Awards

For exceptional scientific creativity and leadership in designing and demonstrating a state-of-the-art trapped ion optical clock with the lowest reported clock systematic uncertainty of 0.94 x 10 -18, and for implementing novel clock comparisons.

For developing highly effective methods for uncertainty quantification, and for the evaluation of atomic spectroscopic data and its efficient dissemination through the world’s most reliable atomic databases.

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.”

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

Mr. Lombardi was recognized for system development and leadership in the successful delivery of the U.S. time and frequency standards signals to a variety of domestic and international Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI)...

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

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

The Quantitative Nanostructure Characterization group's recent paper titled "Microscopic origin of inhomogeneous transport in four-terminal tellurene devices" has been featured in a collection of Applied Physics Letters (APL) on two-dimensional (2D)...

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.

The High Amplification Laser pressure Optic (HALO) was developed by NIST to measure kilo-watts of laser power with best-in-class accuracy. Here, optical power is determined by measuring the force a laser beam exerts when it is reflected by the HALO’s...

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

A joint second place prize between Amit and Dr. Shuo Sun from UC Boulder.

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

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

The paper "1 GHz Waveform Synthesis with Josephson Junction Arrays", IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity vol. 30, no. 3, article number 1400111, has been selected by the editors to receive the 2019 Van Duzer Prize. The work in this paper...

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

For elucidating the physics of probe-sample interactions in scanning electron and atomic force microscopes for enabling accurate metrology of nanostructures to meet nanoelectronics manufacturing demands.

John H. Lehman is the 2020 recipient in recognition of the development of innovative tools for laser power and energy measurements spanning ultraviolet to THz wavelengths and from sub-microWatt to multi-kiloWatt power levels.

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.

In addition to the Arthur S. Flemming awards given annually to midcareer federal employees, William D. Phillips, a physicist in NIST’s Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML), received the fourth annual Katharine B. Gebbie Lifetime Achievement Award...

Researchers are selected for their exceptional performance in one or more of 21 broad fields (those used in Web of Science Group's Essential Science Indicators, or ESI) or across several fields.

A technology based on innovative laser spectroscopy research at NIST and the University of Colorado has been ruggedized and commercialized here in Colorado for use in the field and can detect methane a quarter of a human breath from over a mile away...

John Lehman is recognized for outstanding work on laser radiometry and applications, with a focus on accurate laser power measurements and applications by the Optical Society of America.

For significant contributions to quantum optics, especially the development of accurate metrology of single-photon detectors using parametric down conversion.

For pushing the frontiers of quantum science through groundbreaking research, including manipulating individual light particles to strongly interact—something they do not naturally do.