Baak, Van, David [2010]
Calvin College
Citation: For successfully refining and extending experiments used in the undergraduate curriculum and for promulgating the use of diode lasers in the undergraduate laboratory.
Nominated by: Forum on Education
Baartman, Richard A. [2009]
TRIUMF
Citation: For significant contributions to the theory and elucidation of collective instabilities and higher order aberrations in particle accelerators and beamlines.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Babb, James [2015]
Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Citation: For quantitatively elucidating the role of electronic structure in long-range atom-atom and atom-wall interactions, non-adiabatic effects and spectral phenomena, and for facilitating connections with industry.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Babb, Stanley E, Jr. [1977]
University of Oklahoma
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Babu, Kaladi S. [2009]
Oklahoma State University
Citation: For original contributions to neutrino physics, supersymmetric model building, and grand unification.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bacher, Robert F [1935]
Columbia University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bachman, C H [1964]
Syracuse University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bachrach, Robert Z [1977]
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bachtold, Adrian [2017]
The Institute of Photonic Sciences
Citation: For groundbreaking experiments on quantum electron transport and vibrational dynamics of carbon nanotubes and the development of highly sensitive techniques for nanomechanical mass and force measurements.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bachynski, Morrel P [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Back, Birger Bo [2001]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For his elucidation of the role of vibrational resonances in fission and for the identification and characterization of quasifission, a new mode in the interaction of heavy ions.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Back, Christina Allyssa [2004]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For the quantitative application of x-ray spectroscopy that has advanced the understanding of high energy density plasmas in the areas of x-ray hohlraums, radiation transport, and high efficiency radiation production.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Badash, Lawrence [1987]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his research in the history of modern physics, especially radioactivity and nuclear physics.
Nominated by: Forum on the History of Physics
Baden, Andrew Robert [2004]
University of Maryland
Citation: For exceptional work in hadron collider physics, including instrumentation and ideas that contributed to the top quark discovery.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bader, Samuel David [1990]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For wide-ranging and innovative contributions to the understanding of physical phenomena in magnetism superconductivity, surfaces, and interfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Badger, R M [1957]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Badger, R M [1934]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Badger, Richard M [1932]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Badnell, Nigel [2016]
University of Strathclyde
Citation: For pioneering work in the theory and computation of atomic collisional processes, especially dielectronic recombination, and for his contributions to astrophysics and magnetic fusion research.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Baer, Donald R. [2014]
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Citation: For research and capability development that significantly advanced molecular-level understanding of environmentally important interfacial processes relevant to nanoparticle reactivity, mineral dissolution, and stress corrosion cracking.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Baer, Helmut Willy [1988]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For efforts in development of a spectrometer for neutral pions and its exploitation in physics research, specifically charge-exchange reactions.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Baer, Howard Arthur [1998]
Florida State University
Citation: For contributions to the search for new states of matter and for elucidating the observable consequences of weak-scale supersymmetry.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Baer, Thomas [1985]
No Company Provided
Citation: For the development of the technique of photoelectron photoion coincidence (PEPICO) and its application to the reactions of state selected ions.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bagger, Jonathan Anders [1997]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: For his contributions to the theory and phenomenology of supersymmetry, supergravity and supercolliders.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Baglin, John Edward Eroc [1991]
IBM Almaden Research Center
Citation: In recognition of outstanding innovative research in the physics of thin film and interface interactions and adhesion, and in ion beam modification and synthesis of advanced materials.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Bagus, Paul A [1975]
IBM San Jose
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bahcall, John N [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bahukutumbi, Radha [2017]
University of Rochester
Citation: For outstanding contributions to understanding physics of direct drive implosions on OMEGA and NIF and for leadership in the national Inertial Confinement Fusion program.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bai, Mei [2014]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the dynamics of spin-polarized beams and the acceleration of polarized protons for the first high energy polarized proton collider.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Baierlein, Ralph F. [1996]
Wesleyan University
Citation: For his varied contributions in physics, particularly in the areas of physics education, and for his many years of service to the profession.
Nominated by: Forum on Education
Bailey, Dana K [1965]
National Bureau of Standards
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bailey, James Edward [2004]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For pioneering spectroscopic measurements in challenging high energy density experiments, contributing significantly to the advancement of atomic physics in plasmas, z-pinch physics, laboratory astrophysics, inertial fusion, and basic plasma science.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bailey, Thomas Lee [1970]
University of Florida
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bain, Edgar C. [1923]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bainbridge, Kenneth T [1932]
Bartol Research Foundation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bair, Harvey Edward [1987]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his innovative application of thermoanalytical techniques to characterize the structure and behavior of polymers materials, especially multicomponent blends, reactive polymer systems, and materials containing additives or contaminants.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Bak, Per [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For work on the theory of phase transitions and quasicrystals, and the proposal of self-organized criticality.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bakajin, Olgica [2010]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For her contributions to the development of new instrumentation for studies of protein folding and for fundamental understanding of transport and selectivity at nano-scale, with implications to understanding of membrane channels.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Baker, Don Alton [1981]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Baker, George A, Jr. [1963]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Baker, John G [2017]
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Citation: For groundbreaking contributions in gravitational-wave simulations of binary black holes and other numerous contributions in gravitational-wave data analysis in support of future space-based gravitational wave mission, such as LISA.
Nominated by: Division of Gravitational Physics
Baker, Marshall [1967]
University of Washington
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Baker, Robert H. [1923]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Baker, W O [1962]
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Baksay, Laszlo [2008]
Florida Institute of Technology
Citation: For his contributions to high energy physics, leadership of international collaborations especially in bringing the Hungarian physics community into the international enterprise, innovations and activities in science education and many efforts for the APS international program and the Forum on International Physics.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Baktash, Cyrus [1995]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For discoveries of identical bands at normal deformation of band termination in heavy nuclei, superdeformation in the A = 80 region and for seminal studies of shape evolution with spin and temperature.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Balachandar, Sivaramakrishnan [2006]
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
Balachandran, Aiyalam P. [1988]
Syracuse University
Citation: For originating work of seminal importance on nonperturbative, geometrical, and topological aspects of field theory and his work on solitons, monopoles, and non-Abelian anomalies.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Balamuth, David P [1979]
Univerity of Pennsylvania
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Balandin, Alexander [2011]
University of California, Riverside
Citation: For pioneering optothermal studies of phonon transport in graphene and outstanding contributions to investigation of spatially confined phonons and excitons in semiconductor nanostructures.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Balantekin, A. Baha [1994]
Stanford University
Citation: For his development and use of symmetry concepts in nuclear structure, heavy ion fusion dynamics, and particle production in high-energy collisions, and for his work on the solar neutrino problem.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Balatsky, Alexander Vasilievich [2003]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For insightful theory of strongly correlated states of matter, particularly unconventional superconductivity and the prediction of impurity-induced quasiparticle bound states.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Balazs, Anna Christina [1993]
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: For her innovative application of theoretical methods to describe and predict the effect of sequence distribution on the miscibility of polymer containing mixtures and their adsorption onto surfaces and interfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Balazs, Louis A. P. [1980]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Baldereschi, Alfonso [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his fundamental contributions to the theory of electronic states in solids, and in particular for the development of widely used methods for the calculation of electronic structure.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Baldes, Edward J [1931]
Mayo Clinic
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Baldridge, Kim K. [2000]
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For her development and application of methods for quantum calculations of molecular structure and reactivity, including her studies of aromaticity which continue the tradition of Maria Goeppert-Mayer.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Baldwin, G C [1953]
General Electric
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Baldwin, Kenneth [2008]
Australian National University
Citation: For seminal contributions to quantum-atom optics and precision laser spectroscopy, organization of major international efforts to study these problems, and outstanding professional leadership.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Bale, Stuart D. [2014]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For seminal measurements of the physics of kinetic dissipation and instabilities in the solar wind, microphysical phenomena in collisionless shocks and reconnection current sheets, and for leadership in developing experiments to measure these phenomena.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Plasma Astrophysics
Balents, Leon M. [2013]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Citation: For the theory of new topological quantum phases of electrons in condensed matter.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Balibar, Sebastien [2005]
Ecole Normale Superieure
Citation: For the observation and analysis of the roughening transitions and quantum growth dynamicsin helium crystals, and for the discoveries of quantum evaporation, quantum cavitation and acoustic crystallization.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Balicas, Luis M. [2012]
Florida State University
Citation: For experimental studies of unconventional superconductors, heavy fermion materials, and frustrated magnetic systems
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Balitsky, Ian [2010]
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Citation: For pioneering applications of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) to hadron physics, in particular, for development of light-cone QCD sum rules and contributions resulted in Balitsky-Fadin-Kuraev-Lipatov (BFKL) and Balitsky-Kovchegov (BK) equations.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Hadronic Physics
Ball, James Stutsman [1995]
University of Utah
Citation: For contributions to the theoretical understanding of the strong interactions. His development of theoretically based phenomenology and its comparison with experiment have allowed rapid testing of theoretical ideas.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Ball, James B. [1993]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For his contributions to the study of one and two particle transfer reactions to elucidate nuclear structure and pairing vibrations and for his key role in development of the Holified Heavy Ion Research Facility.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Ballam, Joseph [1960]
Michigan State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Balluffi, Robert W [1972]
Cornell University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Balsara, Nitash P. [2000]
Polytechnic University
Citation: For elegant experiments and definitive analysis clarifying the creation and development of structure in multicomponent polymer liquids.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Baltz, Anthony [2010]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For theoretical prediction of constraints on solar neutrino mass and mixing
parameters from the Earth effect and for theoretical contributions to
ultra-peripheral interactions with relativistic heavy ion reactions.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bame, Samuel Jarvis, Jr. [1964]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bame, Samuel Jarvis, Jr. [1963]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Banavar, Jayanth R. [1994]
University of Maryland
Citation: For studies of spin glasses, porous media and fluids.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Band, William [1957]
State College of Washington
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Band, Yehuda Benzion [1996]
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Citation: For his many contributions to our understanding of the response of atoms and molecules to light, especially for the fundamental theory of molecular photodissociation and for collisions of ultracold atoms.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bander, Myron [1981]
University of California at Irvine
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bandrauk, Andrew [2007]
University of Sherbrooke
Citation: For pioneering theoretical contributions to elucidating intense laser interactions with molecules, including predictions of the existence of new molecules and of enhanced molecular ionization in intense laser fields, and of the usefulness of chirped pulses to control photochemical processes.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bandyopadhyay, Supriyo [2005]
Virginia Commonwealth University
Citation: For pioneering contributions to device applications of nanostructures.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Banerjee, Kaustav [2014]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Citation: For seminal applied physics research on nanoscale materials, devices, interconnects, and circuits towards realizing ultra-low power electronics.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Banerjee, Manoj K [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Banerjee, Sanjay Kumar [2006]
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
Bangerter, Roger Odell [1996]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For fundamental contributions to all aspects of heavy-ion-driven inertial confinement fusion and leadership of the US effort to develop its potential as an energy source.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Banister, John R [1962]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Banks, Thomas [1999]
Rutgers University
Citation: For many important contributions to our understanding of confinement and chiral symmetry breaking in Quantum Field Theory, and for many contributions to String Theory, including Matrix Theory, the first nonperturbative formulation.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Banos, Alfredo, Jr. [1941]
University of Mexico
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bansil, Rama [2001]
Boston University
Citation: For her important contributions to phase transition kinetics, probe diffusion and chemical reactions in gels and applications of gelation in biological systems.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Bao, Gang [2007]
Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: For pioneering contributions in the field of molecular biomechanics and seminal impacts in developing molecular sensors for diagnosis of cellular functions
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Bao, Wei [2012]
Renmin University of China
Citation: For neutron scattering studies of the magnetic structure and spin dynamics of highly correlated electron systems
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Barabasi, Albert Laszlo [2003]
University of Notre Dame
Citation: For his discovery of scale-free networks and for his theories of surface roughening and strained surfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Baraff, Gene A [1972]
Bell Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Baragiola, Razl Antonio [1998]
University of Virginia
Citation: For broad contributions to our understanding of interactions of energetic particles with solids, especially regarding mechanisms of electron emission and desorption and astronomical applications.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Baranger, Elizabeth U [1972]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Baranger, Harold [2007]
Duke University
Citation: For contributions to mesoscopic and nanoscale physics, especially the manifestations of classical chaos in quantum properties and the interplay of quantum interference and electron-electron interactions.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Baranger, Michel [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Barat, Michel L [1981]
Laboratory des Collisions Atomiques et Moleculaires
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Baratoff, Alexis [2007]
University of Basel
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the theory of tunneling in superconductors and in scanning probe microscopes.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Barbara, Paul Frank [1992]
University of Texas, Austin
Citation: For his innovative studies of ultrafast proton and electron transfers, isomerization reactions, and dynamic solvent effects.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Barbaro-Galtieri, Angela [1984]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For contributions to the discovery and measurements of properties of both light and heavy quark resonances.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Barber, Herbert Bradford [1999]
University of Arizona
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the development of semiconductor detector arrays for application to biomedical research and clinical nuclear medicine.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Barber, W Carlisle [1959]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barbour, John Charles [2013]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the science and engineering of ion-solid interactions and thin-film materials, for leadership in professional societies, and for visionary development and guidance of programs and organizations in energy and national-security science.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Energy Res & Appl.
