Young scientist from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light invited to the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Chemistry)
MPL researcher Dr. Ashley Shin has been invited to the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting – one of the most prestigious events where Nobel Laureates and outstanding young researchers from around the world come together. The meeting offers young participants a unique opportunity to engage in scientific dialogue with top-level scientists, to network across cultural and political boundaries, and to gain new inspiration.
The thematic focus of the Lindau Meetings changes annually among the three Nobel Prize categories in the natural sciences: physics, chemistry, and physiology/medicine. Dr. Ashley Shin of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) was also invited to this year’s 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, which was dedicated to chemistry. A physicist in the Nanooptics division led by MPL Director Prof. Vahid Sandoghdar, Dr. Shin was recently awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fellowship. Her research focuses on interactions between organic fluorescent molecules and how they influence each other through a quantum mechanical effect known as “strong coupling.” She aims to use these carefully designed molecules as a resource for quantum optics.
At the meeting in Lindau, 600 young scientists from across the globe met with 33 Nobel Laureates—including MPL early-career researcher Dr. Shin. The diverse formats of the scientific program—lectures, panel discussions, and more—fostered dialogue between generations of researchers and encouraged the exchange of knowledge, ideas, and experiences.
“It was a great honor to meet the Nobel Laureates in person. In speaking with them, I learned that many attribute their success to both hard work and luck. In that regard, they encouraged us to focus on research we genuinely enjoy.”
About the meeting
The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings – established in 1951 – provide a globally recognized forum for exchange between Nobel Laureates and young scientists. They inspire scientific generations and build sustainable networks of young scientists around the world.
The idea for the meetings originated with two Lindau physicians, Dr. Franz Karl Hein and Prof. Dr. Gustav Wilhelm Parade, together with Count Lennart Bernadotte af Wisborg. They were among the first to recognize the significance of such meetings for fostering reconciliation in post-war Europe and went on to systematically develop them into an international forum for the exchange of knowledge across nations, cultures, and disciplines.
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Contact
Nano-Optics Division
Prof. Vahid Sandoghdar
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Staudtstr. 2
91058 Erlangen, Germany
+49 9131 7133 300
Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin
Kussmaulallee 2
91054 Erlangen, Germany
