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7 May 2025
Top Researchers Receive Multi-Million DKK Grants from Villum Foundation
Villlum Grants:
How can we recycle plastic better? And how can we send data without using so much energy? 11 top researchers are now receiving over 300 million DKK from the Villum Foundation for research, including Deputy Head of Research at the Niels Bohr Institute, Charlotte Fløe Kristjansen, with the project 'Quantum quenches from quantum field theory'.
Villum Foundation has awarded a total of DKK 317 million to 11 outstanding researchers at Danish universities. All of them have distinguished themselves internationally with groundbreaking research and visionary ideas, and they now have the opportunity to pursue their work with a solid and long-term financial foundation.
Strengthening Danish Research
On Villum Foundation’s multi-million DKK grants, Minister for Higher Education and Science Christina Egelund says:
“In a time when facts and evidence are under pressure, it is crucial that we have world-class researchers. They are the cure for misinformation, and they help move our society forward and address the major challenges we face. I therefore look forward to following the research of these 11 top scientists and extend my warmest congratulations on their grants.”
Charlotte Fløe Kristjansen
Quantum Quenches from Quantum Field Theory
Charlotte has received 19 million DKK to investigate what happens when a quantum system is exposed to a sudden disturbance, a so-called quantum quench?
This question is of topical interest for the entire quantum community from condensed matter experimentalists working with cold atoms to theorists operating in the realm of quantum information theory.
The present project will apply methods from quantum field theory to answer questions about the post-quench behavior of specific quantum systems outside the traditional realm of condensed matter physics.
Contact
Charlotte Fløe Kristjansen
Phone: +45 353-25381
E-mail: vilf@nbi.ku.dk
Lars Bo Nielsen, Executive Director of Villum Foundation, says:
“With the Villum Investigator programme, we support excellent and curiosity-driven research that pushes the boundaries of what we know and understand about the world. We give freedom to researchers who have shown the ability to think innovatively and lead strong research environments. With their academic strength and curiosity, they contribute to new knowledge that can have an impact far beyond the walls of the universities.”
Villum Foundation is one of Denmark’s largest contributors to technical and natural science research and has awarded an average of around DKK 500 million annually to research over the past two years.