The statement of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for the award for Professor Dr. Bernhard Keimer says, that he is the internationally most outstanding representative of the neutron scattering community. His name is linked with an own methodology, analysing the mechanisms of the high-temperature superconduction in cuprates. At the neutron source in Garching, Prof. Keimer operates two instruments, the neutron spectrometer TRISP and the neutron reflectometer N-REX+. Especially using TRISP, he gained insight into the mechanisms of superconduction.
The second Leibniz laureate with connections to the FRM II is Prof. Dr. Franz Pfeiffer. He holds the Chair of Biomedical Physics at the TUM. He received the prize for his research on phase contrast x-ray imaging. His research is recognized as having immense potential, from fundamental biophysical investigations to applications in medical imaging and diagnosis; it could bring about a marked shift in what is possible for mammography and computed tomography. In a collaboration with the FRM II, Prof. Pfeiffer offers an x-ray computer tomograph.
The Leibniz Award is the most renowned scientifc award in Germany and brings each recipient 2.5 million Euros in prize money for his research.
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