Jon Magne Leinaas
Jon Magne Leinaas (born 11 October 1946) is a Norwegian physicist.
He was born in Oslo. He took the cand.real. at the University of Oslo in 1970 and the dr.philos. degree at the same institution in 1980. He was appointed as a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Oslo in 1989.[1] He is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[2]
Together with Jan Myrheim he has made important discoveries on anyons.[1] The duo shared the Fridtjof Nansen Excellent Research Award in Science in 1993.
He resides at Gjettum.
References
- 1 2 "Jon Magne Leinaas". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "Gruppe 2: Fysikk, astronomi, geofysikk" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lars Walløe |
Recipient of the Fridtjof Nansen Excellent Research Award in Science 1993 (with Jan Myrheim) |
Succeeded by Arnoldus Schytte Blix |
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