Archive (1990-present)
Adams, Philip Wayne
Louisiana State University
Citation: For his major contributions to the understanding of high field superconductivity and two dimensional electron localization.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Louisiana State University
Citation: For his major contributions to the understanding of high field superconductivity and two dimensional electron localization.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Allamandola, Louis John
NASA - Ames Research Center
Citation: For his seminal contributions in astrochemistry that have forever revolutionized our understanding of interstellar molecules, interstellar ices, and the chemical physics of the interstellar medium.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
NASA - Ames Research Center
Citation: For his seminal contributions in astrochemistry that have forever revolutionized our understanding of interstellar molecules, interstellar ices, and the chemical physics of the interstellar medium.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Amendt, Peter Andrew
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal contributions to the development of indirectly-driven single- and double- shell inertial confinement fusion physics necessary for the demonstration of laboratory-scale ignition.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal contributions to the development of indirectly-driven single- and double- shell inertial confinement fusion physics necessary for the demonstration of laboratory-scale ignition.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Arnold, Susan Theresa
Air Force Research Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding achievements in anion laser photoelectron spectroscopy and the kinetics and dynamics of ion-molecule, electron-molecule, and electron-ion reactions of importance in the atmospheric and aerospace sciences.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Air Force Research Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding achievements in anion laser photoelectron spectroscopy and the kinetics and dynamics of ion-molecule, electron-molecule, and electron-ion reactions of importance in the atmospheric and aerospace sciences.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Attwood, David
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For leading contributions to the characterization and use of coherent extreme ultraviolet and soft x-ray radiation, and for pioneering work in laser interferometry of dense plasmas.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For leading contributions to the characterization and use of coherent extreme ultraviolet and soft x-ray radiation, and for pioneering work in laser interferometry of dense plasmas.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Averbukh, Ilya
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the understanding of wave packet dynamics in atoms and molecules, particularly the sequence of revivals and fractional revivals.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the understanding of wave packet dynamics in atoms and molecules, particularly the sequence of revivals and fractional revivals.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Balachandar, Sivaramakrishnan
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the understanding of thermal convection in the earth's mantle, the structure of bluff body wakes and their effect on the dynamics of small particles, the dynamics of vortices in wall turbulence, and theory of two-phase flow, including the equilibrium Euler formulation for disperse flow.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the understanding of thermal convection in the earth's mantle, the structure of bluff body wakes and their effect on the dynamics of small particles, the dynamics of vortices in wall turbulence, and theory of two-phase flow, including the equilibrium Euler formulation for disperse flow.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Banerjee, Sanjay Kumar
University of Texas
Citation: For contributions to silicon and silicon-germanium heterostructure MOS transistors and three- dimensional integrated-circuit technology.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
University of Texas
Citation: For contributions to silicon and silicon-germanium heterostructure MOS transistors and three- dimensional integrated-circuit technology.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Baroni, Stefano
Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanz
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the broad area of modeling of condensed matter and for his services to the international electronic structure community as a promoter and an instructor.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanz
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the broad area of modeling of condensed matter and for his services to the international electronic structure community as a promoter and an instructor.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Batrouni, Ghassan
Institut Non-Lineaire de Nice University of Nic
Citation: For fundamental contributions to quantum monte carlo techniques and their application to lattice gauge theory, condensed matter and atomic physics.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Institut Non-Lineaire de Nice University of Nic
Citation: For fundamental contributions to quantum monte carlo techniques and their application to lattice gauge theory, condensed matter and atomic physics.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Bauer, Daniel
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his crucial contributions to the success of the Cold Dark Matter Search (CDMS) experiment.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his crucial contributions to the success of the Cold Dark Matter Search (CDMS) experiment.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Becker, Ulrich J.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For leadership in experiments elucidating the electroweak and strong interaction theories, primarily through the development of advanced instrumentation.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For leadership in experiments elucidating the electroweak and strong interaction theories, primarily through the development of advanced instrumentation.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bilderback, Donald H.
Cornell University
Citation: For his contributions to synchrotron x-ray physics in the field of x-ray optics and to the development of cryogenic cooling.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Cornell University
Citation: For his contributions to synchrotron x-ray physics in the field of x-ray optics and to the development of cryogenic cooling.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Billinge, Simon John Laird
Michigan State University
Citation: For seminal contributions to the study of atomic-scale disorder in complex nanostructured materials by developing and applying novel x-ray and neutron scattering methods.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Michigan State University
Citation: For seminal contributions to the study of atomic-scale disorder in complex nanostructured materials by developing and applying novel x-ray and neutron scattering methods.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Blaisten-Barojas, Estela Olga
George Mason University
Citation: For pioneering work in the computational simulation of atomic and molecular clusters including significant advances in the understanding of the structure and other important properties of nanoscale systems.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
George Mason University
Citation: For pioneering work in the computational simulation of atomic and molecular clusters including significant advances in the understanding of the structure and other important properties of nanoscale systems.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Blucher, Edward Charles
University of Chicago
Citation: For his work in measurements of electroweak processes, in particular for precise determinations of the parameters of kaon decays and the elucidation of the "unitarity puzzle" in kaon physics.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
University of Chicago
Citation: For his work in measurements of electroweak processes, in particular for precise determinations of the parameters of kaon decays and the elucidation of the "unitarity puzzle" in kaon physics.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Blumberg, Girsh
Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies
Citation: For his seminal contributions to elucidating the physics of spin, charge and superconducting correlations in 1D and 2D complex oxide compounds using Raman scattering techniques.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies
Citation: For his seminal contributions to elucidating the physics of spin, charge and superconducting correlations in 1D and 2D complex oxide compounds using Raman scattering techniques.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bollen, Georg
Michigan State University
Citation: For his seminal contribution to the development pf Penning traps for short-lived radioactive isotopes and for high-precision mass measurements of these isotopes.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Michigan State University
Citation: For his seminal contribution to the development pf Penning traps for short-lived radioactive isotopes and for high-precision mass measurements of these isotopes.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bonnecaze, Roger T.
University of Texas
Citation: For seminal contributions to the understanding of suspension and interfacial flows.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
University of Texas
Citation: For seminal contributions to the understanding of suspension and interfacial flows.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Brown, Garry L.
Princeton University
Citation: For seminal contributions to the understanding of structure and mixing in turbulent shear flows.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Princeton University
Citation: For seminal contributions to the understanding of structure and mixing in turbulent shear flows.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Bryant, Garnett W.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For seminal contributions to the theory of semiconductor quantum dots and other complex quantum nanostructures and to nanooptics.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For seminal contributions to the theory of semiconductor quantum dots and other complex quantum nanostructures and to nanooptics.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bulgac, Aurel
University of Washington
Citation: For his ground-breaking work on collective properties of many-fermi systems, particularly on the theory of nuclear pairing.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
University of Washington
Citation: For his ground-breaking work on collective properties of many-fermi systems, particularly on the theory of nuclear pairing.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bunning, Timothy
AFRL/MLPJ
Citation: For fundamental and innovative elucidation of the structure-property relationships of novel passice and synamic polymer-based photonic materials; which is enabling the development of next-generation adaptive optical platforms.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
AFRL/MLPJ
Citation: For fundamental and innovative elucidation of the structure-property relationships of novel passice and synamic polymer-based photonic materials; which is enabling the development of next-generation adaptive optical platforms.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Burkhardt, Theodore W.
Temple University
Citation: For his contributions to the theory of phase transitions at surfaces and interfaces, and his contributions to the statistical mechanics of polymers.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Temple University
Citation: For his contributions to the theory of phase transitions at surfaces and interfaces, and his contributions to the statistical mechanics of polymers.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Cao, Hui
Northwestern University
Citation: For the invention of microlasers based on disordered media, and other groundbreaking experimental studies coherent light generation and transport in disordered media.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Northwestern University
Citation: For the invention of microlasers based on disordered media, and other groundbreaking experimental studies coherent light generation and transport in disordered media.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Cerdeira, Hilda A.
the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theo
Citation: For her contributions in superconductivity, nonlinear dynamics and synchronization of chaotic systems and her development and management of outreach programs in communications and literature for colleagues in developing countries.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theo
Citation: For her contributions in superconductivity, nonlinear dynamics and synchronization of chaotic systems and her development and management of outreach programs in communications and literature for colleagues in developing countries.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Chan, Shirley Suiling
Princeton University
Citation: For using sophisticated techniques to explore the spectra, structure, and dynamics of proteins and nuclei acids, and for dedicated service to the American Physical Society.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Princeton University
Citation: For using sophisticated techniques to explore the spectra, structure, and dynamics of proteins and nuclei acids, and for dedicated service to the American Physical Society.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Chang, Choong-Seock
New York University
Citation: For seminal and pioneering contributions in neoclassical, rf-driven, and basic transport theories, and for his leadership in plasma edge simulation in torodial magnetic confinement devices.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
New York University
Citation: For seminal and pioneering contributions in neoclassical, rf-driven, and basic transport theories, and for his leadership in plasma edge simulation in torodial magnetic confinement devices.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Chaudhury, Manoj K.
