Mathias M. Schubert received the 2006 Ludwig-Genzel-Prize
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Mathias M. Schubert, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, received the 2006 Ludwig-Genzel-Prizefor his contributions to generalized infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry and application to numerous problems in solid state science. The Ludwig-Genzel-Prize is awarded to a young scientist for exceptional contributions to the field of condensed-matter spectroscopy. The prize is awarded every two years during the International Conference on Low Energy Electrodynamics in Solids (LEES), which was held this year in Tallinn.
The Ludwig-Genzel-Prize 2006 is awarded to Professor Mathias M. Schubert for his contributions to the infrared ellipsometry. The Ludwig-Genzel-Prize is awarded to a young scientist for exceptional contributions to the field of condensed-matter spectroscopy. Related to Ludwig Genzel's scientific oeuvre the focus is on the far-infrared spectral range. Mathias Schubert has delivered main contributions to the systematic development of the spectroscopic infrared ellipsometry and he demonstrated the applicability of the method for the study of problems of various fields. He investigated complex and anisotropic materials. Examples are semiconductor layer structures, wurtzite zinc oxide films, organic films, and orthorhombic antimony sulphide. A very recent accomplishment is the development of magneto-optic ellipsometry in the far-infrared, THz spectral range. This technique allows for determination of free-carrier parameters in semiconductors. The study of samples at low temperature enables the direct observation of the optical Hall effect in the quantum regime. An example is the investigation of the optical Hall effect in the quantum regime by the observation of transitions between landau levels in a two-dimensional charge system as it is realized in graphite. The infrared ellipsometry represents an important extension of the Fourier infrared spectroscopy. Mathias Schubert demonstrated that this branch of infrared spectroscopy can deliver new insight in material properties. With his achievements, Mathias Schubert has become the leading scientist in the field of infrared ellipsometry.
• Mustafa "Cenk" Gursoy, assistant professor of electrical engineering, received "The 2004-2007 Journal of Wireless Communications and Networking Best Paper Award" from the European Association for Signal Processing (EURASIP), founded in 1978. The award will be presented during the 17th EUSIPCO Conference: August 24-28, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Gursoy co-wrote the award-winning paper, "On-Off Frequency-Shift Keying for Wideband Fading Channels," published in 2006, with H. Vincent Poor and Sergio Verdœ.
• P. Frazer Williams, UNL's Lott Distinguished Professor Emeritus with the Department of Electrical Engineering, is one of 360 journal reviewers receiving the American Physical Society's Outstanding Referee designation, a lifetime honor, in 2009. The APS has 47,000 physicist members worldwide.
• Dr. Paul Snyder, Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department, recently received a Recognition Award from the UNL Teaching Council and UNL Parents Association. This is the second recognition award Snyder has received.
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