Jan Zaanen

Dutch physicist (1957-2024) · Netherlands · On the map · Scientists · Died at 66

Jan Zaanen was a Dutch professor of theoretical physics at Leiden University. He is best known for his contributions to the understanding of the quantum physics of the electrons in strongly correlated material, and in particular high temperature superconductivity.

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Spinoza Prize winners 2006, Jan Zaanen, Ben Scheres, Jozien Bensing and Carl Figdor. To the right is NWO-director Peter Nijkamp

Awards

Fellow of the American Physical Society2008

Spinoza Prize2006

About this person

Zaanen's areas of interest were in the search for novel forms of collective quantum phenomena realized in systems built from mundane constituents like electrons, spins, and atoms.

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Netherlands