Lehigh University
Citation: For conducting fundamental studies on the roles of energetic and kinetic processes on adhesion, fracture and tribological properties of polymeric interfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Lehigh University
Citation: For conducting fundamental studies on the roles of energetic and kinetic processes on adhesion, fracture and tribological properties of polymeric interfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Cheng, Kwong-sang
University of Hong Kong, China
Citation: For contributions to the theory of compact objects, especially the study of high energy radiation from pulsars and the glitch relaxation phenomenon of pulsars.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
University of Hong Kong, China
Citation: For contributions to the theory of compact objects, especially the study of high energy radiation from pulsars and the glitch relaxation phenomenon of pulsars.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Chin, Siu Ah
Texas A & M University
Citation: For original and powerful new fourth-order algorithms to solve diverse computational problems in physics and chemistry; and for pioneering theoretical and computational contributions to the many-body physics of hadronic matter.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Texas A & M University
Citation: For original and powerful new fourth-order algorithms to solve diverse computational problems in physics and chemistry; and for pioneering theoretical and computational contributions to the many-body physics of hadronic matter.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Chu, Sung Nee George
Multiplex INC
Citation: For contributions to the development of lasers and photodiodes for optical fiber communication systems.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Multiplex INC
Citation: For contributions to the development of lasers and photodiodes for optical fiber communication systems.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Coles, William Arthur
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For his major contributions to our understanding of the effect of plasma turbulence on radio wave propagation, and the use of radio propagation measurements to infer properties of remote turbulent plasmas in interplanetary space and the interstellar medium.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Plasma Astrophysics
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For his major contributions to our understanding of the effect of plasma turbulence on radio wave propagation, and the use of radio propagation measurements to infer properties of remote turbulent plasmas in interplanetary space and the interstellar medium.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Plasma Astrophysics
Collins, Gilbert Wilson
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal contributions to the field of high-energy-density physics related to the development and application of novel laser-compression capabilities to measuring ultra-high pressure material properties.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal contributions to the field of high-energy-density physics related to the development and application of novel laser-compression capabilities to measuring ultra-high pressure material properties.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Corke, Thomas C.
University of Notre Dame
Citation: For beautiful experiments elucidating the structure of turbulent boundary layers, the transition from laminar to turbulent flow in boundary layers and in unconfined systems, and the control of turbulence.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
University of Notre Dame
Citation: For beautiful experiments elucidating the structure of turbulent boundary layers, the transition from laminar to turbulent flow in boundary layers and in unconfined systems, and the control of turbulence.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
De Long, Lance Eric
University of Kentucky
Citation: For his contributions to the understanding of magnetic properties and interactions in superconducting and strongly correlated metallic crystals and films.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
University of Kentucky
Citation: For his contributions to the understanding of magnetic properties and interactions in superconducting and strongly correlated metallic crystals and films.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Deem, Michael W.
Rice University
Citation: For his elegant and pioneering work on the connection between spin glass physics and complex phenomena in biology ranging from the immune system response to the dynamics of evolution.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Rice University
Citation: For his elegant and pioneering work on the connection between spin glass physics and complex phenomena in biology ranging from the immune system response to the dynamics of evolution.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Dekker, Cees
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Citation: For seminal experimental discoveries of the electronic properties of carbon nanotubes and other contributions to nanoscience.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Citation: For seminal experimental discoveries of the electronic properties of carbon nanotubes and other contributions to nanoscience.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Delley, Bernard T.
Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
Citation: For his pioneering contributions to density functional methodology and helping to establish density functional theory as a major tool for academic and industrial chemistry.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
Citation: For his pioneering contributions to density functional methodology and helping to establish density functional theory as a major tool for academic and industrial chemistry.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Demkov, Alexander A.
University of Texas - Austin
Citation: For contributions to the development of the materials theory of oxides and their interfaces, as applied to CMOS technology development.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
University of Texas - Austin
Citation: For contributions to the development of the materials theory of oxides and their interfaces, as applied to CMOS technology development.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Dingus, Brenda Lynn
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For her pioneering work on understanding the highest energy gamma-ray emission from gamma-ray bursts.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For her pioneering work on understanding the highest energy gamma-ray emission from gamma-ray bursts.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Dobrynin, Andrey V.
University of Connecticut
Citation: For his contributions to the theory of charged polymers.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
University of Connecticut
Citation: For his contributions to the theory of charged polymers.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Duxbury, Philip M.
Michigan State University
Citation: For the development of efficient computational methods for strongly non-linear disordered systems and the extraction of novel physics from the application of these methods.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Michigan State University
Citation: For the development of efficient computational methods for strongly non-linear disordered systems and the extraction of novel physics from the application of these methods.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Edwards, Glenn S.
Duke University
Citation: For seminal research in the rapid thermodynamics governing infrared-laser ablation of tissue and for quantifying force producing proceses in tissue dynamics during dorsal closure, a stage of Drosophilia morphogenesis.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Duke University
Citation: For seminal research in the rapid thermodynamics governing infrared-laser ablation of tissue and for quantifying force producing proceses in tissue dynamics during dorsal closure, a stage of Drosophilia morphogenesis.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Elliot, Daniel S.
Purdue University
Citation: For pioneering experimental demonstrations of coherent control in atomic systems.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Purdue University
Citation: For pioneering experimental demonstrations of coherent control in atomic systems.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Erwin, Steven Charles
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For creative and influential contributions to computational materials science in the fields of fulleride solids, semiconductor surfaces, magnetic semiconductors, and nanocrystals.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For creative and influential contributions to computational materials science in the fields of fulleride solids, semiconductor surfaces, magnetic semiconductors, and nanocrystals.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Esry, Brett Daniel
Kansas State University
Citation: For contributions to the theory of few-body physics at ultracold temperatures and its impact on our understanding of trapped atoms, molecules and Efimov states, and degenerate quantum gases.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Kansas State University
Citation: For contributions to the theory of few-body physics at ultracold temperatures and its impact on our understanding of trapped atoms, molecules and Efimov states, and degenerate quantum gases.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Ferron, John R.
General Atomics
Citation: For contributions to the fundamental understanding and control of the MHD stability of high-pressure tokamak plasmas, including the stability of the H-mode edge.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
General Atomics
Citation: For contributions to the fundamental understanding and control of the MHD stability of high-pressure tokamak plasmas, including the stability of the H-mode edge.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Fisher, Peter H.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For initiating Tau Polarization Asymmetry Measurements and W-Boson self couplings, leading to a top mass prediction (found later at FNAL). First proof of single W-production in e+ e- annihilation. Determination of sin20w with proposal to expand to highest accuracy of 10-5 at LHC.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For initiating Tau Polarization Asymmetry Measurements and W-Boson self couplings, leading to a top mass prediction (found later at FNAL). First proof of single W-production in e+ e- annihilation. Determination of sin20w with proposal to expand to highest accuracy of 10-5 at LHC.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Fitzsimmons, Michael R.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For his work in elucidating the magnetization reversal processes in exchange bias systems using polarized neutron reflectometry.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For his work in elucidating the magnetization reversal processes in exchange bias systems using polarized neutron reflectometry.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
Freericks, James Knox
Georgetown University
Citation: For seminal results in applying dynamical mean-field theory to bulk and multilayered strongly correlated electron systems, significantly advancing our understanding of transport, light scattering, ordered phases and photoemission.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Georgetown University
Citation: For seminal results in applying dynamical mean-field theory to bulk and multilayered strongly correlated electron systems, significantly advancing our understanding of transport, light scattering, ordered phases and photoemission.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Fu, Guo-yong
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the physics of energetic particle-driven MHD modes in tokamaks and ideal MHD stability in stellarators.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the physics of energetic particle-driven MHD modes in tokamaks and ideal MHD stability in stellarators.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Fye, Richard Maurice
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For the pioneering development and usage of exact quantum Monte Carlo and other methods for studying models of highly correlated electrons.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For the pioneering development and usage of exact quantum Monte Carlo and other methods for studying models of highly correlated electrons.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Gammie, Charles Forbes
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For contributions to understanding the structure and implications of astrophysical turbulence, particularly in black hole magnetospheres, star forming interstellar clouds, and circumstellar disks.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For contributions to understanding the structure and implications of astrophysical turbulence, particularly in black hole magnetospheres, star forming interstellar clouds, and circumstellar disks.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Garcia, Ricardo Garcia
Instituto de Microelectronica de Madrid, Spain
Citation: For his contributions to the development of scanning probe microscopes into multipurpose tools for nanoscale imaging, patterning and compositional analysis of polymers, biomolecules and semiconductors.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Instituto de Microelectronica de Madrid, Spain
Citation: For his contributions to the development of scanning probe microscopes into multipurpose tools for nanoscale imaging, patterning and compositional analysis of polymers, biomolecules and semiconductors.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Garcia De Abajo, Francisco Javier
Institute De Optica, CSIC, Spain
Citation: Nominated for his theoretical contributions to understanding various aspects of atomic collisions in solids, electron-energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), photoelectron diffraction (PD), and light interaction with nanostructures.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Institute De Optica, CSIC, Spain
Citation: Nominated for his theoretical contributions to understanding various aspects of atomic collisions in solids, electron-energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), photoelectron diffraction (PD), and light interaction with nanostructures.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Gehring, Peter Motz
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For major contributions to our understanding of the lattice dynamics of relaxor ferroelectrics, and elucidating the nature of the spin dynamics of cuprate oxides by means of neutron scattering.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For major contributions to our understanding of the lattice dynamics of relaxor ferroelectrics, and elucidating the nature of the spin dynamics of cuprate oxides by means of neutron scattering.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Giuliani, Gabriele F.
