AIP Publishing and Applied Physics Letters (APL) have announced the appointment of Prof. Maria Antonietta Loi as APL editor-in-chief.
A professor of applied physics and chair of the Photophysics and Optoelectronics group at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, as well as a member of the university’s Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Prof. Loi joined the editorial board of APL as an associate editor in 2014 before being promoted to deputy editor in 2019. Her term as the next editor-in-chief of APL started April 1, 2024.
Prof. Loi has spent a decorated career investigating new semiconductors and improved means of fabricating optoelectronic devices, including solar cells, LEDs, and photodetectors. Her awards and honors have included the Minerva Prize in 2011, the Physica Prize in 2018, and elected memberships or fellowships at the American Physical Society (2020), Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2022), Royal Society of Chemistry (2022), and European Academy of Sciences (2022).
Established in 1962, APL is a publication at the very forefront of applied physics. With a dedication to rapidly disseminating key data and novel insights, APL’s reach extends across all branches of physics, engineering, and modern technology.
Applied Physics Letters (APL) features concise, up-to-date reports on significant new findings in applied physics. Emphasizing rapid dissemination of key data and new physical insights, APL offers prompt publication of new experimental and theoretical papers reporting applications of physics phenomena to all branches of physics, engineering, and modern technology. In addition to regular articles, the journal also publishes invited Fast Track, Perspectives, and in-depth Editorials which report on cutting-edge areas in applied physics.
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