Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin

Spanish theoretical physicist
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Summary

Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin is a human[1]. Born in Manresa[2], he… he was born on October 11, 1965[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,115 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin's place of birth was Manresa[2].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin was born on October 11, 1965[3].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin held citizenship in Spain[7].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin's professions included physicist[4].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin's field of work was theoretical physics[8].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin's field of work was quantum computer[9].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin's field of work was quantum optics[10].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin's field of work was quantum information[11].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin's field of work was many-body theory[12].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin held the position of member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences[13].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin was employed by Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics[14].
  • Among Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin's employers was Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha[15].
  • Among Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin's employers was University of Colorado[16].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin was employed by University of Innsbruck[17].
  • Among Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin's employers was Technical University of Munich[18].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin's doctoral advisor was Luis Lorenzo Sánchez-Soto[19].
  • A notable student of Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin was Frank Verstraete[20].
  • A notable student of Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin was Guifré Vidal[21].
  • A notable student of Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin was Alejandro González-Tudela[22].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin received the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research[23].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin received the Benjamin Franklin Medal[24].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin received the Wolf Prize in Physics[25].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin received the honorary doctor of the University of Zaragoza[26].
  • Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Second of May[27].

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Origins and Family

Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin was born in Manresa[2]. He was born on October 11, 1965[3].

Education

Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin's doctoral advisor was Luis Lorenzo Sánchez-Soto[19]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include theoretical physics[8], a branch of physics[29]; quantum computer[9]; quantum optics[10], a branch of physics[30]; quantum information[11]; and many-body theory[12]. Employers include Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics[14], a Max Planck Institute[31], in Germany[32], founded in 1981[33], headquartered in Garching bei München[34]; Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha[15], a public university[35], in Spain[36], founded in 1985[37]; University of Colorado[16], a university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1876[40], headquartered in Denver[41]; University of Innsbruck[17], a public university[42], in Austria[43], founded in 1669[44], headquartered in Innsbruck[45]; and Technical University of Munich[18], an institute of technology[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1868[48], headquartered in Munich[49]. Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin held the position of member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences[13]. Notable students include Frank Verstraete[20], Guifré Vidal[21], and Alejandro González-Tudela[22]. Doctoral students include Barbara Kraus[50], Wolfgang Dür[51], Geza Giedke[52], and Klemens Hammerer[53].

Recognition

Awards received include Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research[23], a science award[54], in Spain[55]; Benjamin Franklin Medal[24], a science award[56], in United States[57], founded in 1824[58]; Wolf Prize in Physics[25], a physics award[59], in Israel[60], founded in 1978[61]; honorary doctor of the University of Zaragoza[26], an award[62], in Spain[63]; Grand Cross of the Order of the Second of May[27], a grade of an order[64], in Spain[65]; and Blas Cabrera National Research Award[66], a science award[67], in Spain[68], founded in 2001[69].

Why It Matters

Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,115 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]

His notable doctoral advisees include Fernando Pastawski[72], a theoretical physicist[73], b. 1982[74].

FAQs

Where was Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin born?

Born in Manresa[2].

What did Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin do for work?

Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin worked as physicist[4] and university teacher[5].

What awards did Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin receive?

Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research[23], Benjamin Franklin Medal[24], Wolf Prize in Physics[25], and honorary doctor of the University of Zaragoza[26].

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