Purdue University
Citation: For his many contributions to the theory of the electron liquid and in particular to its modern formation in terms of many-body local fields.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Purdue University
Citation: For his many contributions to the theory of the electron liquid and in particular to its modern formation in terms of many-body local fields.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Glazier, James Alexander
Indiana University
Citation: For his contributions to the development of the field of biological physics through the Cellular Potts Model and the modeling of limb development and angiogenesis.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Indiana University
Citation: For his contributions to the development of the field of biological physics through the Cellular Potts Model and the modeling of limb development and angiogenesis.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Glotzer, Sharon C.
University of Michigan
Citation: For her pioneering simulations of glass-forming liquids, self-assembled nanomaterials and complex fluids, and for her leadership and service to the computational science community.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
University of Michigan
Citation: For her pioneering simulations of glass-forming liquids, self-assembled nanomaterials and complex fluids, and for her leadership and service to the computational science community.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Gray, George Thompson
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For the development of soft shock recovery techniques leading to significant advances in our understanding of defect generation and storage, and tensile failure of shock compressed materials.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For the development of soft shock recovery techniques leading to significant advances in our understanding of defect generation and storage, and tensile failure of shock compressed materials.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Greaves, Roderick George
First Point Scientific, Inc
Citation: For the development of new methods to create positron plasmas and beams, including those of technological importance, and seminal studies of positron plasmas and the electron-positron plasma system.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
First Point Scientific, Inc
Citation: For the development of new methods to create positron plasmas and beams, including those of technological importance, and seminal studies of positron plasmas and the electron-positron plasma system.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Griffioen, Keith A.
College of William and Mary
Citation: For definitive experimental studies of the spin structure of the proton and neutron, both in the perturbative, deep-inelastic regime, and in the non-perturbative resonance region.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Hadronic Physics
College of William and Mary
Citation: For definitive experimental studies of the spin structure of the proton and neutron, both in the perturbative, deep-inelastic regime, and in the non-perturbative resonance region.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Hadronic Physics
Hallman, Timothy J.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For his leadership of the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For his leadership of the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Hammond, Paula T.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For her contributions on thin-film patterning of polymers through selective deposition and her studies on side-chain liquid-crystalline block copolymers.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For her contributions on thin-film patterning of polymers through selective deposition and her studies on side-chain liquid-crystalline block copolymers.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Hanne, George Friedrich
Universitat Munster, Germany
Citation: For his studies of spin-dependent effects in electron-atom collisions using polarized electrons, and particularly his prediction and experimental verification of the "fine-structure effect".
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Universitat Munster, Germany
Citation: For his studies of spin-dependent effects in electron-atom collisions using polarized electrons, and particularly his prediction and experimental verification of the "fine-structure effect".
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Harrison, Neil
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering experimentation on the electronic structure and magnetism of strongly correlated electron systems in very strong magnetic fields.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering experimentation on the electronic structure and magnetism of strongly correlated electron systems in very strong magnetic fields.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Hebner, Gregory A.
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For investigations of, and contributions to, the science of atomic and molecular processes in plasmas through development of innovative optical, microwave and rf diagnostics.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For investigations of, and contributions to, the science of atomic and molecular processes in plasmas through development of innovative optical, microwave and rf diagnostics.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Helmerson, Kristian P.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For pioneering work in cooling, trapping, and coherent manipulation of cold atoms and for the development of seminal techniques for the manipulation and control of objects with optical tweezers.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For pioneering work in cooling, trapping, and coherent manipulation of cold atoms and for the development of seminal techniques for the manipulation and control of objects with optical tweezers.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Hernandez, E. Susana
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Citation: For her contributions to international physics, including remarkably diverse scientific contributions derived from her continuing efforts to bring together researchers from different areas and disciplines with particular emphasis on young scientists.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Citation: For her contributions to international physics, including remarkably diverse scientific contributions derived from her continuing efforts to bring together researchers from different areas and disciplines with particular emphasis on young scientists.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Hernando, Antonio
Instituto de Magnetismo Aplicado, Spain
Citation: For significant contributions to applied magnetism in soft magnetic materials and magnetism in metallic nanoparticles for his many contributions to international physics through his participation in IUPAP committees and activities.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Instituto de Magnetismo Aplicado, Spain
Citation: For significant contributions to applied magnetism in soft magnetic materials and magnetism in metallic nanoparticles for his many contributions to international physics through his participation in IUPAP committees and activities.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Herrmann, Hans Jurgen
University of Stuttgart, Germany
Citation: For his novel contributions to significant problems in computational physics including fracture, packings, percolation, granular flow, dunes and irreversible growth.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
University of Stuttgart, Germany
Citation: For his novel contributions to significant problems in computational physics including fracture, packings, percolation, granular flow, dunes and irreversible growth.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Heyde, Kristiaan Ludwig Guido
University of Gent, Belgium
Citation: For his many contributions to nuclear structure, especially large-scale shell model physics, particle- core coupling and nuclear shape coexistence, as well as his excellent textbooks on nuclear physics.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
University of Gent, Belgium
Citation: For his many contributions to nuclear structure, especially large-scale shell model physics, particle- core coupling and nuclear shape coexistence, as well as his excellent textbooks on nuclear physics.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Hillery, Mark
Hunter College of CUNY
Citation: For his imaginative and pioneering work in quantum information theory and quantum optics and his effective contributions to Physical Review A on the Editorial Board and as Associate Editor.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Hunter College of CUNY
Citation: For his imaginative and pioneering work in quantum information theory and quantum optics and his effective contributions to Physical Review A on the Editorial Board and as Associate Editor.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Hinchliffe, Ian
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For distinguished contributions to the theoretical and experimental physics of high energy colliders.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For distinguished contributions to the theoretical and experimental physics of high energy colliders.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Hixson, Robert S.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For sustained technical contributions towards dynamic properties measurements on materials of broad scientific importance and vital interest to national defense needs, and for leadership in the field of shock physics.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For sustained technical contributions towards dynamic properties measurements on materials of broad scientific importance and vital interest to national defense needs, and for leadership in the field of shock physics.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Hogan, Mark J.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Citation: For scientific achievement and leadership in the development of electron and positron beam-plasma interactions, including the first experimental demonstration of meter-scale wakefield acceleration.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Citation: For scientific achievement and leadership in the development of electron and positron beam-plasma interactions, including the first experimental demonstration of meter-scale wakefield acceleration.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Holmes, Philip John
Princeton University
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the theory of nonlinear dynamics and the development of groundbreaking applications in classical, solid and fluid mechanics, neuroscience, and cognitive psychology.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Princeton University
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the theory of nonlinear dynamics and the development of groundbreaking applications in classical, solid and fluid mechanics, neuroscience, and cognitive psychology.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Holtkamp, Norbert Richard
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For leadership in the successful construction and commissioning of the Spallation Neutron Source.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For leadership in the successful construction and commissioning of the Spallation Neutron Source.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Howell, Calvin R.
