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Physics

Awards

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2021 EFTF Young Scientist Award - David Leibrandt

For exceptional scientific creativity and achievement in designing and implementing state-of-the-art trapped-ion optical clocks with the

Distinguished PTTI Service Award - Michael A. Lombardi

Mr. Lombardi was recognized for system development and leadership in the successful delivery of the U.S. time and frequency standards

2020 Distinguished Associate Award - David Wineland

For the first demonstration of quantum gate teleportation with trapped ions, showcasing a crucial step toward large-scale quantum

2020 Distinguished Associate Award - Jenny Wu

For the first demonstration of quantum gate teleportation with trapped ions, showcasing a crucial step toward large-scale quantum

Figure 1 from "Microscopic origin of inhomogeneous transport in four-terminal tellurene devices"

Featured Article in APL 2D Transistors Collection

The Quantitative Nanostructure Characterization group's recent paper titled "Microscopic origin of inhomogeneous transport in four-terminal

2020 Micius Quantum Prize - Jun Ye

Hidetoshi Katori and Jun Ye received the prize: For their groundbreaking achievements in precision quantum measurements, in particular for

HALO Takes Runner-Up in OPN Photo Contest

The High Amplification Laser pressure Optic (HALO) was developed by NIST to measure kilo-watts of laser power with best-in-class accuracy

2020 Highly Cited Researcher in Physics - Jun Ye

Ye is one of approximately 6,400 researchers across 21 fields and of 179 physicists awarded in 2020. The Highly Cited Researcher award is

2020 Rising Stars of Light certificate for Amit Agrawal

2020 Rising Stars of Light Final Winners - Amit Agrawal

A joint second place prize between Amit and Dr. Shuo Sun from UC Boulder: Their research efforts are focused on developing novel measurement

Jacob Taylor Elected OSA Fellow

For contributions using quantum properties of light and matter for applications ranging from extremely sensitive sensors to quantum

Sergey V. Polyakov Elected OSA Fellow

For contributions using quantum properties of light for optical metrology, communication, and biosensing beyond classical limits.

2019 Van Duzer Prize

The paper "1 GHz Waveform Synthesis with Josephson Junction Arrays", IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity vol. 30, no. 3, article

2021 Francis M. Pipkin Award - Andrew D. Ludlow

For significant contributions to the field of state-of-the-art atomic clocks and precision tests of fundamental physics.

2020 Excellence in Research in Physical Science - John Villarrubia

For elucidating the physics of probe-sample interactions in scanning electron and atomic force microscopes for enabling accurate metrology

2020 SPIE Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award in Photonics - John H. Lehman

John H. Lehman is the 2020 recipient in recognition of the development of innovative tools for laser power and energy measurements spanning

2020 Young Investigator Award - Adam Kaufman

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

2020 Arthur S. Flemming Katharine B. Gebbie Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Federal Service – William D. Phillips

In addition to the Arthur S. Flemming awards given annually to midcareer federal employees, William D. Phillips, a physicist in NIST’s