Bardeen, James M. [1996]
University of Washington
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the theory of cosmological density perturbations, relativistic astrophysics, and galactic structure.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Bardeen, John [1938]
University of Minnesota
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bardsley, James N [1976]
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Chemical Physics
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Barenghi, Carlo F. [2009]
Newcastle University
Citation: For the application of ideas and methods of modern fluid mechanics to quantum fluids, especially hydrodynamic stability, vortex dynamics and turbulence.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Barger, Amy [2007]
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Citation: For her pioneering observations and fundamental insights into the formation and evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Barger, Vernon D [1977]
University of Wisconsin
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bari, Robert [2012]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For his many contributions to nuclear power reactor safety, security, and proliferation resistance, including major contributions to probabilistic risk assessment and to methods for analyzing proliferation resistance of complex nuclear systems; and for leadership in advancing safety internationally
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society
Barish, Barry Clark [1985]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For his important contributions to the study of neutrino interactions.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Barkas, W H [1941]
United States Navy
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barker, A S, Jr. [1969]
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barker, Bruce M [1981]
University of Alabama
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Barker, Ernest F. [1925]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barker, Lynn M. [1996]
Valyn International
Citation: In recognition for his contribution to shock wave physics; particularly for development of new instrumentation techniques for shock wave studies such as VISAR and to the understanding of shock wave propagation in condensed matter.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Barker, R Edward, Jr. [1978]
University of Virginia
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Barkley, Dwight [2008]
University of Warwick
Citation: For combining computation and dynamical systems analyses to obtain remarkable insights into hydrodynamic instabilities and patterns in diverse systems, including flow past a cylinder, channel flow, laminar-turbulent bands, and thermal convection.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Barletta, William A. [1995]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For his contributions to the combination of plasma devices and electron beams, free electron lasers, and conventional accelerators, as well as to the wise direction of beam physics programs during the last decade.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Barnes, Charles A [1959]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barnes, Daniel Charles [1991]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For original contributions to the development of long-time step methods of kinetic plasma calculation and their application to multi-dimensional problems.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Barnes, Peter D [1978]
Carnegie Mellon University
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Nuclear Physics and the Division of Particles and Fields.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Barnes, Richard G [1960]
Iowa State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barnes, Richard G [1961]
Iowa State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barnes, Robert Bowling [1935]
Princeton University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barnes, Sidney Walter [1937]
University of Rochester
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barnes, Ted [2003]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For his seminal work on hybrid and exotic hadrons and his contributions to hadron spectroscopy and to the quantum properties of spin systems.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Hadronic Physics
Barnett, Bruce Arnold [1989]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: For outstanding contributions to elementary particle physics, especially for research on exotic particles, charmed states, and tau leptons.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Barnett, Clarence Franklin [1965]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barnett, Ralph Michael [1993]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For contributions to phenomenological analyses of the Standard Model and its extensions, including studies of the nature and validity of Quantum Chromodynamics, analyses of neutral current couplings, calculations of the production of heavy quarks, and predictions of the properties and decays of supersymmetric particles.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Baron, Edward A. [2011]
University of Oklahoma
Citation: For work at the forefront of computational astrophysics, especially for important contributions to the theory of core collapse supernovae and leadership in the theory of radiative transport in stars and supernovae.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Baroni, Stefano [2006]
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
Barr, Stephen [2011]
University of Delaware
Citation: For his original contributions to grand unified theories, CP violation and baryogenesis.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Barrat, Jean-Louis [2014]
Universite Joseph Fourier
Citation: Outstanding contributions to the theoretical understanding of structure and dynamics in polymeric liquids and glasses.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Barrera, Ruben Gerardo [2001]
UNAM, Mexico
Citation: For his significant contributions to the understanding of the optical properties of surfaces and inhomogenous media as well as for his leadership in the establishment and improvement of relations among physicists in the Americas, e.g., helping to create the Latin American Federation of Physics Societies.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Barrett, Bruce Richard [1987]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For contributions to the theory of the microscopic structure of nuclei, principally regarding effective nuclear interactions, exact G matrix calculations, and the microscopic structure of the Interacting Boson Model.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Barrett, Harrison Hooker [1994]
University of Arizona
Citation: For important contributions to medical physics and imaging science, particularly to the theory and practice of radionuclide imaging in nuclear medicine.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Barrett, Joseph John [1997]
Allied Signal, Inc.
Citation: For his pioneering contributions in the development and applications of new Raman and infrared techniques and, in particular, photoacoustic Raman spectroscopy for gas analysis and infrared sensors for avionics applications.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Barrr, E Scott [1946]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bars, Itzhak [1988]
Univ of Southern California
Citation: For formulation, development, and application of symmetry and supersymmetry principles in unified gauge theories, composite models of quarks and leptons, nuclear supersymmetry, feeble forces, superstring and supermembrane theories.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Barsch, Gerhard R. [1990]
Pennsylvania State University
Citation: For experimental and theoretical studies on linear and nonlinear elastic properties, lattice dynamics, and phase transitions of a wide range of materials of interest to physics geophysics and electromechanical devices.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Barshall, H H [1946]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barshay, Saul [1964]
Rutgers University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bartell, Lawrence Sims [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bartels, Randy A. [2013]
Colorado State University
Citation: For advances in precision temporal, spatial and spectral control of optical and x-ray pulses, the control of quantum wave packets via sculpted light fields, and optical microscopy.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Bartelt, Norman Charles [1999]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For his pioneering work on the theory of thermal fluctuations and dynamic surface structure.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Bartholomew, Gilbert Alfred [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bartlett, Albert Allen [1984]
University of Colorado, Boulder
Citation: For outstanding contributions to physics teaching and to increased public awareness of energy-related problems in society.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bartlett, James H., Jr. [1931]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bartlett, Rodney Joseph [1989]
University of Florida
Citation: For the development of many-electron methods for electron correlation in molecules, principally many-body perturbation theory and coupled-cluster theory, and their applications in chemical physics.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bartlett, Russell S [1931]
Yale University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barton, Henry A. [1928]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barton, Nathan R [2017]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For diverse contributions in computational materials science in support of national security interests, especially related to novel state variable descriptions for material response under both static and dynamic conditions.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Bartram, Ralph H [1977]
University of Connecticut
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bartschat, Klaus Richard [1998]
Drake University
Citation: For his contributions to the theory and numerical treatment of atomic collisions through advancing the density matrix description and developing the R-matrix with pseudo-states approach.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Barty, Christopher P.J. [2014]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the advancement of ultrahigh intensity laser science and to the development of laser-based x-ray and gamma-ray science.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Bartynski, Robert Allen [2004]
Rutgers University
Citation: For pioneering experiments to determine the electronic properties of surfaces, especially for leadership in developing Auger Photoelectron Coincidence Spectroscopy (APECS) with synchrotron radiation as a tool for local electronic structure.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Baruch, Pierre [2001]
Universite Paris 7 - Denis Diderot
Citation: For his theoretical studies on energy conversion and the thermodynamical description of photovoltaic cell operation as well as for his numerous actions in support of international scientific cooperation, e.g., through the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and its Megascience Forum.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Barut, Asim O [1966]
University of Colorado
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Barwick, Steven W. [2002]
University of California, Irvine
Citation: For contributions to non-accelerator, experimental particle physics, especially as co-spokesperson of the Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array, charged with oversight of detector operations and management of scientific output.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Barzi, Emanuela [2012]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For her innovations in the development of advanced superconductors, her continuous efforts in promoting International scientific collaborations, and her unwavering mentoring of US and Italian students
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Basaran, Osman A. [2008]
Purdue University
Citation: For computational, theoretical, and experimental work on improving fundamental understanding of pinch-off singularities, drop formation, and electrohydrodynamics, and for development of nonstandard inkjet printing applications.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Basbas, George J. [1987]
American Physical Society
Citation: For important theoretical contributions to atomic collision theory, particularly energy-loss, phenomena and inner-shell excitations, and for valuable service to the scientific community as an editor of a leading journal.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bashir, Rashid [2012]
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For contributions to applications of nanotechnology to biology and medicine, and development of electrical and mechanical biosensors for molecules and cells
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Bashkin, Stanley [1965]
University of Arizona
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Baskerville-Bridges, Frank George [2002]
University of California, Santa Cruz
Citation: For important innovations in EXAFS techniques leading to improved understanding of local structure and correlated atomic displacements.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Basov, Dmitri N. [2005]
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For his significant contributions to our understanding of high temperature superconductors and other correlated electron systems using infrared and optical spectroscopy.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Basov, Nicolay G. [1998]
Lebedev Physics Institute
Citation: For fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principles.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bass, Jack [1975]
Michigan State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bass, Steffen A. [2014]
Duke University
Citation: For his pioneering work on the development of transport models for the description of relativistic heavy-ion collisions and their application to the extraction of the properties of the quark gluon plasma.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bassani, G Franco [1982]
Scuola Normale Superiore
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bassett, Preston R [1937]
Sperry Gyroscope Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bassler, Kevin E. [2014]
University of Houston
Citation: For seminal and sustained contributions to the understanding of the dynamics of complex systems, particularly concerning non-equilibrium phase transitions, emergent behavior, and dynamics in adaptive networks.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Bastard, Gerald [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For many valuable contributions to the theory of semiconductor heterostructures.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Batchelor, Donald B. [1989]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For theoretical analysis and code developments in the areas of plasma heating by electromagnetic waves at electron and ion cyclotron resonance frequencies and the subsequent plasma thermalization.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bate, Robert Thomas [1965]
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Batelaan, Herman [2008]
University of Nebraska
Citation: For outstanding contributions to electron matter optics, in particular the measurements of the Kapitza-Dirac effect and elucidation of the Aharonov-Bohm effect.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bateman, Glenn [2000]
Lehigh University
Citation: For his theoretical and computational research on MHD instabilities and predictive transport modeling of tokamak plasmas, emphasizing detailed comparisons between theory-based simulations and experimental data.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Bates, Clayton W, Jr. [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bates, David R [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bates, Frank S. [1991]
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Citation: For original contributions to the study of polymer blends and block copolymers, including the isotope effect, fluctuation effects oh phase transitions, and chain stretching.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Bates, John Bryant [1983]
No Company Provided
Citation: For infrared and Raman spectroscopy studies on the intrinsic and extrinsic properties of molecular and ionic solids and for contributions to the understanding of fast ionic transport in superionic conductors.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Batha, Steven [2015]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering investigations of forward scattering laser-plasma instabilities, hydrodynamic instabilities in high-energy density physics regimes, and leadership of high-energy-density research.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Batista, Cristian D. [2014]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For theoretical contributions to the understanding of frustrated magnetic systems, topological phases, and electronic ferroelectricity.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Batlle, Xavier [2012]
