Awards

Ye is “recognized for his curiosity and his hands-on approach to experimentation,” according to the Quantum 100 list. “He has built a world-class research program using light, atoms, molecules, and advanced optical tools to explore nature with unprec

Principal Investigators: Lilliam Ambroggio, PhD (CU Anschutz) and Jun Ye, PhD (CU Boulder) Using quantum sensing and advanced laser technologies, this project aims to develop a new breath test to help doctors quickly and safely differentiate between...

The award acknowledges Ye's groundbreaking work in optical clocks and frequency metrology, which has significantly advanced precision measurement and timekeeping. His contributions have deepened our understanding of fundamental physics and paved the...

Kaufman established and leads a NIST research program that has pioneered the science of optical-tweezer arrays of alkaline-earth atoms, for precision measurement, quantum information processing, and many-body quantum physics.

His team will explore new chamber designs, aided by cryogenics, to greatly enhance heating from contaminants, new optical lattice designs to mitigate additional heating sources, and new cooling methods to mitigate collisional heating.

Dr. Ana María Rey is a world-leading quantum theorist who collaborates daily with foremost experimental scientists to advance NIST measurements and technologies, such as the world’s best atomic clocks, world-leading programs in ultracold molecules...

Ana Maria Rey's research topic is Harnessing Long-lived Multi-level Atoms in Optical Cavities for Quantum Simulation and Sensing.

The prize committee selected the winners “for the development of optical tweezer arrays to realize control of individual atoms for applications in quantum information science, metrology, and molecular physics.”

Jun Ye's research topic is Quantum System Scaling and Advantage for Fundamental and Applied Science.

NIST's video "Einstein, Time and Very Small Things - with Jun Ye" received a Communicators Award of Excellence in two categories: Use of Animation for Online Video and Science for Online Video. Individuals recognized by the AIVA for this video were...

For an extensive body of work in optics, including ultra-stable lasers, ultra-cold polar molecules, ultra-high resolution spectroscopy, and ultra-high accuracy optical clocks.

Ye was awarded this honor due to his seminal and creative contributions to a remarkably wide range of subjects within Atomic, Molecular and Optical physics.

The prize selection committee cited him for “outstanding contributions to the invention and development of the optical lattice clock, which enables precision tests of the fundamental laws of nature.”

Dr Ye and his team are world leaders in time keeping and communicating with atoms through light.

Hidetoshi Katori and Jun Ye received the prize: For their groundbreaking achievements in precision quantum measurements, in particular for the development of extremely stable and accurate optical atomic clocks.

Ye is one of approximately 6,400 researchers across 21 fields and of 179 physicists awarded in 2020.

For pioneering contributions to quantum science, particularly quantum control and measurement of mechanical oscillators, and sub-quantum limited measurement with applications to dark matter searches.

The ONR YIP was awarded to Adam Kaufman to fund research (540k over three years) in creating entangled systems of atoms for quantum metrology and quantum information.

Recognized for pioneering contributions made to the field of theoretical atomic, molecular, and optical physics, including her paradigm-shifting theories on atomic collisions, which led to the development of the world’s most accurate atomic clock.

Created the world’s best atomic force microscope tailored to biological measurements. Dr. Perkins’ technologies and results are improving drug design and advancing biomedical research on cancer and brain diseases.