Beatrix C. Hiesmayr (born 1975)[1] is an Austrian physicist who studies quantum mechanics and quantum information theory from a combination of theoretical and experimental points of view.[2] She is a privatdozent at the University of Vienna,[3] where she heads the Quantum Particle Workgroup.[4]

Education and career

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Hiesmayr is originally from Vienna, and was a student in physics at the University of Vienna,[2] completing her doctorate in 2002.[5]

Her postdoctoral studies have included positions at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Masaryk University, Sofia University, Slovak Academy of Sciences, and University of Salzburg.[5]

Recognition

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Hiesmayr's doctoral dissertation won both the Bank Austria Award and the Victor Franz Hess Award of the Austrian Physical Society.[2]

She was elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in 2019.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Birth year from German National Library catalog entry, retrieved 2021-11-25
  2. ^ a b c Vogt, Jonas (24 September 2021), "The two-doors physicist", Scilog, FWF
  3. ^ "Mag. Dr. Beatrix Hiesmayr, Privatdoz.", u:find, University of Vienna, retrieved 2021-11-24
  4. ^ Quantum Particle Workgroup, University of Vienna, retrieved 2021-11-24
  5. ^ a b "Quantum Physics: Why it concerns you! – Beatrix Hiesmayr, University of Vienna", Kongsberg Science Forum, University of South-Eastern Norway, December 2017, retrieved 2021-11-24
  6. ^ "Beatrix C. Hiesmayr was elected as Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts", News, University of Vienna Faculty of Physics, 12 November 2019, retrieved 2021-11-24
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