Universitat de Barcelona
Citation: For his major, original contributions to the fundamental understanding of the magnetic properties of nanostructured materials and particle-like systems, and of the interplay among finite-size, surface, interface, interaction and proximity effects
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
Batlogg, Bertram [1986]
ETH Zurich
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of f-element compounds, particularly the mixed valence states of Tm1-xSe and of the heavy-fermion compounds CeCu2Si, UPt3, and UBe13.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Batra, Inder Paul [1973]
Not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Batrouni, Ghassan [2006]
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
Batson, Philip Edward [1996]
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Citation: For the development of both the experimental and interpretative aspects of high spatial resolution, high energy resolution energy loss spectroscopy as a valuable addition to electron microscopy studies of matter.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Batterman, Boris W [1969]
Cornell University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Baudis, Laura [2015]
University of Zurich
Citation: For leadership and outstanding contributions to experimental searches for astrophysical dark matter by direct detection and for double beta decay.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Bauer, Christian W [2017]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For the development and application of soft-collinear effective theory, which resulted in new insights into strong interaction physics, with applications spanning flavor physics, jet physics, and Monte Carlo techniques.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bauer, Daniel [2006]
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
Bauer, Eric [2015]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding and original contributions to the discovery and understanding of correlated electron systems, specifically for the study of complex electronic states hosted by correlated actinide and rare-earth materials.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Bauer, Ernst G. [1991]
Arizona State University
Citation: For elucidating the structure and phase transitions of clean and mono-and multilayer films on single crystal substrates and the development of LEEM to observe highly resolved surface structures in real space and time.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Instrument and Measurement Science
Bauer, Gerrit E. [2010]
Delft University of Technology
Citation: For exposition of the interaction between spin transport, magnetization dynamics, charge and heat transport, and mechanical motion.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
Bauer, Gunther [1990]
Johannes Kepler University
Citation: For contributions to many aspects of the physics of compound semiconductors.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bauer, Matthias [2017]
Applied Materials
Citation: For contributions to low temperature epitaxy of group IV alloys, in situ-doping with degenerate doping levels, highly strained alloys and novel techniques to achieve selectivity such as cyclic deposition and etch.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Bauer, Robert Steven [1986]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For outstanding experimental contributions and technical leadership in understanding the electronic properties of semiconductors, especially their surfaces and interfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bauer, S H [1962]
Cornell University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bauer, Wolfgang W. [2003]
Michigan State University
Citation: For his many contributions to the theoretical understanding and interpretation of heavy-ion collisions, and for his contributions to undergraduate physics education.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bauerdick, Lothar [2015]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For innovation and leadership in building computing systems for high energy physics data analysis which enabled the Higgs boson discovery, and contributions to searches for Higgs decays to W-boson pairs.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Baughman, Ray H [1981]
Allied Chemical Corporation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Baum, Guenter G. [1995]
University of Bielefeld
Citation: For his important contributions to electron and muon deep inelastic scattering, particularly with polarized beams and targets to study QCD sum rules and determine the nucleon's internal spin structure.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Baumgarte, Thomas W. [2016]
Bowdoin College
Citation: For numerous contributions to numerical relativity and computational astrophysics, including initial data algorithms and codes for binary compact stars, co-development of the BSSN formulation of Einstein's field equations, and the involvement of undergraduate students in forefront research.
Nominated by: Division of Gravitational Physics
Baur, Ulrich [2008]
State University of New York, Buffalo
Citation: For contributions to precision electroweak physics, especially the phenomenology of electroweak gauge bosons at hadron colliders.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bay, Zoltan L [1958]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bayer, Manfred [2011]
University of Dortmund
Citation: For optical spectroscopy of charge and spin excitations in semiconductor quantum-dot structures.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bayfield, James Edward [1978]
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bayley, Paul L [1939]
Lehigh University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Baylis, William Eric [1989]
Univ of Windsor
Citation: For the development and application of techniques for the calculation of interatomic potentials, and relativistic correlation effects in atoms.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Baym, Gordon Alan [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Particles and Fields.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bayman, Benjamin Frank [1972]
University of Minnesota
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Beach, Raymond J. [2014]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal contributions to high-average-power diode-end-pumped lasers, including many breakthroughs, widely adopted by the laser community, that have helped push such lasers to higher average powers and efficiencies, and for leadership in developing diode-pumped alkali-vapor lasers, and models for coherent and incoherent photon echoes.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Beacom, John F. [2013]
Ohio State University
Citation: For his comprehensive work on the diffuse supernova neutrino background and for his wide-ranging work in neutrino astrophysics, which is directed at finding new sources and using their detections to probe neutrino properties and the physical conditions in the astrophysical sources.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Beamish, John [2011]
University of Alberta
Citation: For measurements of the shear modulus of solid 4He at low temperatures.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Beams, J W [1931]
University of Virginia
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bean, Alice [2011]
University of Kansas
Citation: For her unique contribution in the design and construction of silicon detectors and other instrumentation. Her expert work of heavy quark decays in B decays. She created a novel outreach physics project Quarked!TM and also led unique undergraduate research opportunities.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bean, Charles P [1960]
General Electric Research Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bean, Rachel [2016]
Cornell University
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of dark energy, and her cosmological observations to constrain physics beyond the Standard Model of physics.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Beane, Silas [2012]
New Hampshire University
Citation: For advancing the understanding of few-hadron systems from Quantum Chromodynamics by pioneering the application of effective field theories and lattice calculations of the QCD path integral to these systems
Nominated by: Topical Group on Few-Body Systems
Beard, David B [1958]
Lockheed Research Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beard, George B [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Beard, Matthew C. [2013]
NREL
Citation: For his seminal contributions to our understanding of exciton dynamics in quantum confined nanostructures.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Energy Res & Appl.
Bearden, Alan J [1978]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Bearden, J A [1931]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beasley, Malcolm R. [1980]
Stanford University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Beason, James Douglas [2000]
Air Force Research Laboratory
Citation: For his leadership advancing, advocating and formulating national science policy, in particular, for his impact throughout the government in basic research, and for his fundamental contributions solving the relativistic Compton scattering kernel, and inventing innovative techniques for simulating lasers and plasmas.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beattie, James A [1929]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beatty, James J. [2012]
The Ohio State University
Citation: For contributions to cosmic ray astrophysics, including leadership roles in the design, construction, and operation of the Pierre Auger Observatory, balloon-borne studies of cosmic ray antiprotons and positrons, and in searches for high energy neutrinos using radio techniques
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Beaty, Earl C [1964]
University of Colorado
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beaucage, Gregory [2008]
University of Cincinnati
Citation: For development of the unified scattering function and related work in small angle scattering from disordered materials and polymers.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Beausoleil, Raymond [2012]
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
Citation: For contributions to basic research in nonlinear and quantum optics with applications to information technology
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Bebek, Christopher John [2005]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For his contributions to the advancement of complex detector systems for bottom and charm quark experiments.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Becchetti, Frederick Daniel [1991]
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Citation: For his many original contributions to experimental nuclear physics including light and heavy-ion reactions, detector technology, and novel experiments with radioactive nuclear beams.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bechert, Dietrich Wolfgang [1997]
DLR - German Aerospace Research EST
Citation: For seminal contributions in receptivity of shear flows, vortex sound absorption, amplification of jet noise, acoustic array application on high speed train, and ingenious experiments of viscous drag reduction by using riblets.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Bechhoefer, John L. [2009]
Simon Fraser University
Citation: For seminal experimental and theoretical contributions to nonlinear dynamics, pattern formation, phase transitions, solidification and biological physics as well as important advances of scientific instrumentation.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Bechmann, Rudolf [1956]
Brush Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beck, Donald R. [2001]
Michigan Technological University
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to the development and application of many body and relativistic formalism to atoms and negative ions.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Beck, Douglas H. [2002]
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For pioneering work in the use of parity-violating electron scattering to elucidate the quark structure of the nucleon.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Beck, Paul A [1971]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Becker, James H [1966]
Xerox Corporation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Becker, Joseph A. [1928]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Becker, Kurt H. [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his experimental studies of electron collision processes on free radicals, transient species and complex molecules, for coherence parameter measurements in noble gases probing the role of the weaker interactions in scattering.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Becker, R A [1949]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Becker, R [1951]
Goettingen
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Becker, Ulrich J. [2006]
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
Becker, Uwe Eugen [1996]
Institut der Max-Planck Gesellschaf
Citation: For seminal contributions to atomic and molecular photoionization studies, which have helped to develop our understanding of correlation processes particularly near threshold.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Beckett, Charles W [1959]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beckman, Olof [1976]
University of Uppsala, Sweden
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Beckner, Everet Hess [1969]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bedaque, Paulo [2010]
University of Maryland
Citation: For pioneering contributions to several distinct areas of theoretical nuclear physics, including effective field theories in few-body physics, the phase structure of dense quark matter, and nuclear forces from lattice QCD.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bedeaux, Dick [1996]
University of Leiden
Citation: For his contribution to the statistical physics and nonequilibrium thermodynamics of surfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bedell, Kevin Shawn [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For contributions to the theory of quantum fluids and correlated electron systems.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bederson, Benjamin [1959]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bednorz, J. Georg [1998]
IBM Zurich Research Laboratory
Citation: For an important breakthrough in the discovery of superconductivity in ceramic materials.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bedzyk, Michael J. [1998]
Northwestern University and Argonne Naional Laboratory
Citation: For the development of variable-period x-ray standing wave experiments.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Beeck, Otto [1940]
Shell Development Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beeman, W W [1951]
University of Wisconsin
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beene, James Robert [1991]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For his outstanding contributions and investigations in heavy-ion nuclear physics, particularly studies of the nuclear giant resonance structures via Coulomb excitations and their subsequent decay via photon and neutron emission with 4-TT detector systems.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Beer, Albert C [1964]
Battelle Memorial Institute
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beers, Timothy C. [2016]
University of Notre Dame
Citation: For extensive surveillance of the metal-poor stars in the Milky Way that constrain the origin of the elements in the universe and the nature of neutron-capture nucleosynthesis processes in early generations of stars.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Beg, Farhat N. [2009]
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of physics of short pulse high intensity laser matter interactions and pulsed power driven dense Z-pinches. His empirical scaling of hot electron temperature versus laser internsity has contributed significantly to the understanding of relativistic electron generation and transport in matter.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Behnia, Kamran [2012]
LPEM-ESPCI
Citation: For high-resolution thermal transport measurements to understand unconventional quantum states of matter
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Behringer, Robert Paul [1993]
Duke University
Citation: For the discovery of chaos near onset for large aspect ratio Rayleigh-Bernard convection, and the discovery of propagating waves in simple granular flows: and for the development of non-invasive techniques for imaging convection in porous media.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Behrndt, Klaus H [1963]
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beichner, Robert John [2004]
North Carolina State University
Citation: For his efforts in advancing the field of physics education research and promoting the application of its findings in the nation's classroom.
