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Quantum Processes and Metrology Staff

John Burnett


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Education
Professional Experience
Awards
Areas of Specialization
Publications - Previous Publications


Education

1990   Ph.D. in Physics, Harvard University
Thesis title: Investigation of Electronic States in GaAs/AlGaAs Coupled Double Quantum Wells Under Hydrostatic Pressure
Thesis advisor: Professor W. Paul
1983 A.M. in Physics, Harvard University
1978 B.S. with distinction in Physics, Stanford University


Professional Experience

1996 - present Staff scientist, Atomic Physics Division, Physics Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
1994-1996 National Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow
National Institute of Standards and Technology
1990-1994 Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Professor W. Paul,
Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Teaching Fellow, Department of Physics, Harvard University
1983-1990 Research Assistant, Department of Physics, Harvard University
Advisor: Professor W. Paul
1979-1983 Teaching Fellow, Department of Physics, Harvard University
Undergraduate physics courses
1976-1978 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Physics Department, Stanford University
Advisor: Professor W. M. Fairbank


Awards

2006 NIST, William P. Slichter Award
2002 U.S. Department of Commerce, Silver Medal Award for Scientific Achievement
2002 Arthur S. Flemming Scientific Award
2000 U.S. Department of Commerce, Silver Medal Award for Scientific Achievement


Areas of Specialization

 
Experimental Physics
optical properties of materials
ultraviolet spectroscopy and radiometry
spectroscopy of solids
optical and magneto-optical properties semiconductors
high pressure physics

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Online: October 2006