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University of Iceland chemistry PhD defence on 16 November covers computer modelling of Hopfions
Moritz Sallermann will defend a chemistry doctorate at the University of Iceland on 16 November 2026, with a thesis on computer calculations of Hopfions using an atomic-scale spin model.
Why it matters: Moritz Sallermann faces examiners from the University of Iceland and the University of California, San Diego at his doctoral defence on 16 November.
The University of Iceland announced that Moritz Sallermann will defend his doctoral thesis in chemistry on 16 November 2026, from 14:00 to 16:00, in the ceremonial hall of the Main Building, with free admission.
The thesis, titled in Icelandic "Tölvureikningar á Hopfeindum með atómskala spunalíkani" (computer calculations of Hopfions with an atomic-scale spin model), was supervised by Professor Hannes Jónsson of the Faculty of Physical Sciences.
The examiners are Viðar Guðmundsson, professor emeritus at the University of Iceland, and Vitaliy Lomakin of the University of California, San Diego, while the doctoral committee also includes members from Linnaeus University, Research Center Jülich and RWTH Aachen University.
According to the thesis abstract, magnetic Hopfions are three-dimensional solitons that could possibly be used in advanced spin circuits.
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Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
Moritz Sallermann will defend his thesis before examiners from the University of Iceland and the University of California, San Diego on 16 November 2026, and admission to the defence is free.
What to watch
- Moritz Sallermann's doctoral defence takes place at the University of Iceland on 16 November 2026.
