Two DTU professors receive Semper Ardens Advance grants

Lars A. Buchhave and Shfaqat Abbas Khan are two of this year’s ten Semper Ardens Advance grant recipients.

Technical University of Denmark, Building 101
Technical University of Denmark, Main entrance. Photo: Vibeke Hempler

Thursday 02 February 2023

Freja E. Klippmann

The two professors receive a total of DKK 37 million from the Carlsberg Foundation for their research projects.

Professor Lars A. Buchhave, DTU Space, receives approximately DKK 20 million for his project ”The Era of Terrestrial Exoplanet Discovery and Characterization”. Read more about his research here.

Professor Shfaqat Abbas Khan, DTU Space, receives approximately DKK 17 million for his project ”Crevasses as Indicators of Ice Sheet Sensitivity”. Read more about his research here.

Read more about all of this year’s Semper Ardens Advance grant recipients here.

Carlsberg Foundation

The Carlsberg Foundation is a commercial foundation that awarded DKK 758 million in 2021 to fulfil the foundation's mission; to support excellent research at a high international level carried out by Danish researchers as well as international researchers with special ties to Danish research environments. The Carlsberg Foundation was founded by brewer J.C. Jacobsen in 1876.

The grants include travel grants for postdocs, apparatus grants, support for major multi-annual projects, conferences and publications, and support for research stays.

Semper Ardens Advance

Five-year grants of DKK 15-20 million, granted every two years. The grant is targeted at internationally renowned professors who pursue visionary research projects aimed at interdisciplinary breakthroughs. Emphasis will be placed on projects where applicants enter a new scientific territory.

Contact

Lars A. Buchhave

Lars A. Buchhave Professor National Space Institute Phone: +45 45259664 Mobile: +45 28910585

Shfaqat A Khan

Shfaqat A Khan Professor National Space Institute Phone: +45 45259775