Prof. Dr. Stuart Parkin (Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics, Halle (Saale), Germany)

Stuart Parkin received his B.A. in Physics and Theoretical Physics in 1977 and his Ph.D. in 1980 from the University of Cambridge, UK. Parkin is an elected Fellow or Member: Royal Society (London), Royal Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, German National Academy of Science - Leopoldina, Royal Society of Edinburgh, Indian Academy of Sciences, and TWAS - Academy of Sciences for the Developing World. Parkin’s awards include the American Physical Society International Prize for New Materials (1994); Europhysics Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Physics (1997); 2009 IUPAP Magnetism Prize and Neel Medal; 2012 von Hippel Award - Materials Research Society; 2013 Swan Medal - Institute of Physics (London); Alexander von Humboldt Professorship − International Award for Research (2014); Millennium Technology Award (2014); ERC Advanced Grant - SORBET (2015); King Faisal Prize for Science 2021; ERC Advanced Grant – SUPERMINT (2022); 2024 APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research; and 2024 Charles Stark Draper Prize of the National Academy of Engineering. Parkin has received four honorary doctorates. Parkin was named a “Highly Cited Researcher” for the years 2018-2024 and a Citation Laureate™ for 2023 by Clarivate.