Nominated by: Forum on Education
Beier, Eugene William [1988]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For important contributions to experiments in particle physics and in particular the observation of neutrinos from SN1987A in the Kamiiokande detector.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Beiersdorfer, Peter [2001]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For his many contributions to precision x-ray spectroscopy of highly-charged systems and application of this spectroscopy to plasma and astrophysical problems.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Beise, Elizabeth J. [2001]
University of Maryland
Citation: For contributions to and leadership in electroweak interaction studies, especially for measurements of parity violation in polarized electron-nucleon elastic scattering elucidating the role of strange quarks and the anapole structure.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bekefi, George [1962]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Belanger, David Peter [2003]
University of California, Santa Cruz
Citation: For investigations of critical behavior near phase transitions in pure, random, and frustrated systems, and for the development of novel optical, neutron scattering, and other techniques to measure such phenomena precisely.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Belcher, John [2008]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For developing 3D electromagnetic field visualization tools and for the creation and large-scale implementation of a studio-based, active learning version of introductory physics, TEAL.
Nominated by: Forum on Education
Belczynski, Krzysztof [2013]
University of Warsaw
Citation: For innovative and creative research in population synthesis modeling of compact binary systems in the universe.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Belinfante, F J [1949]
Purdue University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Belitz, Dietrich [2010]
University of Oregon
Citation: For work on classical and quantal phase transitions, and the nature of phases affected by generic scale invariance.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Belk, John H. [2013]
Boeing Company
Citation: For ground breaking condensed matter research within aerospace and significant advancement of nanotechnologies applications within domestic and international industry.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Belkacem, Ali [2001]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For contributions made in the study of charge changing mechanisms involving high energy, relativistic, highly charged ions leading to the discovery of new atomic processes involving the negative energy continuum.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bell, George I [1967]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bell, Kenneth Lloyd [1997]
Queen's University
Citation: For his fundamental and enduring contributions to the theory of electron collisions with atoms and ions, photoionization and photodetachment, and to atomic structure with particular emphasis on transition probabilities.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Bell, L. Douglas [2016]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For the invention of ballistic electron emission microscopy, which is used worldwide for nanometer resolution imaging of device interface electronic structure, and for contributions to understanding electron transport.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Instrument and Measurement Science
Bell, Michael George [1997]
Princeton University
Citation: For contributions to plasma performance optimization and investigations of confinement and stability of tokamak plasmas and for contributions to the experiments which let to the production of 10.7 MW of D-T fusion power in TFTR in November 1994.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bell, Nicole [2016]
University of Melbourne
Citation: For fundamental contributions regarding the interface of astrophysics and particle physics, particularly in neutrino astrophysics and cosmology, and dark matter phenomenology.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Bell, Robert J [1976]
University of Missouri, Rolla
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bellaiche, Laurent [2010]
University of Arkansas
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the first-principles theory of semiconductor alloys and ferroelectric materials.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Bellan, Paul Murray [1991]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For seminal experimental and theoretical work in novel current drive schemes, such as spheromak and AC helicity injection, as well as basic plasma physics, such as Lower Hybrid and Drift Waves.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bellettini, Giorgio [1999]
University of Pisa
Citation: For his leading role in the early design and construction of the CDF detector and as CDF co-spokesperson during the time the top quark discovery was being established.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Belomestnykh, Sergey [2015]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the science and technology of RF and superconducting RF in beam physics.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Belonoshko, Anatoly B [2017]
Royal Institute of Technology
Citation: For the development and application of novel computational methods that have led to fundamental insights into behavior of matter at extreme conditions, physics of melting, and the Earth's core.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Beltram, Fabio [2008]
Scuola Normale Superiore
Citation: For major contributions to nanophysics, including studies of semiconductor nanostructures and in molecular biophysics, and for leadership in promoting the international reach of Italian research.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Belyanin, Alexey [2012]
Texas A&M University, College Station
Citation: For pioneering contributions in the ultrafast and nonlinear optics of nanostructured materials and the development of novel semiconductor laser sources in the mid-infrared and terahertz spectral range
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Bemis, Curtis E, Jr. [1975]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
ben-Avraham, Daniel [2003]
Clarkson University
Citation: For contributions to statistical physics on the subjects of the kinetics of diffusion-limited reactions, diffusion and transport in disordered media, and non-equilibrium phase transitions.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Ben-Itzhak, Itzik [2002]
Kansas State University
Citation: For his creative experimental studies of molecular dissociation dynamics via fragment coincidence and 3D imaging techniques; and for his studies of the creation and decay of long-lived metastable molecular ions.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Ben-Jacob, Eshel [2005]
Tel Aviv University
Citation: For innovative applications of nonequilibrium physics to complex biological systems,especially bacterial colony patterns and cultured neuron activity.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Ben-Naim, Eli [2008]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For broad contributions to granular physics, traffic flows, and non-equilibrium statistical physics.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Ben-Zvi, Ilan [1994]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For contributions to the development of superconducting quarter wave resonator structures and superconducting radio frequency quadrupoles for the acceleration of heavy ion beams and to the development of the Accelerator Test Facility and BNL.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Bender, Carl M. [1988]
Washington University
Citation: For contributions to the development and understanding of analytical and numerical probes of quantum field theory, the large-order behavior of perturbation theory, and for making advances in semiclassical, strong coupling, and lattice approximations.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bendler, John Thomas [1984]
No company provided
Citation: For contributions to the statistical-molecular nature of local chain motions and the theory of polymer blend miscibility.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Benedek, George B [1962]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Benenson, Walter [1978]
Michigan State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Benesch, William M [1984]
No company provided
Citation: In recognition of his fundamental and wide-ranging investigations into atomic and molecular structure and behavior, particularly in relation to the properties and processes which underlie the manifestation of atmospheric phenomena
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Benfield, A E [1951]
Harvard University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Benford, Gregory [2004]
University of California, Irvine
Citation: For theoretical and experimental research in a wide range of fields, introducing new ideas in plasma physics, astrophysical jets, high power microwave physics, particle physics and condensed matter.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beni, Gerardo [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Benioff, Paul [2001]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For highly original work that first showed quantum computation to be theoretically possible and led to important subsequent advances in quantum communication and quantum computing.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Benjamin, Ilan [2013]
University of California, Santa Cruz
Citation: For pioneering computational studies of liquid surfaces, including ion transport, energy relaxation, spectroscopy and chemical reaction dynamics at liquid/vapor and liquid/liquid interfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Benka, Stephen G. [2002]
American Institute of Physics
Citation: For his leadership at Physics Today magazine, unwavering commitment --- scientific, social, educational, and political --- and consistently high standards of journalism on behalf of the physics community.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society
Bennett, A L [1952]
China Lake, California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bennett, Brian [2011]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the epitaxial growth, characterization, and design of narrow band-gap semiconductor heterostructures.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Bennett, Charles Henry [1998]
IBM Almaden Research Center
Citation: For inventing reversible computation, for his analysis of Maxwell's demon, and for co-inventing quantum cryptography and quantum teleportation.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bennett, Charles L. [1999]
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Citation: For leading the team that discovered the primordial anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation with COBE data and for being the Principal Investigator for its successor, the Microwave Anisotropy Probe.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Bennett, Clarence E [1941]
University of Maine
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bennett, David [2010]
University of Notre Dame
Citation: For pioneering work in the application of gravitational lensing to solve major astrophysical problems including the nature of dark matter and discovery of extra-solar planets.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Bennett, Edward [1921]
University of Wisconsin
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bennett, F D [1953]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bennett, Herbert Stanton [2004]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For insights into solid-state materials and the development of physical models that led to improved performance of electronic, magnetic, and optical materials
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Bennett, Peter A [2003]
Arizona State University
Citation: For illumination of fundamental issues concerning the atomic structure and surface kinetics of metal-silicon systems and their surfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Bennett, Ralph D [1931]
University of Chicago
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bennett, W E [1957]
Illinois Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bennett, Willard H [1934]
Ohio State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bennett, William R, Sr. [1967]
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bennett, William R, Jr. [1967]
Yale University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Benson, David J. [2009]
University of California, San Diego
Citation: In recognition of fundamental algorithms in hydrocodes and pioneering work in nonlinear, time-dependent continuum numerical simulations at the micromechanical level to develop a fundamental understanding of the response of materials to shock propagation, including energy.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Benson, Stephen Vincent [2002]
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Citation: For critical contributions to the development of free-electron lasers, including the first demonstration of lasing at harmonics and of multi-kilowatt lasing with an energy recovered linac.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Benz, Samuel [2008]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For inventing and developing the first Josephson junction array arbitrary waveform synthesizer and using it as a practical quantum-based ac voltage standard.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Instrument and Measurement Science
Beranek, L L [1946]
Harvard University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beratan, David Nathan [2001]
Duke University
Citation: For establishing molecular-level theories of electron tunneling interactions in proteins and DNA.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Berg, Bernd A. [2004]
Florida State University
Citation: For pioneering lattice gauge theory simulations, innovative contributions to Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms and their applications to Statistical Physics.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Berg, Howard C. [1990]
Harvard University
Citation: For the elucidation of complex biological phenomena, particularly chemotaxis and bacterial locomotion, through simple but penetrating physical theories and brilliant experiments.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Berg, Mark Alan [2000]
University of South Carolina
Citation: For the use of ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy in exploring the molecular dynamics of liquids and other disordered materials.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bergeman, Thomas Harold [1991]
State University of New York, Stony Brook
Citation: For important contributions to Stark spectroscopy, molecular spectroscopy, magnetic traps for neutral atoms, atomic response to laser spectral noise, microwave ionization, and the emerging area of computational physics.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Berger, Beverly K. [1998]
Oakland University
Citation: For her pioneering contributions to global issues in classical general relativity, particularly the analysis of the nature of cosmological singularities, and for founding the Topical Group on Gravitation of the APS.
