Charles W Clark
(301) 975-3709
Employment
Chief, Electron and Optical Physics Division, 1990-present
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Fellow, Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland (UMCP), 2006-present
Adjunct Professor, Institute for Physical Science and Technology, UMCP, 1990-present
Program Manager for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Office of Naval Research, 2003-present
Physicist, National Bureau of Standards (NBS)/NIST, 1981-1990
Junior Research Associate, Daresbury Laboratory (UK), 1979-1981
Research Associate, University of Chicago, 1979
Education
Ph.D., Physics, University of Chicago, 1979
B.A. (honors), Mathematics and Physics, magna cum laude
Western Washington University, 1974
Research interests:
- Dynamics of ultracold atoms
- Physical implementation of quantum information processing
- Absolute optical radiometry with synchrotron radiation sources
- Quantitative tomographic imaging
- Atomic electronic excitation in nuclear reactions
Biography:
Honors and Awards:
- R&D 100 Award, R&D Magazine, 2008
- Distinguished Presidential Rank Award, U.S. Senior Executive Service, 2007
- Gold Medal, U.S. Department of Commerce, 2004
- Physical Sciences Award, Washington Academy of Sciences, 2003
- Fellow, Washington Academy of Sciences, 2003
- Archie Mahan Prize, Optical Society of America, 2002
- Edward U. Condon Award, NIST, 2002
- Safety Award, NIST, 2002
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2001
- Fellow, Institute of Physics, 1999
- Appointed to Senior Executive Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1997
- Silver Medal, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1994
- Fellow, Optical Society of America, 1994
- Fellow, American Physical Society, 1992
- Equal Employment Opportunity Award, NIST, 1991
- Excellence in Research Award, National Bureau of Standards, Chapter of Sigma Xi, 1987
- National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associateship, NBS, 1981
Professional Activities:
- Chair Elect, Physics Section, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2009-present
- Chair, Advisory Board for the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Antimatter-Matter Studies, 2006-present
- Chair, Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, American Physical Society, 2005-2006
- Chair, Fellows and Honorary Members Committee, Optical Society of America, 2006
- Chair, Organizing Committee, "Towards Quantum Standards: A Workshop on Quantum Information Technology," The Royal Society, London, 2006
- Chair, NSERC Review Committee for the Institute for Quantum Computing, Waterloo, 2006
- Member, Editorial Board, J.Phys. B: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 1996-2006
- Editor for Scientific Applications, NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions, 1998-present
Visiting Positions:
- Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore, 2006
- Dr. Lee Fellow, Christ Church, University of Oxford, 1999
- Visiting Fellow, Australian National University, 1985 & 1992
Created August 24, 2018