William Daniel Phillips
Appearance
William Daniel Phillips | |
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Born | |
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 |
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.
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 | change source]- ↑ "Franklin Laureate Database – Albert A. Michelson Medal Laureates". Franklin Institute. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2011.