Nominated by: Division of Gravitational Physics
Berger, Claire [2013]
Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: For seminal contributions to the development of epitaxial graphene electronics.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Berger, Edmond Louis [1975]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Berger, Robert Lewis [1984]
Walter Reed Army Institute
Citation: For Pioneering and sustained contributions in the application and analysis of physical measurements in research in molecular biophysics.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Bergman, David J. [1989]
Tel Aviv University
Citation: For contributions to the theory of third sound, the concept of finite-size scaling, the statistical mechanics of nonequilibrium steady states, and the physics of composite media.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bergmann, Gerd [1987]
Univ of Southern California
Citation: For his continuing illumination of electronic transport processes in metals, particularly in clarifying the physical interpretation of the effects of localization and in applying these ideas to important problems in metal physics.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bergmann, Klaas [1992]
University of Kaiserslautern
Citation: For his development of innovative laser systems and their application to molecular scattering processes.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bergmann, P G [1949]
Syracuse University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bergou, Janos [2009]
CUNY - Hunter College
Citation: For outstanding work in quantum optics and quantum information, in particular work on the theory of correlated emission lasers, the effect of pump statistics on the nature of the electromagnetic field produced in lasers and micromasers, and on quantum state discrimination.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Bergquist, James Charles [1989]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For the development of high-resolution, high-sensitivity laser techniques and application of these techniques to fundamental problems in atomic and molecular spectroscopy.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Berker, A. Nihat [1988]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For the development of the position space renormalization group technique and its application to studies of phase transitions in physisorbed systems and liquid crystals.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Berkner, Klaus Hans [1984]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For his contribution to the development of the physics of Rydberg states, his leadership role in the development of neutral beams, and many other contributions to the atomic physics of controlled fusion.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Berkner, Klaus Hans [1984]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: In recognition of contributions to the pure and applied physics of intense neutral beams for heating and fueling of high-temperature plasmas.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Berkner, L V [1941]
University of Alaska
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Berko, Stephan [1959]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Berkowitz, Ami Emanuel [1996]
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For elucidation of magnetic phenomena in particles, films, and multilayers and their technological applications.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Berkowitz, Joseph [1962]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Berkowitz, Max L. [1995]
University of North Carolina
Citation: For penetrating theoretical contributions to our understanding of aqueous systems in bulk and at interfaces, and to our understanding of aqueous clusters.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Berlincourt, Ted G [1964]
Atomics International
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Berlinsky, A. John [1996]
McMaster University
Citation: For his contributions to the theory of the solid hydrogens, the properties of spin aligned hydrogen, frustrated magnetic systems and the electromagnetic properties of high temperature superconductors.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Berman, Barry L [1972]
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Berman, Gennady P. [2002]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For his internationally recognized expertise in the areas of classical and quantum dynamical systems, dynamical chaos, dynamics of quantum computation, and modeling of nano-devices.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Berman, Michael [2008]
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Citation: For his outstanding leadership, advocacy, and support of physical science research and for fostering and developing innovative and visionary multidisciplinary partnerships.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society
Berman, Paul R. [1986]
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Citation: For fundamental contributions to an understanding of the effects of atomic and molecular collisions on the behavior of gas lasers, on coherent transient phenomena, and on high-resolution spectroscopic lineshapes.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bern, Zvi [2004]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For outstanding contributions to quantum field theory, especially for developing powerful calculational techniques in gauge theories.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bernabei, Stephano [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For pioneering work on the application of lower hybrid power to tokamak discharges including the development of the original grill launcher, demonstration of lower hybrid current drive, lower hybrid plasmas and solar plasma phenomena.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bernard, Claude [1998]
Washington University
Citation: For his many contributions to the numerical study of quantum chromodynamics, particularly of the weak decays of strongly interacting particles
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Bernard, Peter Simon [1998]
University of Maryland
Citation: For elucidating the physics of turbulent transport and incorporating this knowledge in original closure models and for unraveling knotty problems in isotropic turbulence decay.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Bernatowicz, Thomas James [1999]
Washington University
Citation: For measurements of the double beta decay of 128Te and 130Te and consequent limits of <1.5 ev on the Majorana mass of the neutrino, and for key contributions to the discovery and laboratory study of ancient stardust providing new insights into grain growth in stellar outflows.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Berne, Bruce J [1977]
Columbia University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bernhardt, Paul Allan [1994]
National Research Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering work in the area of ionospheric modification with chemical releases and high power radio waves.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bernheim, Robert Allan [1985]
Pennsylvania State University
Citation: For his contributions to the field of molecular spectroscopy through his work in nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance, and laser spectroscopy.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bernholc, Jerry [1991]
North Carolina State University
Citation: For pioneering and sustained contributions to the theory of point defects in semiconductors and for his contributions to the bonding and structure of atomic clusters.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Berning, W W [1953]
BRL
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bernius, Mark T. [2014]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For versatility in successfully commercializing new product technology starting from fundamental physics to final product form in the fields of organic-based LEDs, solar photovoltaics (PVs), composite materials, and thermal science and technology.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Bernstein, Adam [2016]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering work at the intersection of nuclear science and nuclear nonproliferation, including the development of antineutrino-based methods for monitoring the production of fissile material and large volume detectors for rapid screening of cargo for the presence of fissile material.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bernstein, Aron M [1978]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bernstein, Elliot R. [1992]
Colorado State University
Citation: For the development of molecular spectroscopy as a tool for the elucidation of molecular structure and conformations.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bernstein, Eugene M [1976]
Western Michigan University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bernstein, Herbert J [2003]
Hampshire College
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to quantum interferometry and quantum theory including the fermion spinor-rotation experiment and entanglement concentration; and for innovations in teaching, outreach and service through ISIS institute.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bernstein, Ira B [1966]
Yale University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bernstein, Jeremy [1962]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bernstein, Lee [2015]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For work developing novel methods of determining neutron-nucleus cross sections via high-resolution γ-ray spectroscopy, the early development of surrogate ratio method, and the study of nuclear processes in high energy density plasmas at NIF.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bernstein, Noam [2015]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering development of multiscale simulations in solids, atomistic simulations of mechanical properties, and the development and application of atomistic methods for structural and finite temperature properties of materials.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Bernstein, Richard B [1965]
University of Wisconsin
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bernstein, Robert Howard [2004]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For the design and construction of a novel neutrino beam that made possible unprecedented precision measurements.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bernstein, Seymour [1951]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bernthal, Frederick Michael [1993]
University Research Associates, Incorporated
Citation: For his contributions to the advancement of science by his distinguished career of science administration in the legislative and executive branches in the U.S. government.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society
Berrah, Nora [1999]
Western Michigan University
Citation: For high-resolution work on few and many electron systems using lasers and synchrotron radiation leading to a better understanding of the interaction of light with matter.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Berry, Brian Shephard [1983]
Citation: For contributions to the study of solids by anelastic relaxation measurements, and for the application of such measurements to thin-layer materials.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Berry, Guy C. [1995]
Carnegie Mellon University
Citation: For his fundamental studies using rheo-optical methods on dilute and concentrated solutions of flexible branched and rigid-rod liquid crystalline polymers.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Berry, Henry G. [1980]
Univ of Notre Dame
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bers, Abraham [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bershader, Daniel [1967]
Stanford University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bersohn, R [1962]
Columbia University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Berti, Emanuele [2015]
University of Mississippi
Citation: For important contributions to theoretical gravitational-wave physics, including quasi-normal modes of black holes, tests of alternative theories, the links between analytic and numerical relativity, and the astrophysics of merging black holes.
Nominated by: Division of Gravitational Physics
Bertlett, James H, Jr. [1933]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bertolucci, Sergio [2016]
INFN-Frascati Rome
Citation: For outstanding leadership in large international collaborations in high energy physics, including the formation of the global effort for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, and many roles at CERN including director of research and scientific computing during the discovery of the Higgs boson.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Bertozzi, Andrea L. [2016]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For seminal work on thin film fluid analysis and modeling, contributions to the understanding of vorticity and incompressible flow, experimentation on particle laden-free surface flow, and application of fluid models to biological and technological problems.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Bertozzi, William [1978]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Nuclear Physics and the Division of Particles and Fields.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bertrand, Fred Edmond [1981]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bertsch, George F [1978]
Michigan State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bertsche, William A. [2017]
The University of Manchester, UK
Citation: For seminal contributions to the trapping of antihydrogen atoms and subsequent spectroscopic measurements on them; in particular for the development, of the auto-resonant mixing technique and other non-neutral plasma manipulations crucial to the first demonstration of anti-atom trapping in 2010.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bertschinger, Edmund [1996]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to theoretical cosmology, especially in the understanding of structure formation in the universe.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Bertulani, Carlos A. [2012]
Texas A&M University, Commerce
Citation: For leading the development of theories for electromagnetic processes in heavy-ion collisions, including many pioneering and successful predictions for reactions involving nuclei far from the stability line.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Berz, Martin [1998]
Michigan State University
Citation: For pioneering the application of computational differential algebra to modeling and analysis of beam dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Besenbacher, Flemming [2010]
University of Aarhus
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of atomic scale processes on solid surfaces, leading to breakthroughs in catalysis and nanotechnology.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bestul, Alden B [1958]
National Bureau of Standards
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Betchov, Robert [1977]
University of Notre Dame
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Beth, Richard A [1937]
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bethe, Hans [1935]
Cornell University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bethune, Donald Stimson [2001]
IBM Almaden Research Center
Citation: For contributing to our understanding of fullerenes, including spectroscopy that confirmed the fullerene structure of carbon clusters, and for synthesizing metallofullerenes and single wall carbon nanotubes.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Betteridge, Walter [1952]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Betti, Riccardo [2001]
University of Rochester
Citation: For seminal contributions to the analytic theory and understanding of ablative Rayleigh-Taylor instability in inertial confinement fusion and Alfven eigenmodes in magnetic fusion energy research.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Betts, R. Russell [1994]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For his contributions to our understanding of nuclear structure, including high-spin states in the as-shell and the connections between clustering and deformation, and for his leadership of the APEX experiment.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Beutler, H [1936]
University of Michigan
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bevk, Joze [1997]
Bell Laboratories
Citation: For his pioneering studies of the ultrafine filamentary composites; of the seminal research of the Si-Ge monolayer superlattices and Si/SiO2 interfaces; and for the discovery of boron confinement and trapping mechanisms in Si-based heterostructures.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Beyea, Jan E. [2013]
CiPI - Consulting in Public Interest
Citation: For more than three decades of public service through research, analysis, and presentations on issues of major societal concern, including environmental degradation, nuclear reactor safety, energy efficiency, and energy use.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society
Beyer, Robert T [1958]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Beyster, J. Robert [1980]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bezrukov, Sergey M. [2009]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the physics of ion channels, thereby bridging molecular biology with physical kinetics and nonlinear dynamics by developing single-molecular methods to membrane transport and noise-facilitated signal transduction.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Bezryadin, Alexey [2014]
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For insight into the superconductor-insulator transition and macroscopic quantum tunneling in molecular template superconducting nanowires.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bhargava, Rameshwar W [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bhat, Pushpalatha [2010]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For her demonstration of the effectiveness of advanced statistical methods in extracting the most information from small signals in hadron collider physics and especially for pioneering the use of these techniques to improve the measurement of the top-quark mass in the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bhatia, Anand Kumar [1987]
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Citation: For outstanding analysis and calculations in low-energy electron (and positron) -atom scattering, photoionization and autoionization; and the use of such data in diagnostic studies relating to solar/astrophysical and fusion plasmas.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bhatia, Avadh B [1966]
University of Alberta
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bhatnagar, Ved Prakash [1995]
JET Joint Undertaking
Citation: For significant contributions to the understanding of both theory and experiment of tokamak reactor-relevant fast-wave antenna design, heating and current drive in the ion-cyclotron range of frequencies.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Bhatt, Ravindra N. [1986]
Princeton Univ
Citation: For his effective use of fundamental theory, numerical simulation and phenomenology in elucidating such diverse systems as quantum fluids, spin glasses, and doped semiconductors near metal-insulator transitions.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bhattacharjee, Amitava [1993]
University of New Hampshire
Citation: For innovative applications of MHD theory to solutions of fundamental problems involving magnetic reconnection in toroidal fusion plasmas, magnetospheric plasmas and solar plasma phenomena.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bhattacharya, Pallab [2005]
University of Michigan
Citation: For pioneering contributions to molecular beam epitaxy and device applications of strained heterostructures, physics and development of quantum dot optoelectronic devices and integrated optoelectronics.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi [1990]
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Citation: For experimental elucidation of the dynamics of complex systems, including broken-symmetry liquids and disordered solids.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bhaumik, M L [1976]
Northrop Corporation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bialek, William Samuel [1996]
NEC Research Institute
Citation: For his contributions in understanding the neural code and the optimization of neural processing through application of the methods of theoretical physics to problems in neuroscience.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Bianconi, Antonio [2016]
Universityersità di Roma
Citation: For developing experimental methods using synchrotron radiation including X-ray absorption near edge structure and scanning micro-X-ray diffraction, and for advanced data analysis techniques used to unveil the role of complex local structures in the functionality of oxide materials and metalloproteins.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bibes, Manuel [2015]
CNRS
Citation: For seminal contributions to the materials physics of multiferroics and electric field control of magnetism.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
Bicak, Jiri [2016]
Charles University
Citation: For advanced research in general relativity and gravitation, and for his leadership in the gravitational physics community, especially in Eastern Europe.
