# Ingolf Lindau

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**Evert Ingolf Lindau** (born 4 October 1942) is a Swedish physicist and professor emeritus at [Lund University](/source/Lund_University) and [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University) and a member of the [Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences](/source/Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Sciences).

## Biography

Lindau was awarded his [PhD](/source/PhD) in 1971 at [Chalmers University of Technology](/source/Chalmers_University_of_Technology) with his [dissertation](/source/Dissertation) about photoemission and optical absorption studies of the band structure.[1] After the dissertation, he began working at the Silicon Valley–based company [Varian Associates](/source/Varian_Associates) in [Palo Alto](/source/Palo_Alto,_California) between 1971 and 1972 before he was employed at Stanford University in 1972.[2] In 1973 he obtained the first X-ray photoemission spectra of the 4*f* levels of [gold](/source/Gold).[3] In 1980 he became a professor at Stanford University for his research in electrical engineering and photonics.[2] During his professorships he took a [sabbatical](/source/Sabbatical) at [Lund University](/source/Lund_University) between 1988 and 1989, where he worked at [MAX Lab](/source/MAX_Lab) to expand its research facility. After his sabbatical ended he return to Lund University to become a professor for his research in [synchrotron light physics](/source/Synchrotron_light).[4] In 1991, Lindau succeeded Bengt Forkman as director of the Max Lab. As a director, he was in charge of the creation of the second accelerator for [synchrotron radiation](/source/Synchrotron_radiation) research in MAX Lab.[5]

His research has focused on studies of electronic properties of semiconductor surfaces and their boundary layers using synchrotron light.[2] He has also contributed to the production and development of instruments used in synchrotron light systems, both at [SLAC](/source/SLAC_National_Accelerator_Laboratory) and at [Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource](/source/Stanford_Synchrotron_Radiation_Lightsource).[6] He was elected as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences as the 1402th member.[7]

## References

1. Lindau, Ingolf (1971). *Photoemission and optical absorption studies of the band structure and plasmon excitations in metallic systems*. Gothenburg.

1. ["SIMES » » Ingolf Lindau"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170228081304/http://simes.stanford.edu/investigator/ingolf-lindau-2/). *simes.stanford.edu*. Archived from [the original](http://simes.stanford.edu/investigator/ingolf-lindau-2/) on 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-05-01.

1. Doniach, S.; Hodgson, K.; Lindau, I.; Pianetta, P.; Winick, H. (1997-11-01). ["Early Work with Synchrotron Radiation at Stanford"](https://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S0909049597012235). *Journal of Synchrotron Radiation*. **4** (6): 380–395. [Bibcode:1997JSynR...4..380D](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997JSynR...4..380D). [CiteSeerX 10.1.1.177.3236](https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.177.3236). [doi:10.1107/s0909049597012235](https://doi.org/10.1107/s0909049597012235). [ISSN 0909-0495](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0909-0495). [PMID 16699252](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16699252)

1. Forkman, Bengt & Holmin, Verdozzi Kristina (eds.) (2016). *Fysik i Lund: i tid och rum* (in Swedish). Lund: Fysiska institutionen i samarbete med Gidlunds förlag. pp. 401–402. ISBN 9789178449729.

1. Forkman, Bengt; Nyberg, Annika; Nygren, Mats (eds.) (2016). *MAX-lab i förklarat ljus: från Ur-MAX till MAX IV* (in Swedish). Lund: MAX IV. p. 31. ISBN 9789176236796.

1. ["Seminar Honors Ingolf Lindau"](https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2013-08-16-Seminar-Honors-Ingolf-Lindau.aspx). *SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory*. Retrieved 2017-05-23.

1. ["Ingolf Lindau"](https://www.kva.se/sv/om-oss/ledamoter/ingolf-lindau). *Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien*. Retrieved 2017-05-23.

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