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Loughborough University has founded the Rutherford Professorship, to be awarded to outstanding scientists in commemoration of the scientific achievements of Lord Rutherford. The award is an international prize for distinguished work in experimental or theoretical condensed matter physics. The first recipient, Emmanuel Rashba, has recently been appointed Rutherford Professor in Spintronics. The Rashba effect and Rashba resonance now form the foundation of spintronics, a novel technology that exploits magnetic as well as electrical properties of electrons and is responsible for the rapid growth of hard disk capacity. On 20 September 2007, Professor Rashba gave a lecture reviewing the history and current state of spintronics.
Prof Feo Kusmartsev (left), Head of Department of Physics, presenting the Rutherford Professorship certicficate to Prof Emmanuel Rashba
Prof Feo Kusmartsev introducing Prof Emmanuel Rashba |
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