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Taking Measure

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Jabez McClelland

Jabez McClelland received his B.A. in physics and music from Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Texas at Austin. He started as a postdoc in the Electron Physics Group at NIST in 1984 and has been there ever since—a NIST lifer, as it were. His work has covered a wide range of topics, from spin-polarized electron scattering and laser-excited atoms to laser-cooling-based nanotechnology, and most recently, neuromorphic computing.

An Invention in Focus: When Science Gets Real

June 18, 2018

As a research scientist, I often face a difficult problem when discussing my work with family or friends. Everyone seems initially fascinated that I am a

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