Duke University
Citation: For precision measurements of the nucleon-nucleon interaction in few-body systems using polarization observables and for service to the scientific community, especially, by mentoring students at historically black colleges and universities.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Duke University
Citation: For precision measurements of the nucleon-nucleon interaction in few-body systems using polarization observables and for service to the scientific community, especially, by mentoring students at historically black colleges and universities.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Hu, Qing
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For contributions to the development of long-wavelength terahertz quantum-cascade lasers and real-time terahertz imaging.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For contributions to the development of long-wavelength terahertz quantum-cascade lasers and real-time terahertz imaging.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Hudson, Steven David
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For excellence in structural studies of supramolecular and polymeric materials and the quantative description of droplet and particle dispersion under quiescent and flow conditions.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For excellence in structural studies of supramolecular and polymeric materials and the quantative description of droplet and particle dispersion under quiescent and flow conditions.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Huffman, Gerald P.
University of Kentucky
Citation: For wide-ranging and significant contributions to the field of fossil energy research.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
University of Kentucky
Citation: For wide-ranging and significant contributions to the field of fossil energy research.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Höfer, Ulrich
Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Germany
Citation: For outstanding contributon to the development and application of laser-based techniques to the study of surface and interface dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Germany
Citation: For outstanding contributon to the development and application of laser-based techniques to the study of surface and interface dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Inguscio, Massimo
University of Florence, Italy
Citation: For pathbreaking experiments exploring the quantum dynamics of ultracold gases of atomic fermions and bosons, and for major advances in precision laser spectroscopy of the helium atom.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
University of Florence, Italy
Citation: For pathbreaking experiments exploring the quantum dynamics of ultracold gases of atomic fermions and bosons, and for major advances in precision laser spectroscopy of the helium atom.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Ioffe, Lev B.
Rutgers University
Citation: For significant contributions to the theory of spin glasses, without quenched disorder, disordered superconductors, high-Tc superconductors and the discovery of Josephson networks with topological order parameter.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Rutgers University
Citation: For significant contributions to the theory of spin glasses, without quenched disorder, disordered superconductors, high-Tc superconductors and the discovery of Josephson networks with topological order parameter.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Irena, Stankiewicz Jolanta
Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
Citation: For significant contributions to the physics of semimagnetic semiconductors and pioneering semiconductor research in Venezuela.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
Citation: For significant contributions to the physics of semimagnetic semiconductors and pioneering semiconductor research in Venezuela.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Jenkins, Elizabeth
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For her contributions to the understanding of the realization of flavor and spin symmetries for Baryons, through innovative application of the large Nc expansion.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For her contributions to the understanding of the realization of flavor and spin symmetries for Baryons, through innovative application of the large Nc expansion.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Kais, Sabre
Purdue University
Citation: For the development of a finite size scaling approach to calculate quantum critical parameters for atomic, molecular and quantum dot systems.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Purdue University
Citation: For the development of a finite size scaling approach to calculate quantum critical parameters for atomic, molecular and quantum dot systems.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Kane, Charles Lewis
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For significant contributions to the theory of electronic transport in low-dimensional systems, including Luttinger liquids, the quantum Hall effect, carbon nanotubes and graphene.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For significant contributions to the theory of electronic transport in low-dimensional systems, including Luttinger liquids, the quantum Hall effect, carbon nanotubes and graphene.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Kao, Chi-Chang
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For his many contributions to resonant elastic and inelastic x-ray scattering techniques and their application to materials physics.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For his many contributions to resonant elastic and inelastic x-ray scattering techniques and their application to materials physics.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
Karna, Shashi P.
US Army Research Laboratory
Citation: For contributions to the theory and understanding of the mechanism of nonlinear optical phenomena in molecules and nanoscale atomic nanoclusters.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
US Army Research Laboratory
Citation: For contributions to the theory and understanding of the mechanism of nonlinear optical phenomena in molecules and nanoscale atomic nanoclusters.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Kent, Andrew David
New York University
Citation: For seminal contributions to quantum tunneling through experimental studies of the tunneling of the magnetization in molecular magnets.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
New York University
Citation: For seminal contributions to quantum tunneling through experimental studies of the tunneling of the magnetization in molecular magnets.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
Kessler, David Alan
Bar-Ilan University
Citation: For fundamental investigations into non-equilibrium pattern formation mechanisms, especially with regard to dendritic growth, viscous fingering and surface deposition.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Bar-Ilan University
Citation: For fundamental investigations into non-equilibrium pattern formation mechanisms, especially with regard to dendritic growth, viscous fingering and surface deposition.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Kharzeev, Dmitri E.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For research on the properties of matter at very high energy density, and the theory of the high energy limit of QCD.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For research on the properties of matter at very high energy density, and the theory of the high energy limit of QCD.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Kivshar, Yuri S.
Australian National University
Citation: For creative, stimulating, and seminal contributions to nonlinear optics, the physics of optical solitons, and the theory of nonlinear localized modes.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Australian National University
Citation: For creative, stimulating, and seminal contributions to nonlinear optics, the physics of optical solitons, and the theory of nonlinear localized modes.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Klippenstein, Stephen Jacob
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the development and application of quantative theoretical methods for predicting the kinetics of chemical reactions in the gas phase.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the development and application of quantative theoretical methods for predicting the kinetics of chemical reactions in the gas phase.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Kolomensky, Yury G.
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For his significant contributions of elucidating the spin structure of the nucleon, the electroweak theory and B-meson decays.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For his significant contributions of elucidating the spin structure of the nucleon, the electroweak theory and B-meson decays.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Krieger, Martin Harvey
University of Southern California
Citation: For his series of books on the historical development of models and the mathematics employed in twentieth-century physics, especially the Ising model and its relatives and the proofs of the stability of matter.
Nominated by: Forum on the History of Physics
University of Southern California
Citation: For his series of books on the historical development of models and the mathematics employed in twentieth-century physics, especially the Ising model and its relatives and the proofs of the stability of matter.
Nominated by: Forum on the History of Physics
Kronberg, Philipp Paul
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For leading the growing appreciation of the importance of astrophysical magnetic fields. His work has helped to define this area of astrophysics and plasma astrophysics.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For leading the growing appreciation of the importance of astrophysical magnetic fields. His work has helped to define this area of astrophysics and plasma astrophysics.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Law, Chung King
Princeton University
Citation: For sustained and outstanding contributions to the fundamentals of combustion, notably those on the dynamics and combustion of droplets, the dynamics, structure, extinction, and stability of flames, and flame chemistry.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Princeton University
Citation: For sustained and outstanding contributions to the fundamentals of combustion, notably those on the dynamics and combustion of droplets, the dynamics, structure, extinction, and stability of flames, and flame chemistry.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Lawrence, Jonathan Mac
University of California, Irvine
Citation: For pioneering contibutions to understanding intermediate valence phenomena in correlated electron systems.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
University of California, Irvine
Citation: For pioneering contibutions to understanding intermediate valence phenomena in correlated electron systems.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Leibfried, Dietrich
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For seminal contributions to the field of Quantum Information Processing using trapped ions including the demonstration of high fidelity logic gates and the implementation and application of entangled states.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Quantum Information
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For seminal contributions to the field of Quantum Information Processing using trapped ions including the demonstration of high fidelity logic gates and the implementation and application of entangled states.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Quantum Information
Leigh, Robert G.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For his important work in String Theory, Supersymmetric Gauge Theory, the Theory of the Electroweak Phase Transition, and the Theory of D-branes.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For his important work in String Theory, Supersymmetric Gauge Theory, the Theory of the Electroweak Phase Transition, and the Theory of D-branes.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Li, Chikang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For innovative analysis of implosion physics utilizing novel charged-particle techniques that have led to insightful measurements and understanding of fuel-shell mix, of areal density, and of a asymmetry growth.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For innovative analysis of implosion physics utilizing novel charged-particle techniques that have led to insightful measurements and understanding of fuel-shell mix, of areal density, and of a asymmetry growth.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Lichtenstadt, Jechiel
Tel Aviv University
Citation: For contributions in Experimental nuclear physics from the study of lead high-spin states to the investigation of lithium nuclei, and the measurement of the nucleon electromagnetic form-factors and spin structure.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Tel Aviv University
Citation: For contributions in Experimental nuclear physics from the study of lead high-spin states to the investigation of lithium nuclei, and the measurement of the nucleon electromagnetic form-factors and spin structure.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Lin, Zhihong
University of California
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the understanding of zonal flows and turbulence spreading and to the pioneering development of massively parallel gyrokinetic particle simulations on modern leadership class supercomputers.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
University of California
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the understanding of zonal flows and turbulence spreading and to the pioneering development of massively parallel gyrokinetic particle simulations on modern leadership class supercomputers.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Liu, Ying
Pennsylvania State University
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of the pairing state of the superconductivity in strontium ruthenate and for innovative investigations of the destruction of global phase coherence in superconducting cylinders.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Pennsylvania State University
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of the pairing state of the superconductivity in strontium ruthenate and for innovative investigations of the destruction of global phase coherence in superconducting cylinders.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Lu, Zheng-Tian
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For development of the Atom Trap Trace Analysis technique and its subsequent application to radiokrypton dating of ancient groundwater and measurement of the charge radii of short-lived nuclei.
