William Daniel Phillips
physics Nobel laureate
William Daniel Phillips (born November 5, 1948) is an American physicist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1997, with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.
William Daniel Phillips | |
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 Phillips at the 2012 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting | |
| Born | November 5, 1948 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | MIT Juniata College |
| Known for | Laser cooling |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in physics (1997) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | NIST University of Maryland, College Park |
| Doctoral advisor | Daniel Kleppner |
In 1996, he received the Albert A. Michelson Medal from The Franklin Institute.[1]
Phillips is also a professor of physics, which is part of the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at University of Maryland, College Park.
References
change- ↑ "Franklin Laureate Database – Albert A. Michelson Medal Laureates". Franklin Institute. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2011.