Rebeca Ribeiro-Palau, CNRS Researcher at the C2N is the joint winner of the 2020 Nicholas Kurti Science Prize. The Nicholas Kurti Science Prize promotes and recognises the novel work of young scientists working in the fields of low temperatures and/or high magnetic fields in Europe.

Rebeca Ribeiro-Palau is recognised for her outstanding contributions in research on electronics quantum transport in graphene and van der Waals heterostructures; in particular her contributions to the development of new graphene-based quantum Hall resistance standard and development of the dynamically rotatable van der Waals heterostructures technique.

"I am honored to receive the Nicholas Kurti prize. This prize also recognizes the growing interest in the field of electronic quantum transport in 2D materials and van der Waals heterostructures. I am very proud to have contributed to this field and to the new and exciting development in twistronics", commented Dr Rebeca Ribeiro-Palau.

The joint winner is Landry Bretheau, Associate Professor at Institut Polytechnique de Paris. The winners will be formally presented with the Nicholas Kurti Science Prize trophy at an upcoming European conference, where they will present their award-winning research work.

• More information of the Nicholas Kurti Science Prize here