Nominated by: Topical Group Precision Measurement & Fundamental Constants
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For development of the Atom Trap Trace Analysis technique and its subsequent application to radiokrypton dating of ancient groundwater and measurement of the charge radii of short-lived nuclei.
Nominated by: Topical Group Precision Measurement & Fundamental Constants
Lumpkin, Alexander Henderson
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For his pioneering work in the time-resolved imaging of particle and photon beams, which has led to a better understanding of the dynamics of accelerator and photon source related physical processes.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For his pioneering work in the time-resolved imaging of particle and photon beams, which has led to a better understanding of the dynamics of accelerator and photon source related physical processes.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Magnaudet, Jacques
Institut de Mecanique des Fuides de Toulouse
Citation: For numerical and theoretical contributions to the understanding and description of multiphase flows at both high and low Reynolds numbers, including turbulent flows and heat and mass transfer.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Institut de Mecanique des Fuides de Toulouse
Citation: For numerical and theoretical contributions to the understanding and description of multiphase flows at both high and low Reynolds numbers, including turbulent flows and heat and mass transfer.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Mandrus, David G.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For significant contributions to the discovery and elucidation of new properties of correlated electron materials.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For significant contributions to the discovery and elucidation of new properties of correlated electron materials.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Marko, John Frederick
University of Illinois, Chicago
Citation: For statistical-mechanical theories of DNA and chromosome structure
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
University of Illinois, Chicago
Citation: For statistical-mechanical theories of DNA and chromosome structure
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Martel, Richard
Universite de Montreal, Canada
Citation: For seminal advances in understanding and exploiting the electrical and optical properties of individual carbon nanotubes.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Universite de Montreal, Canada
Citation: For seminal advances in understanding and exploiting the electrical and optical properties of individual carbon nanotubes.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Martins, Jose Luis
Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal
Citation: For his contributions to the study of the electronic structure of solids and clusters and to the development of ab-initio methods, including new pseudopotentials.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal
Citation: For his contributions to the study of the electronic structure of solids and clusters and to the development of ab-initio methods, including new pseudopotentials.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Masnou-Seeuws, Francoise
Laboratoire Aime Cotton, France
Citation: For the development and application of original procedures for high precision calculations of the properties of diatomic molecules and the creation of ultracold molecules by photoassociation of ultracold atoms.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Laboratoire Aime Cotton, France
Citation: For the development and application of original procedures for high precision calculations of the properties of diatomic molecules and the creation of ultracold molecules by photoassociation of ultracold atoms.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Matis, Howard S.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For his many contributions to education and outreach on nuclear science including a website, wall-chart, guidebook, and Boy Scout merit badge, as well as a classroom cosmic-ray detector.
Nominated by: Forum on Education
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For his many contributions to education and outreach on nuclear science including a website, wall-chart, guidebook, and Boy Scout merit badge, as well as a classroom cosmic-ray detector.
Nominated by: Forum on Education
Matkowsky, Bernard Judah
Northwestern University
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the combustion theory including the formulation and derivation of mathematical models and their use in describing observed behavior and predicting new, as yet unobserved, thermally active physical and chemical processes.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Northwestern University
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the combustion theory including the formulation and derivation of mathematical models and their use in describing observed behavior and predicting new, as yet unobserved, thermally active physical and chemical processes.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Melnitchouk, Wolodymyr
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Citation: For his theoretical and phenomenological contributions to the study of the quark structure of nucleons and nuclei, in particular that underpinning the nuclear physics program at Jefferson Lab.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Hadronic Physics
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Citation: For his theoretical and phenomenological contributions to the study of the quark structure of nucleons and nuclei, in particular that underpinning the nuclear physics program at Jefferson Lab.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Hadronic Physics
Merminga, Nikolitsa
Center for Advanced Studies of Accelerators
Citation: For leadership in designing and developing energy recovery linacs, and applications to light sources and electron-ion colliders.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Center for Advanced Studies of Accelerators
Citation: For leadership in designing and developing energy recovery linacs, and applications to light sources and electron-ion colliders.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Milburn, Gerard J.
University of Queensland, Australia
Citation: For seminal and fundamental contributions to the theory of quantum feedback and control and of optical implementations of quantum computation.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
University of Queensland, Australia
Citation: For seminal and fundamental contributions to the theory of quantum feedback and control and of optical implementations of quantum computation.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Milton, John Gordon
The Claremont Colleges
Citation: For his work on the biological physics of nervous systems and their motor control.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
The Claremont Colleges
Citation: For his work on the biological physics of nervous systems and their motor control.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Morse, William Michael
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For leadership and intellectual contributions to experimental particle physics, and especially for his role as resident spokesman for the BNL muon anomalous magnetic moment experiment.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For leadership and intellectual contributions to experimental particle physics, and especially for his role as resident spokesman for the BNL muon anomalous magnetic moment experiment.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Mungal, Mark G.
Stanford University
Citation: For the fundamental understanding of mixing and chemical reactions in subsonic and supersonic shear layers and jets in co-flow and cross-flow, and for lucidating the role of the flowfield in flame stabilization.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Stanford University
Citation: For the fundamental understanding of mixing and chemical reactions in subsonic and supersonic shear layers and jets in co-flow and cross-flow, and for lucidating the role of the flowfield in flame stabilization.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Murray, Norman William
University of Toronto
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the theory of active galactic nuclei, black hole and star formation in galactic disks, planet formation, and the dynamics of planetary systems.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
University of Toronto
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the theory of active galactic nuclei, black hole and star formation in galactic disks, planet formation, and the dynamics of planetary systems.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Nagaitsev, Sergei
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For designing, building, and successfully commissioning the world's first relativistic electron cooling device.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For designing, building, and successfully commissioning the world's first relativistic electron cooling device.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Nahar, Sultana Nurun
Ohio State University
Citation: For seminal contributions to studies of photoionization and recombination of multicharged atomic systems fundamental to atomic physics and plasma physics and pioneering calculations of remarkable complexity on astrophysically significant processes.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Ohio State University
Citation: For seminal contributions to studies of photoionization and recombination of multicharged atomic systems fundamental to atomic physics and plasma physics and pioneering calculations of remarkable complexity on astrophysically significant processes.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Nastasi, Michael Anthony
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal contributions to the fields of ion-solid interactions, including ion enhanced and plasma synthesis of novel materials with applications to energy, manufacturing, nanotechnology, and advanced microelectronics.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal contributions to the fields of ion-solid interactions, including ion enhanced and plasma synthesis of novel materials with applications to energy, manufacturing, nanotechnology, and advanced microelectronics.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Newman, Nathan
Arizona State University
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of Schottky barriers in semiconductor devices, and to the synthesis of novel materials for superconducting devices.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Arizona State University
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of Schottky barriers in semiconductor devices, and to the synthesis of novel materials for superconducting devices.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Norris, David J.
University of Minnesota
Citation: For fundamental contributions and pioneering investigations in the areas of growth of doped nanocrystals and growth of photonic crystals based on self-assembly.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
University of Minnesota
Citation: For fundamental contributions and pioneering investigations in the areas of growth of doped nanocrystals and growth of photonic crystals based on self-assembly.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Norton, David Paul
University of Florida
Citation: For pioneering work in the area of epitaxial oxide thin films, including superlattice formation and heteroepitaxy.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
University of Florida
Citation: For pioneering work in the area of epitaxial oxide thin films, including superlattice formation and heteroepitaxy.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Orr, Bradford G.
University of Michigan
Citation: For contributions to the fundamental understanding of heteroepitaxial and homoepitaxial thin film growth.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
University of Michigan
Citation: For contributions to the fundamental understanding of heteroepitaxial and homoepitaxial thin film growth.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Ostroumov, Peter N.
