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2017 PECASE - John Teufel

NIST research affiliate John Teufel holding his micro drum

NIST research affiliate John Teufel, who designed the micro drum, with a chip holder used to contain the drum during experiments.

Credit: Burrus/NIST

Teufel received the award for his innovations in quantum optomechanics that are helping mechanical technologies approach the quantum limits of precision measurement and create new computing paradigms with unprecedented processing power.

Created September 5, 2017