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Gaithersburg

2006 APS Fellow - William Ott

For sustained leadership of the research and service programs of the Physics Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

2007 APS Fellow - Alan Migdall

For the development of parametric down conversion and correlated-photon generation for metrology, cryptography, communications, and fundamental physics applications.

2008 APS Fellow - Richard Steiner

For his contributions to the development of the NIST Watt Balance, and landmark measurements of the Planck constant, the electron charge, and the Avogadro constant.

2008 APS Fellow - James (Trey) Porto

For seminal studies of ultra-cold atoms in optical lattices with applications to quantum information, many-body physics, and condensed matter models, and for the invention of optical lattice techniques including a super-lattice for patterned loading...

2008 APS Fellow - Jeffrey Nico

In recognition of his contributions and leadership in precision measurements and fundamental symmetry tests using cold neutrons, and his contributions to radiochemical determinations of the p-p fusion solar neutrino flux.

2009 APS Fellow - Thomas Gentile

For his extensive contributions to diverse precision measurements, particularly in the development of neutron spin filters using polarized 3He and in the application of polarized 3He to precision measurements in neutron science.

2010 APS Fellow - John Kasianowicz

For his pioneering contributions to the field of biophysics including the detection, identification, characterization and quantification of biological and chemical polymers, and for the development of a new method for protein structure determination.

2010 APS Fellow - Muhammad Arif

For pioneering contributions in neutron interferometry, imaging and detection, with applications ranging from precise measurements of neutron scattering lengths to the imaging of flows in hydrogen fuel cells.

2012 APS Fellow - Ian Spielman

For innovative and pioneering work in quantum phenomena at the intersection of atomic and condensed matter physics, using quantum simulation with ultracold atoms, including the use of optical interactions to create artificial electromagnetic fields...
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