The American Physical Society (APS) has appointed Prof. Gianaurelio Cuniberti as a Fellow of the Society on October 19, 2022. The APS Fellowship program was established in 1921 to honor members who have contributed significantly to advances in physics through outstanding achievements in research, technology, and teaching. The official presentation of the certificate of appointment will take place at the next APS Meeting in Las Vegas in March 2023.

Becoming an APS Fellow is an exclusive distinction: no more than one-half of one percent of APS members are recognized as Fellows each year, according to the Society's bylaws.

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This year, 154 Fellows were selected for their contributions to physics, including only 6 from Germany and 15 from Europe.

Cuniberti receives the award for "pioneering computational and experimental work on low-dimensional structures and sustained contributions to the understanding of nanoelectronic devices from the atom to the system." According to the APS, such achievements are only possible with a cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary approach. The Vice-Rector Rector Research at TU Dresden, Prof. Angela Rösen-Wolff, sees this as confirmation of the university's strategy: "Synergy is the prerequisite for excellence. An award for interdisciplinary achievements like that of Professor Cuniberti, who is based in the faculties of Mechanical Science and Engineering and Physics, is both an honor and an incentive for us."

"Professor Cuniberti's appointment as a Fellow of the American Physical Society, which was preceded by a very competitive selection process, recognizes his magnificent and diverse scientific achievements in the nanosciences. They are only possible because of his innovative spirit, which has always looked across the boundaries between disciplines. It is also a high honor for Dresden physics as a whole. I am happy and proud that we are represented in this round of world-renowned physicists," says Professor Carsten Timm, Dean of the Faculty of Physics at TU Dresden.