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For creativity and leadership in the design and development of both normal conducting and superconducting ion linear accelerators.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For creativity and leadership in the design and development of both normal conducting and superconducting ion linear accelerators.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Ott, William R.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For sustained leadership of the research and service programs of the Physics Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For sustained leadership of the research and service programs of the Physics Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Panton, Ronald L.
University of Texas - Austin
Citation: For insightful application of analytical methods to fluid mechanics, the study of turbulence, including wall-bounded turbulent flows and pressure fluctuations, and for authorship of a successful graduate-level fluids textbook.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
University of Texas - Austin
Citation: For insightful application of analytical methods to fluid mechanics, the study of turbulence, including wall-bounded turbulent flows and pressure fluctuations, and for authorship of a successful graduate-level fluids textbook.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Pianetta, Piero Antonio
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Citation: For his pioneering contributions to the synchrotron based photoelectron spectroscopy study of electronic structure of surfaces and interfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Citation: For his pioneering contributions to the synchrotron based photoelectron spectroscopy study of electronic structure of surfaces and interfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Piel, Alexander J.
Institut fur Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Germany
Citation: For significant contributions in opening the field of dusty plasma experiments, discoveries of new self-organized structures in strongly-coupled plasmas, and innovative contributions to research on plasma turbulence and the ionosphere.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Institut fur Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Germany
Citation: For significant contributions in opening the field of dusty plasma experiments, discoveries of new self-organized structures in strongly-coupled plasmas, and innovative contributions to research on plasma turbulence and the ionosphere.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Plischke, Michael
Simon Fraser University
Citation: For seminal work on the statistical mechanics of complex systems, including alloys, random magnets, classical fluids, aggregation, random surfaces, interface growth and deposition, and vulcanization.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Simon Fraser University
Citation: For seminal work on the statistical mechanics of complex systems, including alloys, random magnets, classical fluids, aggregation, random surfaces, interface growth and deposition, and vulcanization.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Pocanic, Dinko
University of Virginia
Citation: For leading contributions to measurements of rare decays, structure and interactions of the pi meson.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
University of Virginia
Citation: For leading contributions to measurements of rare decays, structure and interactions of the pi meson.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Prokof'ev, Nikolai V.
University of Massachusetts
Citation: For pioneering contributions to theories of dissipative quantum dynamics and for innovative Monte Carlo approaches to quantum and classical studies of critical phenomena.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
University of Massachusetts
Citation: For pioneering contributions to theories of dissipative quantum dynamics and for innovative Monte Carlo approaches to quantum and classical studies of critical phenomena.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Pullin, Dale Ian
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For his deep, insightful contributions to theoretical/computational fluid dynamics including: understanding of vortex sheet dynamics, the equilibrium particle simulation method, and physics-based vortex models for turbulence and large-eddy simulation.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For his deep, insightful contributions to theoretical/computational fluid dynamics including: understanding of vortex sheet dynamics, the equilibrium particle simulation method, and physics-based vortex models for turbulence and large-eddy simulation.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Raab, Frederick J.
LIGO Hanford Observatory
Citation: For development of fundamental techniques for interferometeric gravitational wave detection and for leadership in LIGO during its trasition from laboratory-scale to kilometer scale devices.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Gravitation
LIGO Hanford Observatory
Citation: For development of fundamental techniques for interferometeric gravitational wave detection and for leadership in LIGO during its trasition from laboratory-scale to kilometer scale devices.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Gravitation
Radford, David C.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering nuclear structure studies with radioactive ion beams, development of innovative software for gamma ray spectroscopy, and significant contributions to gamma ray tracking detectors.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering nuclear structure studies with radioactive ion beams, development of innovative software for gamma ray spectroscopy, and significant contributions to gamma ray tracking detectors.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Raikh, Mikhail E.
University of Utah
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the theory of tunneling through localized states, magnetotransport in two-dimensional electron systems, and light propagation in disordered crystals.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
University of Utah
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the theory of tunneling through localized states, magnetotransport in two-dimensional electron systems, and light propagation in disordered crystals.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Raithel, Georg A.
University of Michigan
Citation: For research on collisions and excitation blockades in cold gases of Rydberg atoms, Rydberg-atom trapping, and cold-atoms in optical lattices, atom guides and strong magnetic fields.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
University of Michigan
Citation: For research on collisions and excitation blockades in cold gases of Rydberg atoms, Rydberg-atom trapping, and cold-atoms in optical lattices, atom guides and strong magnetic fields.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Rappe, Andrew Marshall
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For contributions to electronic structure methodology, understanding mechanisms of chemisorption bonding and energy exchange with surfaces, and for relating chemical identity to material response in ferroelectric oxides.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For contributions to electronic structure methodology, understanding mechanisms of chemisorption bonding and energy exchange with surfaces, and for relating chemical identity to material response in ferroelectric oxides.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Rasio, Frederic A.
Northwestern University
Citation: For his broad contributions to theoretical astrophysics, including pioneering work on mergers of relativistic binaries, compact objects in dense star clusters, and extrasolar planets.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Northwestern University
Citation: For his broad contributions to theoretical astrophysics, including pioneering work on mergers of relativistic binaries, compact objects in dense star clusters, and extrasolar planets.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Reitze, David H.
University of Florida
Citation: For leadership in the applications of lasers to in diverse areas from the detection of gravitational waves to the ultrafast response of matter.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
University of Florida
Citation: For leadership in the applications of lasers to in diverse areas from the detection of gravitational waves to the ultrafast response of matter.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Resta, Raffaele
Universita di Trieste, Italy
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the development of theoretical methods for the calculation of dielectric response and electronic polarization and localization in insulators.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Universita di Trieste, Italy
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the development of theoretical methods for the calculation of dielectric response and electronic polarization and localization in insulators.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Reucroft, Stephen
Northeastern University
Citation: For leadership and outstanding contributions to the precision determination of fundamental quantities in particle physics.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Northeastern University
Citation: For leadership and outstanding contributions to the precision determination of fundamental quantities in particle physics.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Rice, John Edward
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For significant contributions in the areas of spontaneous rotation, momentum and impurity transport, internal transport barrier formation and spectroscopy of medium and high Z impurities in magnetic fusion confinement devices.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For significant contributions in the areas of spontaneous rotation, momentum and impurity transport, internal transport barrier formation and spectroscopy of medium and high Z impurities in magnetic fusion confinement devices.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Ritz, Steven M.
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Citation: For his leadership role in particle astrophysics, including his major contributions to the design and construction of the Large Area Telescope for the GLAST Mission.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Citation: For his leadership role in particle astrophysics, including his major contributions to the design and construction of the Large Area Telescope for the GLAST Mission.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Rogers, John A.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For contributions to the fields of flexible electronics, optical fiber devices, nanolithography and picosecond ultrasonics.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For contributions to the fields of flexible electronics, optical fiber devices, nanolithography and picosecond ultrasonics.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Rosenberg, Eli Ira
Iowa State University
Citation: For his definitive contributions to the first measurements of quark structure of the pion, electronics design for the DELPHI electromagnetic calorimeter, and development of the BaBar on-line software.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Iowa State University
Citation: For his definitive contributions to the first measurements of quark structure of the pion, electronics design for the DELPHI electromagnetic calorimeter, and development of the BaBar on-line software.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Rosengren, Anders
KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Citation: For sustained theoretical work that correctly predicted superconductivity in americium, effects of impurities in high-temperature superconductors, new phases in rare-earth metals, and the critical point for the 3d Ising model.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Citation: For sustained theoretical work that correctly predicted superconductivity in americium, effects of impurities in high-temperature superconductors, new phases in rare-earth metals, and the critical point for the 3d Ising model.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Roth, Bradley J.
Oakland University
Citation: For his theoretical and numerical studies of bioelectric and biomagnetic phenomena, especially for his contributions to the bidomain model of the heart.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Oakland University
Citation: For his theoretical and numerical studies of bioelectric and biomagnetic phenomena, especially for his contributions to the bidomain model of the heart.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Rugar, Daniel
IBM Research Division
Citation: For his development of ultrasensitive force detection techniques and their application to atomic, magnetic and magnetic resonance force microscopies, including single electron spin detection.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
IBM Research Division
Citation: For his development of ultrasensitive force detection techniques and their application to atomic, magnetic and magnetic resonance force microscopies, including single electron spin detection.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Sanders, Barry C.
