معرفی
Emanuel Lörtscher is a Senior Research Scientist in the Physical Information group at IBM Research Europe - Zurich's Science of Quantum and Information Technology (SQIT) department. His work spans nanotechnology, molecular electronics, and chemical computing, with a focus on nanoscale electronics, chemistry, and mechanics.
- 2006 PhD in Physics (summa cum laude), University of Basel
- 2008-Current: Research Staff Member at IBM
Research Interests
Specializing in Nanotechnology, he develops noise-free labs at the Binnig & Rohrer Nanotechnology Center for advanced fabrication. His work includes:
- Plasmonic sensing (SNF grant 152944)
- Solid-state molecular reaction compartments (NCCR MSE collaboration)
- Implants for on-demand hormone production (ETHZ D-BSSE collaboration)
- Chemical computing via complex reaction networks (EU CoreNet project)
Notable Awards
The prestigious Swiss Physical Society Award for Applied Physics (Oerlikon Prize) and Faculty Prize of the University of Basel in 2007, along with multiple internal IBM awards for technical achievements in nanowire engineering and molecular junctions.
Key Collaborations
Works with ETHZ (Prof. L. Novotny), University of Zurich (Dr. K. Venkatesan), University of Basel (Prof. M. Mayor, Prof. C. Sparr), and ETHZ D-BSSE (Prof. M. Fussenegger).
