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A symposium is being organized in honor of our friend and colleague, Katharine Blodgett Gebbie (1932-2016), to take place in the Green Auditorium at NIST-Gaithersburg on May 17-18, 2017. The symposium will feature two days of outstanding science in fields such as atomic clocks and sensors, quantum optics, Bose-Einstein Condensates, and cold atoms that were nurtured by Katharine’s leadership. There is no cost to attend the symposium. Light refreshments will be available.
After the end of Wednesday’s talks we will have a reception at NIST. Terry Quinn, the Director Emeritus of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), will share some of his memories of Katharine at that time. To reserve a space to attend the reception please be sure to indicate your interest on the registration page.
If Katharine touched your life, or if you would like to learn about more the scientific legacy of this remarkable scientist who led the NIST Physics Lab to four Nobel Prizes, you may register by clicking on the Register Here usa-button on the right.
Day 1 - Wednesday, May 17, 2017
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 8:30 - 8:50 | Opening - Willie May, Former NIST Director, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Session Chair - Chuck Romine, Director, ITL, NIST |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Dave Wineland - Nobel Laureate, NIST |
| 9:35 - 9:55 | Sally Heap - NASA (emerita) |
| 9:55 - 10:25 | BREAK |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Judah Levine - NIST |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Gretchen Campbell - JQI/NIST |
| 11:15 - 12:40 | LUNCH Session Chair - Barbara Goldstein, NIST |
| 12:50 - 1:10 | Don Sullivan - NIST, retired |
| 1:15 - 1:45 | Eric Cornell - Nobel Laureate, NIST/JILA |
| 1:50 - 2:05 | Judy Franz - American Physical Society |
| 2:10 - 2:40 | BREAK |
| 2:45 - 3:05 | Keith Burnett - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield |
| 3:10 - 3:30 | John Kitching - NIST |
| 3:30 - 3:35 | Jayanth Banavar - Dean, CMNS University of Maryland |
| 3:40 - 4:00 | Jun Ye - NIST/JILA |
| 5:00 | Reception - Terry Quinn - Emeritus Director of the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) |
Day 2 - Thursday, May 18, 2017
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Overview - Eric Cornell, Nobel Laureate, NIST/JILA Session Chair - Barbara Illman - AAAS Officer/Director of IMBT, Forest Products Lab |
| 8:50 - 9:25 | William Phillips - Nobel Laureate, NIST/JQI |
| 9:30 - 9:50 | Ana Maria Rey - University of Colorado/JILA |
| 9:55 - 10:25 | BREAK |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Peter Williams - President, The Arthur S. Flemming Awards Commission |
| 10:55 - 11:15 | John Lowe - NIST |
| 11:15 - 12:40 | LUNCH Session Chair - Laurie Locascio - NIST |
| 12:45 - 1:05 | Charles Clark - NIST/JQI |
| 1:10 - 1:30 | Alan Chodos - American Physical Society/Yale University |
| 1:30 - 1:50 | Steve Rolston - University of Maryland/Physics Chair |
| 1:55 - 2:10 | Thomas Baer - Stanford Photonics Research Center |
| 2:10 - 2:30 | BREAK |
| 2:35 - 3:05 | William Ott - NIST (retired) |
| 3:10 - 3:30 | Jan Hall - Nobel Laureate, NIST/JILA (retired) |
| 3:35 - 3:50 | Angela Hight-Walker - NIST |
| 3:55 | Closing Remarks - Willie May, Former NIST Director, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology |
Mention NIST when making arrangements in order to get the NIST rate.
The Holiday Inn
2 Montgomery Village Ave
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
(301) 948-8900
The Hilton
620 Perry Parkway
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301) 977-8900
If you are not registered, you will not be allowed on site. Registered attendees will receive security and campus instructions prior to the workshop.
NON U.S. CITIZENS PLEASE NOTE: All foreign national visitors who do not have permanent resident status and who wish to register for the above meeting must supply additional information. Failure to provide this information prior to arrival will result, at a minimum, in significant delays in entering the facility. Authority to gather this information is derived from United States Department of Commerce Department Administrative Order (DAO) number 207-12. The required NIST-1260 form will be available during registration. *New Visitor Access Requirement: Effective July 21, 2014, Under the REAL ID Act of 2005, agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver’s license or identification card for access to federal facilities if issued by states that are REAL ID compliant or have an extension. For further details, please visit: https://www.nist.gov/about-nist/visit/campus-access-and-security