21.11.2023

Sergey Tsygankov receives the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award

Priv. Doz. Sergey Tsygankov, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Turku, Finland, has received the prestigious Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

The award is named from German astronomer and mathematician Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784–1846) and funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

Well known in the field of studies of compact objects, Sergey Tsygankov has made fundamental contributions to the understanding of accretion phenomena on neutron stars characterised by the strongest magnetic fields in Nature. More recently, he has been one of the pioneers in X-band polarimetry studies of compact objects. Dr. Tsygankov will be hosted in the high energy astrophysics section of the IAAT (led by Prof. Santangelo) and will contribute to the development of new avenues in spectral-timing-polarimetric studies of neutron stars, which will advance our understanding of the physics and astrophysics of these fascinating celestial objects.

The Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award granted to Sergey Tsygankov will contribute to strengthen the collaboration between the Tübingen and Turku ’schools’ on compact objects and will foster the relation between Finland and Germany in the field of high energy astrophysics.

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation presents approximately 20 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Awards annually to internationally renowned academics from abroad in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in research.