The criterion for election is exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise; e.g., outstanding physics research, important applications of physics, leadership in or service to physics, or significant contributions to physics education. Fellowship is a distinct honor signifying recognition by one's professional peers.
APS Fellow
Winner's Name:
Dietrich Leibfried
Awarded:
March 01, 2006
Awarding Organization
American Physical Society
For seminal contributions to the field of Quantum Information Processing using trapped ions including the demonstration of high fidelity logic gates and the implementation and application of entangled states.
Created September 11, 2017