University of Calgary, Canada
Citation: For contributions to optical quantum information science including optimal quantum measurements, quantum cryptography, and new protocols for quantum information processing.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Quantum Information
University of Calgary, Canada
Citation: For contributions to optical quantum information science including optimal quantum measurements, quantum cryptography, and new protocols for quantum information processing.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Quantum Information
Sarcevic, Ina
University of Arizona
Citation: For outstanding contributions to physics of ultrahigh-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
University of Arizona
Citation: For outstanding contributions to physics of ultrahigh-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Sarff, John Stephen
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Citation: For seminal contributions to the understanding and control of magnetic fluctuations and associated transport, to the understanding of magnetic self-organization, and to the advancement of the reversed field pinch fusion configuration.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Citation: For seminal contributions to the understanding and control of magnetic fluctuations and associated transport, to the understanding of magnetic self-organization, and to the advancement of the reversed field pinch fusion configuration.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Sarkar, Sutanu
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For outstanding and original contributions to the physics of turbulence in compressible flows, stratified flows and combustion, and for the numerical modeling of these important processes.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For outstanding and original contributions to the physics of turbulence in compressible flows, stratified flows and combustion, and for the numerical modeling of these important processes.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Savin, Daniel Wolf
Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory
Citation: For his many and wide ranging contributions to atomic collision studies; their applications to astrophysics; and for catalyzing numerous astrophysically motivated research projects with other atomic, molecular, and optical scientists.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory
Citation: For his many and wide ranging contributions to atomic collision studies; their applications to astrophysics; and for catalyzing numerous astrophysically motivated research projects with other atomic, molecular, and optical scientists.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Schein, Lawrence B.
Retired
Citation: For contributions to electrophotography, electrostatics and transport in organic solids.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Retired
Citation: For contributions to electrophotography, electrostatics and transport in organic solids.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Schmalian, Jorg
Iowa State University
Citation: For his pioneering contributions to the theory of strongly correlated materials, including studies on the role of disorder, frustration, and unconventional pairing in quantum many body systems.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Iowa State University
Citation: For his pioneering contributions to the theory of strongly correlated materials, including studies on the role of disorder, frustration, and unconventional pairing in quantum many body systems.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Schollwoeck, Ulrich Joseph
Institut fur Theoretische Physik, Germany
Citation: For his contributions to the density matrix renormalization group method and its application to non-equilibrium classical and quantum problems.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Institut fur Theoretische Physik, Germany
Citation: For his contributions to the density matrix renormalization group method and its application to non-equilibrium classical and quantum problems.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Schopper, Herwig
CERN
Citation: For his contributions to particle physics and accelerator technology; for fostering world-wide scienctific collaborations; for leadership in the SESAME project towards the advancement of physics and peaceful regional cooperation.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
CERN
Citation: For his contributions to particle physics and accelerator technology; for fostering world-wide scienctific collaborations; for leadership in the SESAME project towards the advancement of physics and peaceful regional cooperation.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Schwartz, Steven David
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Citation: For the development of the theory of the coupling of protein vibrations to catalytic function in enzymes.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Citation: For the development of the theory of the coupling of protein vibrations to catalytic function in enzymes.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Seely, John F.
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the x-ray spectroscopy of hot laser-produced and solar plasmas, and for the determination of the atomic energy levels of highly-charged ions.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the x-ray spectroscopy of hot laser-produced and solar plasmas, and for the determination of the atomic energy levels of highly-charged ions.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Selen, Mats Anton
University of Illinois
Citation: For leadership and hardware contributions to the CLEO collaboration and contributions to the understanding of charm hadronic decays and excited states.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
University of Illinois
Citation: For leadership and hardware contributions to the CLEO collaboration and contributions to the understanding of charm hadronic decays and excited states.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Shastry, Balajapalli S.
University of California, Santa Cruz
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the theory of strongly correlated and quantum-spin systems.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
University of California, Santa Cruz
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the theory of strongly correlated and quantum-spin systems.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Sheldon, Paul
Vanderbilt University
Citation: For significant contributions to searches for rare and forbidden charm decays.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Vanderbilt University
Citation: For significant contributions to searches for rare and forbidden charm decays.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Snoke, David W.
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: For his pioneering work on the experimental and theoretical understanding of dynamical optical processes in semiconductor systems.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: For his pioneering work on the experimental and theoretical understanding of dynamical optical processes in semiconductor systems.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Son, Dam Thanh
University of Washington
Citation: For original contributions to the theory of quark pairing at high density, and for the proposal of a fundamental viscosity bound for the QCD plasma being investigated at RHIC.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
University of Washington
Citation: For original contributions to the theory of quark pairing at high density, and for the proposal of a fundamental viscosity bound for the QCD plasma being investigated at RHIC.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Spalding, William J.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to heavy flavor physics experiments in both fixed target and colliding hadron beam environments.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to heavy flavor physics experiments in both fixed target and colliding hadron beam environments.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Springborg, Michael
University of Saarland, Germany
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the development of density-functional methods exploiting helical symmetry of one-dimensional systems and their application to the polymers and chain compounds.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
University of Saarland, Germany
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the development of density-functional methods exploiting helical symmetry of one-dimensional systems and their application to the polymers and chain compounds.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Srinivasarao, Mohan
Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: For his creative contributions to the fields of microstructured polymers and polymer-dispersed liquid crystals.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: For his creative contributions to the fields of microstructured polymers and polymer-dispersed liquid crystals.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Stolovitzky, Gustavo A.
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Citation: For contributions to the use of pattern discovery and other multivariate analytical tools in mining biological data -especially in gene expression- and to modeling noise in biotechnologies such as PCR and gene expression arrays.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Citation: For contributions to the use of pattern discovery and other multivariate analytical tools in mining biological data -especially in gene expression- and to modeling noise in biotechnologies such as PCR and gene expression arrays.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Stoof, Hendricus T.C.
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the many-body theory of ultracold atomic gases, and especially for the development of the theory of Feshbach resonances in strongly interacting Bose and Fermi gases.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the many-body theory of ultracold atomic gases, and especially for the development of the theory of Feshbach resonances in strongly interacting Bose and Fermi gases.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Stutzmann, Martin
Walter Schottky Institut, Germany
Citation: For contributions to the microscopic understanding of electronic processes in semiconductors and the development of novel semiconductor devices.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Walter Schottky Institut, Germany
Citation: For contributions to the microscopic understanding of electronic processes in semiconductors and the development of novel semiconductor devices.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Suits, Arthur G.
Wayne State University
Citation: For pioneering work in the application of state-resolved and "universal" ion imaging techniques to a broad range of problems in chemical physics and reaction dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Wayne State University
Citation: For pioneering work in the application of state-resolved and "universal" ion imaging techniques to a broad range of problems in chemical physics and reaction dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Szmulowicz, Frank
University of Dayton Research Institute
Citation: For contributions to the design and understanding of semiconductor materials for infrared detector applications.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
University of Dayton Research Institute
Citation: For contributions to the design and understanding of semiconductor materials for infrared detector applications.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Tang, Kwong Tin
Pacific Lutheran University
Citation: For seminal theoretical contributions to our understanding of intermolecular forces, which govern the properties of gases, most liquids and insulator solids.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Pacific Lutheran University
Citation: For seminal theoretical contributions to our understanding of intermolecular forces, which govern the properties of gases, most liquids and insulator solids.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Taylor, Kenneth Thomas Andrew
Queen's University, Northern Ireland
Citation: For pioneering theoretical and computational studies of photon interactions with atoms and molecules, from the weak-field through strong-field regime.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Queen's University, Northern Ireland
Citation: For pioneering theoretical and computational studies of photon interactions with atoms and molecules, from the weak-field through strong-field regime.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Timmermans, Eddy M.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For theoretical insights into trapped ultra-cold atoms, including novel superfluids in bosonic and fermionic systems, Feshbach resonances and atom-molecule coherence, and resonant light scattering.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For theoretical insights into trapped ultra-cold atoms, including novel superfluids in bosonic and fermionic systems, Feshbach resonances and atom-molecule coherence, and resonant light scattering.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Timp, Gregory Louis
University of Illinois
Citation: For contributions to the fabrication of nanometer-scale structures and the understanding of transport through them.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
University of Illinois
Citation: For contributions to the fabrication of nanometer-scale structures and the understanding of transport through them.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Toner, John
University of Oregon
Citation: For a wealth of contributions to the theory of correlations, fluctuations, topological defects, and anomalous elasticity and hydrodynamics of partially ordered phases.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
University of Oregon
Citation: For a wealth of contributions to the theory of correlations, fluctuations, topological defects, and anomalous elasticity and hydrodynamics of partially ordered phases.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Traschen, Jennie Harriet
University of Massachusetts
Citation: For her ground-breaking contributions to early universe cosmology and black hole physics.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Gravitation
University of Massachusetts
Citation: For her ground-breaking contributions to early universe cosmology and black hole physics.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Gravitation
Trebino, Rick Peter
Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: For inventing and developing techniques for measuring ultrashort laser pulses.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: For inventing and developing techniques for measuring ultrashort laser pulses.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Tsang, Manyee Betty
Michigan State University
Citation: For her contributions towards the understanding of reaction dynamics, the density dependence of the symmetry energy, and the extraction of spectroscopic factors.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Michigan State University
Citation: For her contributions towards the understanding of reaction dynamics, the density dependence of the symmetry energy, and the extraction of spectroscopic factors.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Vicsek, Tamas
Eotvos University, Hungary
Citation: For his numerous seminal contributions to statistical physics, and its applications to fractal growth phenomena, surface dynamics, and self-organization in biological systems and human dynamics.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Eotvos University, Hungary
Citation: For his numerous seminal contributions to statistical physics, and its applications to fractal growth phenomena, surface dynamics, and self-organization in biological systems and human dynamics.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Vidali, Gianfranco
Syracuse University
Citation: In recognition of significant contributions to our understanding of atom-surface interactions and seminal experimental investigations in strochemistry.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Syracuse University
Citation: In recognition of significant contributions to our understanding of atom-surface interactions and seminal experimental investigations in strochemistry.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Villeneuve, David M.
