Laureates of the Japan Prize
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Prof. Dr. Peter Grünberg
- Nationality:
Germany
- Date of Birth:
18 March 1939
Outline of Achievements
The 2007 Japan Prize
Major Honors
| 1994 |
The American Physical Society International Prize for New Materials, together with A. Fert and S.S.P. Parkin |
| 1994 |
IUPAP Magnetism Award, together with A. Fert |
| 1996 |
Technologiepreis des Vereins der Freunde und Foerderer des Forschungszentrums Julich |
| 1997 |
The European Physical Society-Hewlett Packard Prize together with A. Fert and S.S.P. Parkin |
| 1998 |
The German Prize of the President of the German Federal Republic for Innovation and Advancement of Ttechnology |
| 2004 |
"Manfred-von-Ardenne Prize for Applied Physics by the European Society of Thin Films |
| 2006 |
"European Inventor of the Year 2006 in the category Universities and Research Institutions" European Patent Office |
| 2007 |
"Stern- Gerlach-Medal" of the German Physical Society |
Members
| 2003 |
External member of the "Max-Planck-Institut fur Mikrostrukturphysik" in Halle/Saale, Germany |
Academic Degrees
| 1966 |
Diploma in Physics, Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany |
| 1969 |
Ph. D in Physics, Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany |
| 1984 |
Habilitation, Universitat zu Koln, Germany |
Professional Career
| 1969-1972 |
Postdoctoral fellow at Carleton University，Ottawa Canada |
| 1972 |
Research scientist，IFF-Forschungszentrum Julich Germany |
| 1984 |
Habilitation and lecturer, Universitat zu Koln, Germany |
| 1984-1985 |
Visiting scientist, Argonne National Laboratories, USA |
| 1988 |
Visiting professor, JRCAT, Tsukuba Research Center，Japan |
| 1998 |
Visiting professor, IMR, Tohoku University，Sendai, Japan |
Title
- The Research Center of Solid State Physics
Major Publications
- P. Grünberg, R. Schreiber, Y. Pang, M.B. Brodsky and H. Sowers "Layered Magnetic Structures: Evidence for Antiferromagnetic Coupling of Fe Layers across Cr Interlayers", Physical Review Letters 57, 2442-2445 (1986)
- G. Binasch, P. Grünberg, F. Saurenbach, and W. Zinn "Enhanced magnetoresistance in layered magnetic structures with antiferromagnetic interlayer exchange", Physical Review B 39, 4828-4830 (1989)
