George Grüner
Distinguished Research Professor
Experimental Condensed Matter
Office: Knudsen 6-130F
Phone: 310-825-8782
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Educational Background
Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest 1961-1966
- Doctor of Sciences, Budapest 1972
- Ph.D., Hungarian Acad. of Science, 1977
Awards
- Highly Cited Scientist (Rank 142 in physics) 2003
- Technology Pioneer, World economic forum 2003
- Guggenheim Fellow 1998
- Honorary Professor Technical University of Budapest 1992
- Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1990
- Fellow of the American Physical Society 1988
- Alexander von Humboldt Senior American Scientist Award 1984
Positions Held
- Distinguished Professor, University of California Los Angeles, 1987-present
- Founder and CTO Unidym 2004-2006
- Founder and CEO Amperics 2007-2009
- Chief Scientist, Nanomix Inc. 2001-2007
- Professor of Physics, University of California Los Angeles 1980-1987
- Visiting Professor, University of Stuttgart 2000
- Visiting Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 1998
- Visiting Professor, University of Augsburg 1997
- Visiting Professor, ETH, Zürich 1989
- Visiting Scientist, Max Planck Institute, Stuttgart 1984
- Visiting Scientist, CENG Grenoble 1978 (Sept-Dec)
- Visiting Scientist, University of Groningen 1977 (Sept-Dec)
- Visiting Professor, University di Genoa 1974 (Sept-Dec)
- Visiting Scientist, Imperial College London 1972-73
- Research Scientist, Central Research Institute for Physics 1966-79
Professional Activities
- Editor-in-Chief Journal of Transitional Materials Research
- Editorial Board Member: Journal of Nanotechnology
- Recent Patents in Nanotechnology
- Consultant and advisor: IBM Corporation
- Exxon Research Corporation
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Technical Advisory Board, Superconductor Technologies, Inc.
Selected Lectures and Panel Memberships
- 2003 Emerging Technology Lecture World Economic Forum Davos
- 2007 Cheng Tsang Man Visiting Professor NTU
- 2008 Technology Panel World Economic Forum Davos
- 2009 Distinguished Technology Panel Global Competitiveness Forum Riyadh
- 2011 Distinguished Visiting Professor King Abdullah University Jeddah
- 2012 The 2012 Distinguished Lecture in Physics Hong Kong University
Research Interests
- Experimental condensed matter physics, with focus on the electron states of matter
- Chemical and bio-interactions with nano-structured ßdevicePrinted electronics
- Applied nanotechnology
Selected Publications