National Research Council of Canada
Citation: For the first observation of a single electron orbital wave function using high harmonic emission, and novel applications of femtosecond lasers to controlling molecular internal and external degrees of freedom.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
National Research Council of Canada
Citation: For the first observation of a single electron orbital wave function using high harmonic emission, and novel applications of femtosecond lasers to controlling molecular internal and external degrees of freedom.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Vogt, Thomas
University of South Carolina
Citation: For original contributions to the development and dissemination of neutron and synchrotron x-ray powder diffraction and their use in probing structure-property relationships.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
University of South Carolina
Citation: For original contributions to the development and dissemination of neutron and synchrotron x-ray powder diffraction and their use in probing structure-property relationships.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Voter, Arthur F.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For original contributions to the theory of chemical and surface dynamics, especially through the pioneering development of accelerated molecular dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For original contributions to the theory of chemical and surface dynamics, especially through the pioneering development of accelerated molecular dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Walukiewicz, Wladyslaw
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal contributions in the areas of amphoteric defects in semiconductors; Group-III nitrides; the effect of Mn interstitials in ferromagnetic semiconductors; and the formulation of the band structure of highly-mismatched semiconductor alloys.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal contributions in the areas of amphoteric defects in semiconductors; Group-III nitrides; the effect of Mn interstitials in ferromagnetic semiconductors; and the formulation of the band structure of highly-mismatched semiconductor alloys.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Wang, Enge
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Citation: For his contributions to the synthesis of tubular graphite cones, nanobells and other nanostructures and for developing the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, as a premier institution to promote international collaborations.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Citation: For his contributions to the synthesis of tubular graphite cones, nanobells and other nanostructures and for developing the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, as a premier institution to promote international collaborations.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Wang, Hailin
University of Oregon
Citation: For contributions to the study of coherent optical processes in semiconductors, especially the pioneering experimental work on electromagnetically induced transparency via exciton correlations.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
University of Oregon
Citation: For contributions to the study of coherent optical processes in semiconductors, especially the pioneering experimental work on electromagnetically induced transparency via exciton correlations.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Wang, Lin-Wang
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For his contributions in computational nanoscience, especially for the development of new computational algorithms in electronic structure calculations of large nanostructures.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For his contributions in computational nanoscience, especially for the development of new computational algorithms in electronic structure calculations of large nanostructures.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Whisnant, Kerry Lewis
Iowa State University
Citation: For important contributions to the study of neutrino mass and neutrino oscillations and to the phenomenology of electroweak gauge models.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Iowa State University
Citation: For important contributions to the study of neutrino mass and neutrino oscillations and to the phenomenology of electroweak gauge models.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Whyte, Dennis Gordon
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Citation: For major contributions to the understanding of physical processes in the edge of magnetic confinement plasma devices, the physics of plasma surface interactions and disruption mitigation.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Citation: For major contributions to the understanding of physical processes in the edge of magnetic confinement plasma devices, the physics of plasma surface interactions and disruption mitigation.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Willenbrock, Scott
University of Illinois
Citation: For pioneering work in the understanding of single top quark production at hadron colliders, and for contributions to the understanding of associated production of Higgs and vector bosons as a discovery channel at the Tevatron and LHC.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
University of Illinois
Citation: For pioneering work in the understanding of single top quark production at hadron colliders, and for contributions to the understanding of associated production of Higgs and vector bosons as a discovery channel at the Tevatron and LHC.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Williams, David Robert
Illinois Institute of Technology
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of fluid flow and flow control through innovative experimentation with cylinder wakes, cavities and bodies of revolution.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Illinois Institute of Technology
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of fluid flow and flow control through innovative experimentation with cylinder wakes, cavities and bodies of revolution.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Williams, James Stanislaus
Australian National University
Citation: For contributions to the understanding and application of ion-solid interactions in semiconductors, especially defect evolution and crystallization of amorphous layers.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Australian National University
Citation: For contributions to the understanding and application of ion-solid interactions in semiconductors, especially defect evolution and crystallization of amorphous layers.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Worster, Michael Grae
University of Cambridge, UK
Citation: For making fundamental advances in understanding the interaction between solidification and convection in mushy layers through systematic analytical, numerical and experimental studies.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
University of Cambridge, UK
Citation: For making fundamental advances in understanding the interaction between solidification and convection in mushy layers through systematic analytical, numerical and experimental studies.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Xiao, Gang
Brown University
Citation: For his significant contributions to spintronics research, especially on half-metallic ferromagnets, magneto-tunneling, colossal magnetoresistance, nanoscale structures and devices.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
Brown University
Citation: For his significant contributions to spintronics research, especially on half-metallic ferromagnets, magneto-tunneling, colossal magnetoresistance, nanoscale structures and devices.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
Yang, Xueming
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Citation: For his contributions to the study of reaction dynamics of elementary chemical reactions using the state-of-the-art crossed molecular beam methods.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Citation: For his contributions to the study of reaction dynamics of elementary chemical reactions using the state-of-the-art crossed molecular beam methods.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Yelton, John Martin
University of Florida
Citation: For discovery and study of many baryons states, which contributed to our understanding of the quark structure of hadrons.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
University of Florida
Citation: For discovery and study of many baryons states, which contributed to our understanding of the quark structure of hadrons.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Yeung, Pui-Kuen
Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: For insightful contributions to the understanding and modeling of similarity scaling in turbulence and the mixing of passive scalars, especially the study of Lagrangian statistics and dispersion in turbulence through high-resolution simulations addressing Reynolds number and Schmidt number dependencies.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: For insightful contributions to the understanding and modeling of similarity scaling in turbulence and the mixing of passive scalars, especially the study of Lagrangian statistics and dispersion in turbulence through high-resolution simulations addressing Reynolds number and Schmidt number dependencies.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Zaleskiewicz, Thad P.
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: For contributions to the education of teachers in contemporary physics topics through continuous sustained activity in the Contemporary Physics Education Project.
Nominated by: Forum on Education
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: For contributions to the education of teachers in contemporary physics topics through continuous sustained activity in the Contemporary Physics Education Project.
Nominated by: Forum on Education
Zhu, Yimei
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding and innovative development and implementation of advanced electron beam experiments to understand electronic and magnetic structures and the physical behavior of functional materials such as superconductors and ferromagnetics.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding and innovative development and implementation of advanced electron beam experiments to understand electronic and magnetic structures and the physical behavior of functional materials such as superconductors and ferromagnetics.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Zia, Royce K.P.
Virginia Technical Institute
Citation: For seminal and sustained contributions to statistical physics, especially critical phenomena, interfacial properties and far-from-equilibrium phenomena.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Virginia Technical Institute
Citation: For seminal and sustained contributions to statistical physics, especially critical phenomena, interfacial properties and far-from-equilibrium phenomena.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Zouros, Theo J.M.
University of Crete
Citation: For his many years of exploration of ion-atom collisions through high-resolution electron spectroscopy and his study of inelastic scattering of electrons from highly-charged ions through the use of quasi-free electron targets.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
University of Crete
Citation: For his many years of exploration of ion-atom collisions through high-resolution electron spectroscopy and his study of inelastic scattering of electrons from highly-charged ions through the use of quasi-free electron targets.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics







