding of fundamental quantum phenomena.<\/p>\n<h3>Shower of awards<\/h3>\n<p>The EliteForsk Prize is awarded annually by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science to five researchers under the age of 45 who have distinguished themselves on an international level. Each prize is worth DKK 1.2 million, with DKK 200,000 of this being a personal award, and DKK 1 million earmarked for research activities.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Higher Education and Science Christina Egelund presented this year\u2019s awards together with Queen Mary at the Royal Library in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThis year\u2019s recipients of the EliteForsk Prize are characterized by them being driven by a thirst for knowledge, a curiosity, and a burning desire to discover something new,\u00ab said the minister <a href=\"https:\/\/via.ritzau.dk\/pressemeddelelse\/14278680\/hm-dronningen-og-uddannelses-og-forskningsministeren-hylder-topforskere?publisherId=2869389&amp;lang=da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the main prizes, 17 talented PhD students were given recognition, each getting an DKK 200,000 EliteForsk travel scholarship. 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