Nominated by: Division of Gravitational Physics
Bicerano, Jozef [1996]
Dow Chemical Company
Citation: For his contributions to methods for the predictive modeling of polymers, and especially the development of a simple and powerful new method for predicting key physical properties from the polymeric repeat unit.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Bichowsky, F Russell [1931]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bichsel, Hans [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bickford, Lawrence R, Jr. [1959]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bidwell, C. C. [1923]
Cornell University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Biedenharn, Lawrence C [1960]
The Rice Institute
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Biedron, Sandra G. [2013]
Colorado State University
Citation: For her fundamental advancement of light sources, including the control of light and harmonic light generated from coherent electron beams and the development of high-power long wavelength sources.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Biefeld, Robert M [2003]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For contributions to MOCVD deposition of compound semiconductors for optoelectronic devices.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Biegelsen, David Kalman [1990]
Palo Alto Research Center
Citation: For the broad range of experimental studies into the fundamental nature of amorphous semiconductors, novel thin-film crystal growth, and heteroepitaxy.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Bieler, Samuel Etienne [1924]
McGill University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bienenstock, Arthur i [1971]
Stanford University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Biferale, Luca [2008]
University Tor Vergata
Citation: For his original applications of multifractal concepts, numerical simulations, and models to obtain insight into the dynamics of fully developed turbulence.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Bigeleisen, Jacob [1965]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bigelow, Nicholas P. [2004]
University of Rochester
Citation: For his insightful research on cold atomic vapors and the control of atomic motion using light pressure, and particularly for his pioneering studies of the creation and manipulation of ultracold multi-species mixtures.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Bigi, Ikaros I [2004]
University of Notre Dame
Citation: For correctly predicting large CP violation in B meson decays.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bikales, Norbert M. [1991]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For outstanding contributions to polymer science and materials research, editing of major reference works, and professional leadership.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bilderback, Donald H. [2006]
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
Bildsten, Lars [2014]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Citation: For his numerous pioneering contributions to stellar astrophysics including thermonuclear instabilities, propagating combustion fronts, gravitational wave phenomena, time domain astronomy, stellar explosions, asteroseismology, and the many ways that stars evolve and manifest themselves to observations.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Bilek, Marcela M. [2012]
University of Sydney
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the physics of plasma processing, resulting in plasma sources, processes and materials with applications to industries ranging from information technology to biomedicine
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bilger, Robert William [2002]
University of Sydney
Citation: For outstanding contributions to knowledge of turbulent reactive flows through insightful experiments, theory and modelling, especially for elucidating the fundamental processes in turbulent combustion and for the development of the conditional moment closure.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Billig, Ernst [1949]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Billinge, Roy [1991]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For construction of the Fermilab Booster, for responsibility for the SPS Magnet System, and for leading the group at CERN that took stochastic cooling from an idea to a practical technique.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Billinge, Simon John Laird [2006]
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
Billings, Bruce H [1970]
American Institute in Taiwan
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Billington, Douglas S [1961]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Billmeyer, Fred W [1962]
E.I. duPont de Nemours
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bilpuch, Edward G [1969]
Duke University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bilz, Heinz [1983]
No Company Provided
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the theory of virtually every aspect of lattice dynamics and the electron-phonon interaction in solids.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bimberg, Dieter H [2004]
Technical University of Berlin
Citation: For pioneering work in the basic understanding, development and first demonstration of self-assembled quantum-dot heterostructures for novel lasers and amplifiers.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bingham, Carrol Reid [2005]
University of Tennessee
Citation: For significant contributions to the study of nuclei at the limits of stability.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bingham, Robert [2001]
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Citation: For his original and creative approaches to applying plasma physics to a diverse range of problems in laser-plasma interactions, space-, and astro-plasma physics.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Biondi, Manfred A [1959]
Westinghouse Research Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Birch, Francis [1941]
Harvard University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Birdsall, Charles K [1972]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Birge, Norman Owen [2003]
Michigan State University
Citation: For innovative contributions concerning the glass transition and mesoscopic physics, including 1/f noise and universal conductance fluctuations, electron decoherence mechanisms, and dissipative quantum tunneling of single defects in metals.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Birge, Robert W [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Birgeneau, Robert J [1974]
Bell Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Birkhoff, Robert D [1976]
University of Tennessee
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Birman, Joseph L [1960]
Bayside, New York
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Birmingham, Thomas J. [1980]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Birnbaum, George [1960]
Hughes Aircraft
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Birnbaum, Howard K [1971]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Birnbaum, Milton [1973]
Aerospace Corporation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Birnbaum, Milton [1965]
Aerospace Corporation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Birse, Michael [2011]
University of Manchester
Citation: For groundbreaking work on the implications of chiral symmetry for nucleon structure and nuclear interactions, and applications of the renormalization group to few-body systems.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Few-Body Systems
Bishai, Mary R. [2014]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For her contributions to flavor physics, including analysis of the NuMI/MINOS neutrino beam, leadership of the accelerator neutrino program, and contributions to understanding of the b-quark.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bishop, Alan Reginald [1983]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For scientific leadership in developing new areas of nonlinear science and revealing the paradigmatic role of strongly nonlinear phenomena in condensed matter and statistical physics.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bishop, David John [1987]
Boston University
Citation: For his contributions to our understanding of the low temperature properties of condensed matter systems including metals, superconductors, and superfluids.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bishop, Raymond Francis [2004]
UMIST
Citation: For pioneering development of the coupled-cluster method and its innovative application across the full spectrum of subfields of physics, as well as for his leadership of the international community of many-body theorists.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Bishop, Stephen G [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bisognano, Joseph John [1994]
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Citation: For his research into the theory of collective and statistical phenomena in particle beams, including stochastic cooling and instabilities and application of these results to the design and operation of accelerators.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Biswas, Rana [2009]
Iowa State University
Citation: For theoretical contributions to the dynamics of semiconductors, solar materials, and photonic crystals.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bitter, Francis [1931]
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bitter, Manfred [1987]
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Citation: For the development of high resolution X-ray spectroscopy and the measurements of ion temperature and plasma rotation on tokamaks.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bittner, Eric R. [2016]
University of Houston
Citation: For developing theoretical and computational descriptions of quantum dynamics in molecular systems, especially for their use in understanding the migration of energy and charge in molecular electronic excited states.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bjorken, James Daniel [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bjorkeson, Albert [1924]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bjorkholm, John E [1977]
Bell Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bjorklund, Gary Carl [1986]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For pioneering work in non linear optics and the development and application of widely used techniques in laser spectroscopy, such as frequency modulation spectroscopy.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Blacic, Zlatko [2009]
New York University
Citation: For major contributions to the theoretical treatment and understanding of the quantum bound-state and dissociative dynamics of floppy polyatomic molecules, weakly bound molecular clusters, and molecular hydrogen in nanoporous materials.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Black, Charles T. [2009]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the integration of nanometer-scale polymer self-assembly in the fabrication of high-performance semiconductor microelectronic devices.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Black, N Henry [1936]
Harvard University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blackman, Eric G. [2005]
University of Rochester
Citation: For identifying and elucidating fundamental principles of nonlinear magnetic dynamo theory and for contributions toward understanding magnetic fields in a range of astrophysical plasmas.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Blackmon, Jeffrey C. [2012]
Louisiana State University
Citation: For his vision and innovation in exploiting radioactive nuclear beams to advance our understanding of nuclear processes that govern astrophysical phenomena
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Blackwelder, Ronald E. [1986]
Univ of Southern California
Citation: For his contributions to the physical understanding of the structure of turbulent boundary layers.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Blackwell, John [1983]
Case Western Reserve University
Citation: In recognition of outstanding research on the structure of biological and synthetic polymers of x-ray diffraction methodology.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Blackwood, Oswald [1931]
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blagoev, Krastan [2015]
National Science Foundation
Citation: For pioneering contributions in new physics concepts to solve major problems in cancer and aging and for integrating physics principles in biology and medicine.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Blair, David G. [2013]
University of Western Australia
Citation: For many significant and innovative contributions to gravitational wave science and education, ranging from the NIOBE bar detector to investigations of instabilities in interferometers and the establishment of the Gravity Discovery Center.
