Jens Biegert#
| Membership Number: | 7464 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS |
| Affiliated section(s): | CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2026 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SPAIN |
| Homepage(s): | https://atto.icfo.eu |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-7556-501X |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-biegert-5339a063 |
| Publication Link: | https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://scholar.google.com/citations%3Fuser%3DQKtLfo8AAAAJ%26hl%3Den&ved=2ahUKEwj62qWX3diTAxWsg_0HHWDmGnYQFnoECBwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2r_f17WSaFVKFvd-X1z-di |
Present and Previous Positions
- 05/2019 - present Scientific Guest; Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max-Planck-Society, Berlin, Germany
- 01/2007 - present Professor (tenured); ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain
- 01/2007 - present ICREA Research Professor of Attoscience and Ultrafast Optics; ICREA - Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Barcelona, Spain
- 11/2012 - present Research Professor; University of New Mexico, U.S.A
- 01/2023 - 12/2025 Board of Directors - Optica (formerly The Optical Society)
- 06/2021 - 10/2023 Executive Director; Laserlab-Europe Association (46 institutions), Brussels, Belgium
- 01/2022 - 10/2023 Board of Chairs; Analytic Research Infrastructures of Europe (ARIE; 120,000 researchers)
- 10/2001 - 10/2012 Research Assistant Professor; University of New Mexico, U.S.A.
- 01/2003 - 12/2006 Wissenschaftlicher Oberassistent / Habilitation; ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- 07/2001 - 12/2002 Wissenschaftlicher Assistent; ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- 05/1998 - 07/2001 Research Scientist; CHTM/EECE, University of New Mexico, U.S.A.
Fields of Scholarship
- X-ray spectroscopy
- Strong field physics
- Nonlinear optics
- Attosecond science
- Physical chemistry and materials
- Laser physics and applications
- Ultrafast science
Honours and Awards
- 2026 C.E.K. Mees Medal, Optica (The Optical Society), U.S.A.
- 2026 European Research Council, Proof of Concept Grant
- 2019 Fellow, American Physical Society, U.S.A.
- 2019 Bessel Prize, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- 2018 European Research Council, Advanced Grant
- 2018 European Research Council, Proof of Concept Grant
- 2015 Fellow, The Optical Society (OSA), U.S.A.
- 2011 Thousand Talents Program Award, Government of China
- 2007 Fellow, ICREA Professor of Attoscience and Ultrafast Optics, Spain
- 2004 Allen Award, The Optical Society (OSA), U.S.A.
- 2001 Marie Curie Fellowship, European Commission
- 1999 - 2001 Dissertation Fellowship, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Germany
- 1995 - 1996 Fellowship, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst DAAD, Germany
