Awards

Dr. John Kitching has pioneered the development of chip-scale atomic clocks and magnetometers.

For outstanding technical leadership in conducting a critical NASA quantum sensing capability assessment to enable the success of NASA future science and exploration missions.

For contributions to Chip-Scale Atomic Clocks and Atomic Magnetometers.

For the Invention and Development of the Chip-Scale Atomic Clock and Chip-Scale Atomic Magnetometer.

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...

As a result of innovation developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and in collaboration with partners in the industry, the flexibility and reduced manufacturing cost of miniature vapor cells have enabled the...

As a result of innovation developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and in collaboration with partners in the industry, the flexibility and reduced manufacturing cost of miniature vapor cells have enabled the...

For his pioneering work on Chip-Scale Atomic Devices.

For pioneering the field of chip-scale atomic devices, and integrating new ideas from atomic and optical physics and microscale engineering to enable development of precision quantum-based microscale sensors for a broad range of quantities.

The award was given "for pioneering work on chip-scale atomic sensors and devices."

The physicists were awarded the prizes "for the creation and demonstration of the first chip-scale atomic clock."