Nominated by: Division of Gravitational Physics
Blair, J M [1942]
University of Colorado
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blair, John S [1962]
University of Washington
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blaisten-Barojas, Estela Olga [2006]
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
Blake, J Bernard [1976]
Aerospace Corporation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Blakely, John M [1978]
Cornell University
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Chemical Physics and the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optic Physics.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Blakemore, John S [1965]
Lockheed Research Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blanchard, Converse Herrick [1963]
Madison, Wisconsin
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blandford, Roger [2009]
KIPAC
Citation: For his seminal contributions to theoretical astrophysics, including black hole astrophysics, the astrophysics of relativistic plasmas, cosmic ray acceleration and propagation, and cosmological applications of gravitational lensing.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Blankenbecler, Richard [1964]
Princeton University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blann, Marshall [1972]
University of Rochester
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Blaskiewicz, Michael [2010]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For theoretical and experimental work leading to the first successful implementation of bunched beam stochastic cooling in a high energy ion collider.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Blatt, Frank J [1960]
Michigan State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blatt, Rainer [2000]
University of Innsbruck
Citation: For outstanding work in quantum optics and precision spectroscopy with laser cooled trapped ions.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Blatter, Johann (Gianni) W. [1999]
ETH Zurich
Citation: For contributions to the theoretical understanding of macroscopic quantum phenomena of vortices in superconductors.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Blaum, Klaus [2008]
Max Planck Institute, Kernphys
Citation: For contribution to high-precision experiments with cooled and stored ions, especially high-precision mass spectrometry on highly-charged ions and short-lived radio-nuclides, and laser spectroscopy and magnetic moment measurements for fundamental studies.
Nominated by: Topical Group Precision Measurement & Fundamental Constants
Blazey, Gerald Charles [2005]
Northern Illinois University
Citation: For leadership of the D0 experiment and the study of jet production at the Tevatron.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bleakney, Walker [1931]
Princeton University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bless, Stephan [2008]
Institute of Advance Technology
Citation: For experimental and analytical studies of dynamic failure in poly-crystalline ceramics, glasses, and heavy metals, and the application of those results to improved understanding of armor/anti-armor phenomena.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Blessing, Susan K [2017]
Florida State University
Citation: For exemplary leadership in developing a model STEM education program for undergraduate women.
Nominated by: Forum on Education
Bleuler, Ernst [1949]
Purdue University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blewett, John P [1941]
General Electric Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blewitt, Thomas H [1971]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Blick, Robert H. [2012]
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Citation: For his distinctive contributions to the physics of quantum dots and nanomechanical systems, and for his fine contributions to developing new on-chip screening methods for ion channel spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy of proteins
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Blitzer, Leon [1965]
University of Arizona
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blitzer, Leon [1966]
University of Arizona
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blizard, E P [1954]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bloch, Aaron N [1981]
Exxon
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bloch, Felix [1937]
Stanford University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bloch, Immanuel [2015]
Max Planck Institute
Citation: For pioneering and continued experimental research in quantum many-body physics with ultracold atomic gases.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bloch, Ingram [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Block, Martin M [1960]
Duke University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Block, Steven [2011]
Stanford University
Citation: For his originality in the direct measurement of the forces and motions in single biomolecular complexes using optical trapping approaches.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blodgett, Kathrine B [1939]
General Electric Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bloembergen, N [1955]
Harvard University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blondin, John M. [2009]
North Carolina State University
Citation: For extensive contributions to the study of accreting systems, stellar outflows, supernovae, and supernova remnants through hydrodynamic simulations, and for his authorship and maintenance of the VH-1 hydrodynamic code.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Bloom, Arnold L [1970]
Stanford University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bloom, Elliott Daniel [1985]
Stanford University
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to the development of the crystal ball detector and the study of gamma ray transitions.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bloom, Ken [2016]
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Citation: For the characterization of the top quark using data from Tevatron Collider and the Large Hadron Collider, and for leadership in computing for the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bloom, M [1962]
University of British Columbia
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bloom, Stewart D [1962]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bloomfield, Louis Aub [1994]
University of Virginia
Citation: For seminal contributions to the understanding of magnetism in clusters.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Blosser, Henry Gabriel [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Blount, Eugene I [1963]
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blucher, Edward Charles [2006]
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
Bludman, Sidney A [1966]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blum, Lesser [1980]
University of Puerto Rico
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Blum, Thomas [2015]
No Company Provided
Citation: For pioneering methods of lattice QCD to improve the computation of kaon properties, hadronic contributions to the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon and the spectrum of hadrons.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Blumberg, Girsh [2006]
Bell Laboratories
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
Blumberg, Leroy N [1976]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Blume, Doerte [2010]
Washington State University
Citation: For contributions to physics of weakly-bound quantum clusters and strongly-interacting degenerate Fermi gases in one dimension.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Blume, Martin [1963]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Blumel, Reinhold [2003]
Wesleyan University
Citation: For outstanding research in classical and quantum chaos and its application in atomic and molecular physics.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Blunden, Peter [2015]
University of Manitoba
Citation: For seminal contributions to advancing our understanding of two-photon and two-boson exchange processes, and their implications for extracting electromagnetic and weak form factors of the nucleon.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Blythe, Philip A. [1995]
Lehigh University
Citation: For consistent work of outstanding originality in fluid mechanics and chemically reacting flows. Specifically for seminal contributions to non-equilibrium nozzle flows, shock and detonation processes and buoyancy driven motions.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Boatner, Lynn A [1977]
Ecole Polytechnique Federale
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Chemical Physics.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bockelman, C K [1957]
Yale
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bockstaller, Michael R. [2014]
Carnegie Mellon University
Citation: For his fundamental contributions to the understanding of block polymer – nanoparticle composites leading to control of novel photonic and plasmonic properties.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Bodansky, David [1962]
University of Washington
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bode, H W [1956]
Bell Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bodek, Arie [1984]
University of Rochester
Citation: For numerous and significant contributions to the field of experimental particle physics, particularly in the areas of deep inelastic electron and neutrino scattering, and the hadronic production of charm.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bodenhausen, Geoffrey [1996]
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Citation: For his numerous contributions toward making magnetic resonance one of the most sophisticated and versatile methods available for gaining insight into structure and dynamics of molecules in condensed and gas phase.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bodenschatz, Eberhard [2003]
Cornell University
Citation: For illuminating experiments on Rayleigh-Be'nard convection and directional solidification, for ground breaking measurements of acceleration in fully developed turbulence, and for significant contributions to understanding electro-convection in liquid crystals.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Bodner, Stephen E. [1980]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bodwin, Geoffrey Thomas [2000]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For definitive contributions to the systematic understanding of heavy quarkonia in terms of QCD, to the proof of factorization in QCD, and to the understanding of chirality in lattice gauge theory.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Boebinger, Gregory Scott [1997]
Bell Laboratories
Citation: For experimental investigations of magneto-transport in quantum wells and the normal state of high temperature superconductors using pulsed magnetic fields.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Boeckner, C [1931]
Bureau of Standards
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Boedo, Jose A. [2016]
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For his ground-breaking contributions to the studies of plasma drifts and intermittent plasma transport in the peripheral region of tokamaks.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Boehm, Felix H [1958]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Boer, Karl W [1967]
University of Delaware
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Boettger, Jonathan C. [2012]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For diverse contributions of profound impact on modern methods of simulating matter under extreme conditions, especially equations of state and properties of heavy element systems, and for synthesizing the computed results in ways significant to the success of experiments important to national security
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Boggess, Jr, Thomas F. [2013]
University of Iowa
Citation: For extensive and influential use of ultrafast optical probes to determine carrier dynamics in infrared semiconductors, superlattices, and quantum dots, especially in narrow-gap semiconductors, aiding their application to infrared detectors, lasers and scene projectors.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Boggs, Steven E. [2014]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For his contributions to high-energy astrophysics, in particular the development of novel gamma-ray and X-ray instruments with a focus on spectroscopy.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Boghosian, Bruce Michael [2000]
Boston University
Citation: For contributions to mathematical and computational fluid dynamics, lattice models of fluids and soft condensed matter, and leadership and service in the field of computational physics.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Bohm, Arno [1975]
University of Texas
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bohm, Henry V [1969]
Wayne State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bohn, John L [2003]
University of Colorado
Citation: For seminal contributions to the theory of collisions of ultra-cold atoms and molecules relevant to experiments in photoassociation spectroscopy, quantum degenerate gases, and cold molecule trapping.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bohnen, Klaus [2007]
IFP - Forschungszentrum
Citation: For his ground breaking work in theoretical calculations of the dispersion of surface phonon using ab initio methods.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Bohr, Tomas [2009]
Technical University of Denmark
Citation: For insightful analysis of and experiments on nonlinear fluid dynamical problems, including turbulence, free-surface flows, granular dynamics, and biological flows.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Bohun-Green, Marius [1947]
American Society of Regional Anesthesia
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bokor, Jeffrey [1998]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For contributions to laser science, including short-wavelength lasers and non-linear optics, development of time-resolved, two-photon photoemission, and contributions to extreme ultraviolet lithography and sub-micron MOSFET device development.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Bol, Kees [1980]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Boldyrev, Stanislav A. [2014]
University of Wisconsin
Citation: For his seminal contributions to fundamental understanding of magnetized plasma turbulence, with broad applications to space and astrophysical plasmas.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Plasma Astrophysics
Bolef, Dan I [1963]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bollen, Georg [2006]
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
Bollinger, John J. [1990]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For the development of ion-trap spectroscopy resulting in the highest accuracy yet achieved, and sensitive tests of fundamental physical properties including spatial isotropy and the linearity of quantum mechanics.
