Lars Henrik Andersen has been appointed Professor of Experimental Atomic Physics at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, the University of Aarhus.

Colour vision and its molecular background is one of the areas of research that benefits from the experimental atomic physics carried out by Professor Andersen. He actually conducts research into understanding the atomic effects that are found in complex biosystems such as proteins.

By developing new experimental methodologies based on atomic physics tools such as lasers, accelerators and vacuum equipment, Professor Andersen and his colleagues are able to chart any malfunctions in the light-absorbing proteins in the eye that provide humans with the ability to distinguish colours.

Funding for Professor Andersen’s research amounts to DKK 4.1 million, and is provided by the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, the Carlsberg Foundation and the Lundbeck Foundation.

Professor Andersen (50) studied at the University of Aarhus and graduated with an MSc in 1981, a PhD in physics in 1985 and a doctoral degree in 1993. He was appointed assistant professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy in 1991, and became associate professor two years later, a position he has held ever since.

More information

More information is available from Professor Lars Henrik Andersen, tel. +45 8942 3605 or e-mail: lha@phys.au.dk

20 April 2007
Annette Larsen
ala@adm.au.dk
Communication Office