A Sussex University student has been named the nationwide'top postgraduate' by the Institute of Physics for his prize-winning lecture on atomic mirrors. Carlos Saba, a PhD student based in the Centre for Optical and Atomic Physics, will go on to represent the UK at an International Conference in Helsinki this August. Carlos scooped the award for his lecture "An Atomic Trampoline". According to Julia Rose, Student Officer at the Institute of Physics, the lecture he gave was "particularly clear, especially considering the high level of his research. We were very impressed."
Carlos is delighted about his win - and the prize: "I've never thought of going to Finland before, but I'm looking forward to experiencing 20 hours a day of sunlight. That will make a change from the UK."
