Brian Foster awarded Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
On 12 May in Berlin, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation presented one of eight Humboldt Professorships, the highest valued international awards for research in Germany, to Brian Foster. Beginning 1 June, Foster, the GDE Regional Director of Europe, will begin work at the research centre DESY and at the University of Hamburg. Foster’s position will be allocated to both institutions. He will assume a professorship for accelerator development and particle physics. Stay tuned to a future issue of ILC NewsLine for more on Foster’s new post.