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| August 1969 |
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Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
Thesis: "A Theoretical Study of Excited Electronic States
in Dilute and Concentrated Mixed Molecular Crystals" with
Sang-il Choi. |
| June 1965 |
B.S. in Chemistry from Wofford College, Spartanburg, S.C. |
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| 2004-present |
NIST Fellow, Quantum Processes and Metrology Group |
| 1995-2004 |
Group Leader, Quantum Processes Group
[name changed to Quantum
Processes and Metrology Group] |
| 1976-1995 |
Molecular Physics Division |
| 1974-1976 |
Physical Chemistry Division, National Institute of Standards and
Technology
[formerly National
Bureau of Standards] |
| 1973-1974 |
Research physicist, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory,
Washington, D.C. |
| 1971-1973 |
Research chemist, Physical Chemistry Division, National Bureau of
Standards |
| 1969-1971 |
National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Physical Chemistry Division,
National Bureau of Standards |
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Theory of atomic and molecular collisions and spectroscopy. |
| Current interests: collisions and spectroscopy of cooled and trapped
atoms and molecules; properties and modeling of Bose-Einstein condensates and
quantum degenerate gases. |
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Photoassociation in a Bose-Einstein condensate |
| Analytic multichannel quantum defect theory of threshold collisions |
| Collisions of cold alkaline earth atoms |
| Cold collisions under conditions of tight confinement |
| Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattices |
|
| 2005 |
Washington Academy of Sciences Annual Award for Work of Merit and
Distinction in the Physical Sciences
Citation: For pioneering studies of the theory of ultracold atomic
collisions and its numerous applications that continue to impact forefront
research from Bose-Einstein condensation to atomic clocks. |
| 2004 |
Davisson-Germer Prize of the American Physical Society
Citation: For his pioneering studies of the theory of ultracold
atomic collisions, and its applications to precision metrology and quantum
gas dynamics. |
| 2004 |
NIST Samuel Wesley Stratton Award for outstanding scientific or engineering
achievements in support of NIST objectives.
Citation: For world leading theoretical physics research in ultracold
collisions fundamental to the laser cooling of atoms and Bose-Einstein
condensation. |
| 1998 |
Department of Commerce Gold Medal |
| 1992 |
Department of Commerce Silver Medal |
