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AWARDS

2020 Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award

The Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award was established by OSA in 1989 and named in remembrance of Paul F. Forman, who helped raise visibility for the field of optical engineering, in 2007. The team award recognizes technical achievements such as product engineering, process, software and patent development, as well as contributions to society such as engineering education, publication and management, and public appreciation of optical engineering.

Winner's Name

2-Photon Optical Clock Collaboration

Awarded

September 16, 2020

Awarding Organization

The Optical Society (OSA)

The team is being recognized “for the development of an optical atomic clock architecture that leverages microfabricated photonic components, leading to a vast reduction in size, weight, and power for next generation applications in timing, navigation, and communication.”

The team members are:

National Institute of Standards and Technology:
Matthew T. Hummon, Project Leader, 2016 to present
Kartik Srinivasan, Project Leader, 2016 to present
John Kitching, Group Leader and NIST Fellow, 2016 to present
Daron Westly, Process Engineer, 2016 to present
B. Robert Ilic, NanoFab Manager, 2016 to present
Tara Drake, Research Associate, 2016 to 2019
Daryl T. Spencer, Research Associate, 2016 to 2018
Qing Li, Research Associate, 2016 to 2018

National Institute of Standards and Technology, and University of Colorado, Boulder:
Scott B. Papp, Project Leader, 2016 to present
Scott A. Diddams, Project Leader and NIST Fellow, 2016 to present
Zachary L. Newman, Research Associate, 2016 to present
Vincent Maurice, Research Associate, 2017 to 2019
Jordan R. Stone, Graduate Research Assistant, 2016 to present
Travis C. Briles, Research Associate, 2016 to present
Connor Fredrick, Graduate Research Assistant, 2016 to present

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory:
Cort Johnson, Optical Reference Integration Leader, 2016 to present
David M. S. Johnson, Program Manager, 2016 to 2018

California Institute of Technology:
Kerry J. Vahala, Principal investigator, 2016 to 2019
Boqiang Shen, Graduate Research Assistant, 2016 to 2019
Myoung-Gyun Suh, Graduate Research Assistant, 2016 to 2017
Ki Youl Yang, Graduate Research Assistant, 2016 to 2017

Stanford University:
Leo Hollberg, Principle Investigator, 2016 to present