Francesc Sabater, a graduate of the Master’s in Quantum Science and Technology, has been awarded the Jordi Porta i Jué Prize by the Societat Catalana de Física - Institut d'Estudis Catalans for his master’s thesis titled “The Fermionic Tonks-Girardeau Gas: Composite Boson Formation and a Novel Formulation of the Ground State Wave Function.”

The award was presented during the 63rd edition of the prize ceremony, held on Sant Jordi’s Day, and included talks by researchers Crina Cojoracu (UPC), Francesc Díaz González (URV), Jordi Miralda Escudé (ICREA-ICCUB-SCFIS), and Salvador Ribas i Puig (UB).

Sabater’s work explores theoretical aspects of strongly interacting fermionic systems, focusing on the emergence of composite bosons and proposing a new approach to describing the ground state wave function. The thesis was recognized for its relevance to current research in low-dimensional quantum gases.

The Jordi Porta i Jué Prize, established in 1962, is awarded annually to a master’s thesis with a strong physics component, completed at a university in a Catalan-speaking region. The prize includes a financial award of 1,500 euros, with the possibility of two additional honourable mentions of 750 euros each. Recipients and their academic supervisors receive a certificate of recognition.

Congratulations!