Nominated by: Topical Group Precision Measurement & Fundamental Constants
Bollinger, Lowell M [1957]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bolsterli, Mark [1963]
University of Minnesota
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bolt, R H [1949]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bond, J. Richard [1998]
University of Toronto
Citation: For fundamental contributions to astrophysics and cosmology; in particular for developing the understanding of fluctuations in the cosmic background radiation.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Bond, Peter D [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bondelid, Rollon O [1967]
Temple Hills, Maryland
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bondybey, Vladimir E [1984]
University of Central Florida
Citation: For studies of nonradiative transitions, investigations of spectroscopy and structure of gaseous and matrix-isolated molecular ions by time resolved laser-induced florescence, and for the development of techniques for studies of metal clusters.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bonham, Russell A [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Boninsegni, Massimo [2007]
University of Alberta
Citation: For the development of a novel methodology enabling accurate, large-scale Quantum Monte Carlo simulations of interacting many-body systems, and for its application to the investigation of the supersolid phase of helium and of superfluidity of molecular hydrogen.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Bonitz, Michael [2011]
Universitaet Kiel
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the field of strongly correlated classical and quantum plasmas, including the development of a statistical theory and first-principle computer simulations.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bonn, Douglas [2003]
University of British Columbia
Citation: For seminal work in elucidating the ground and excited states of high temperature superconductors through microwave studies of quasiparticle dynamics in samples of exceptional quality.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bonn, Mischa [2017]
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Citation: For seminal contributions to the study of ultrafast, interfacial molecular dynamics; and for pioneering applications of time-resolved, nonlinear, surface-specific spectroscopic techniques to fundamental challenges in surface molecular physics.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bonnecaze, Roger T. [2006]
University of Texas
Citation: For seminal contributions to the understanding of suspension and interfacial flows.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Bonner, Jill C [1977]
University of Rhode Island
Citation: Also approved by Forum of International Physics
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bonner, T W [1941]
The Rice Institute
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bonoli, Paul Thaddeus [2005]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For seminal contributions to the theory and modeling of wave-particle interactions in the lower hybrid and ion cyclotron range of frequencies in toroidal confinement devices.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Book, David L [1978]
United States Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Fluid Dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Boolchand, Punit [1995]
University of Cincinnati
Citation: For Mossbauer studies of chalcogenide glasses that elucidate coordination, cluster formation, and incipient phase separation.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Boon, Jean Pierre [2017]
University Libre de Brussels
Citation: For pioneering insights into the fundamentals of statistical fluid dynamics, which have proven instrumental to the development of many important computational methods in statistical physics, and mesoscale hydrodynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Boorse, H A [1949]
Columbia University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Booske, John H. [2011]
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the development of coherent radiation sources in the submillimeter wave and terahertz regime, in particular in the physics of sheet electron beams, advanced cathode, and interaction of high power microwave with materials.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Booth, Corwin H. [2014]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For use of x-ray spectroscopy to elucidate the properties of bulk and molecular correlated electron materials.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Booth, Eugene T [1941]
Columbia University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Booth, Norman Ewart [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Boozer, Allen H [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Borchers, Julie Ann [2002]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For her insightful neutron investigations into interlayer exchange interaction phenomena in magnetic thin films and superlattices.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
Borchers, Robert R [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Borders, James Alan [1978]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Borg, Richard J [1976]
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Borgnis, F E [1952]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Borguet, Eric [2009]
Temple University
Citation: For his seminal contributions to our understanding of optical, molecular and electronic phenomena at buried interfaces, complex interfaces, and nanosystems; and for the development of novel experimental tools and methodologies, particularly the development of fluorescent labeling of surface species.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Boris, Jay P [1976]
Plasma Naval Research Lab
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Borland, Michael [2007]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding contributions to fourth generation light sources, particularly for development and support of the program ELEGANT, the first integrated accelerator code to realistically model coherent synchrotron radiation effects.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Boronat, Jordi [2014]
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Citation: For his development and implementation of high order imaginary-time propagators in Diffusion and Path-Integral Monte Carlo simulations and for their use for the accurate determination of equation of state of quantum fluids and dilute Fermi gases in various geometries and in the BEC-BCS crossover regime.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Borsa, Ferdinando [2001]
Iowa State University
Citation: For his novel and pioneering applications of NMR and NQR to a wide variety of problems in condensed matter physics, including stripe physics in cuprate superconductors and magnetization tunneling in molecular nanomagnets.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Borst, Lyle [1947]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bortoletto, Daniela [2004]
Purdue University
Citation: For important contributions to top and bottom quark physics, and leadership in the development and fabrication of precision silicon detectors.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Boshier, Malcolm G. [2014]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For high precision laser spectroscopy of hydrogen and muonium, and for advancing the state of the art in cold atom manipulation.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bosted, Peter [2016]
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Citation: For invaluable contributions to unraveling the structure of the proton and neutron via elastic, inelastic, and spin-dependent electron scattering from nucleons and nuclei.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Hadronic Physics
Bostick, W H [1946]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Boswell, Roderick William [1998]
Australian National University
Citation: For the invention, development, theory and applications of the helicon plasma source.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Bottcher, Christopher [1986]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For versatile theoretical studies of atomic and molecular processes involving development of new powerful methods of mathematical and numerical analysis.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bourgin, David G. [1931]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bourland, L T [1952]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bourne, Neil K. [2012]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For seminal work enhancing understanding of the kinetics of deformation mechanisms in condensed matter and their interaction to define the response of inert and energetic materials to extreme mechanical loading
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Bousso, Raphael [2012]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For fundamental discoveries in the field of quantum cosmology, including the covariant entropy bound and the string landscape
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bouyer, Philippe [2014]
University Bordeuax
Citation: For atom interferometry with ultracold atoms and experiments with quantum degenerate gases.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bovey, Frank A [1974]
Bell Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Bovie, William T. [1922]
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bowen, I. S. [1924]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bowen, Kit Hansell, Jr. [1995]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: For his pioneering fundamental contributions to our knowledge of negative ion solvation, the electronic structure of metal clusters, the stability and structure of negative ions and the science of nanostructured materials.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bower, Robert W. [2004]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For the invention and development of the self-aligned gate transistor, and innovative contributions in the CCD, metal silicide and three-dimentional device technologies.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Bowers, John Edward [1996]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of the ultrafast characteristics of optoelectronic devices and materials.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Bowers, Michael Thomas [1987]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Citation: For outstanding contributions both theoretically and experimentally on the Mechanism and Dynamics of Ion-Molecule Reactions.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bowers, R [1956]
Westinghouse Research Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bowick, Mark John [2004]
Syracuse University
Citation: With formidable analytic skills, numerical simulations and energetic collaborations with experimentalists, Mark Bowick has made significant contributions to understanding polymerized membranes and defect arrays in frozen topographies.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bowie, R M [1950]
Sylvania Research Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bowie, W. [1927]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bowie, William [1925]
Washington, D.C.
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bowles, E L [1938]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bowles, Thomas Joseph [1992]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For his exemplary experimental work on neutrino mass from the beta decay of tritium, and his leadership in the development of new solar neutrino experiments.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bowman, Charles D [1971]
Lawrence Radiation Lab
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bowman, J. David [1985]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For experimental studies of pion charge-exchange reaction in nuclei, leading to his discovery of the isovector monopole resonance in nuclei.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bowman, Joel Mark [1989]
Emory University
Citation: For pioneering work on rotational rainbows and quantum mechanical reduced dimensionality approaches to reactivate scattering; also for pioneering work on the self-consistent field approach to molecular vibrations.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bown, Ralph [1947]
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Boyce, James B. [1990]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For innovative applications of NMR and EXAFs to structural problems in condensed-matter physics.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Boyce, Jospeh C [1931]
Princeton University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Boyd, Iain D. [2014]
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Citation: For major contributions in the development of high fidelity computational models for simulation of non-equilibrium processes in low temperature plasma with application to plasma thrusters, plasma plumes and their interaction with the ionosphere.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Boyd, Richard H. [1980]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Boyd, Richard Nelson [1987]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For contributions to theoretical and experimental astrophysics, to nuclear structure and reaction physics, and to physics of fundamental rare particles.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Boyd, Robert William [2001]
University of Rochester
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of the nonlinear interaction of light with matter.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Boyer, Larry Lee [1995]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For the formulation, development, and implementation of novel methods of modelling the mechanical and thermodynamic properties of ionic materials.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Boyer, Raymond F [1978]
Dow Chemical Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Boyer, Timothy Howard [2003]
City College of New York
Citation: For original contributions to the classical and quantum theories of electromagnetism, and in particular to the theories of van der Waals and Casimir interactions.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Boykin, Timothy [2011]
University of Alabama, Huntsville
Citation: For contributions to the theory and full-bandstructure modeling of semiconductor nanostructures.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Bozorth, R. M. [1928]
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bozovic, Ivan [1998]
Varian Research Center
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to atomic-layer engineering of cuprate superconductors and other complex oxides, fabriction of delicate multilayers and superlattices, and their innovative spectroscopic characterization.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Braaten, Eric Alan [2000]
The Ohio State University
Citation: For his contributions to our understanding of finite temperature and heavy quark quantum chromodynamics, and in particular, for the development of hard thermal loop resummation techniques and NRQCD.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Brabson, Bennet Bristol [1990]
Indiana University, Bloomington
Citation: For his measurements of cross sections for π p charge exchange; π p and pp elastic scattering; n, A2, and Y production; and e+ + e- interactions.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Brachman, M K [1955]
Independent Geophysics
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brackbill, Jeremiah U [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Brackett, F. S. [1927]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brackett, F. S. [1928]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bradbury, James N. [1991]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his leadership at LAMPF in showing the way this research instrument can be used in applied field of physics.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Bradbury, Norris E [1936]
Stanford University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Braden, Charles H [1962]
Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bradforth, Stephen [2015]
University of Southern California
Citation: For applying femtosecond and photoelectron spectroscopies to gain better understanding of electronic interactions that guide chemical reaction dynamics in the condensed phase.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Bradley, David K. [2009]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For the development and use of high speed optical and x-ray instrumentation to discover new phenomena in high energy density plasmas.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bradley, Richard C [1960]
Cornell University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bradt, Hale van Dorn [1972]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Brady, F Paul [1971]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Brady, J J [1957]
Oregon State
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brady, John Francis [1994]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For contributions to the fundamental understanding of transport processes in heterogeneous media, particularly the diffusive and rheological behavior of microstructured fluids, and for the invention and development of Stokesian Dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Brady, Patrick [2010]
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Citation: For pioneering contributions to gravitational-wave physics and the search for gravitational waves, and
for studies that deepened our understanding of singularities and of critical collapse.
Nominated by: Division of Gravitational Physics
Bragg, J K [1953]
General Electric
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Braginski, Aleksander Ignace [2003]
Unavailable
Citation: For contributions to magnetic materials and applied superconductivity.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Braid, Thomas H [1962]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brailsford, Alan D [1971]
Ford Motor Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brambilla, Nora [2012]
Tech Univ Muenchen
Citation: For contributions to the theory of heavy-quark-antiquark systems, including the development of new effective field theories, and for contributions to the field of heavy-quarkonium physics through the founding and leadership of the Quarkonium Working Group
Nominated by: Topical Group on Hadronic Physics
Bramley, Arthur [1929]
Bartol Research Foundation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brand, Helmut Rainer [1995]
University of Bayreuth
Citation: For his elucidation of novel phenomena in driven complex condensed matter systems, and for his extraordinary success in motivating quantitative experiments relevant to his theoretical work.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Brandan, Maria-Ester [1997]
IFUNAM
Citation: For her contributions to the theoretical understanding of the interaction between heavy ions, deduced from analyses of their scattering in terms of refractive phenomena.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Brandenberger, John Russell [1999]
Lawrence University
Citation: For stimulating incorporation of laser physics in undergraduate curricula, for advocacy of undergraduate research, and for creative leadership in building an exemplary undergraduate physics program.
Nominated by: Forum on Education
Brandenberger, Robert H. [2001]
Brown University
Citation: For his contributions to the development of inflationary Universe cosmology, in particular the theory of cosmological perturbations and the analysis of reheating.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Brandenburg, George W. [1992]
Harvard University
Citation: For contributions to the design and construction of the CDF detector and its utilization to study the properties of gauge bosons.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Brandt, Werner [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Brandt, William N. [2009]
Pennsylvania State University
Citation: For his leadership of and numerous contributions to deep extragalactic X-ray surveys and active-galaxy studies, which have advanced understanding of the physics and evolution of accreting supermassive black holes and other cosmic X-ray sources.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Brans, Carl [2011]
Loyola University
Citation: For developing the Brans-Dicke Scalar-tensor gravitational theory alternative to Einstein's general relativity.
Nominated by: Division of Gravitational Physics
Branscomb, Lewis M [1958]
National Bureau of Standards
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Branz, Howard [2012]
NREL
Citation: For seminal research on thin film silicon: defects, metastability, growth processes, nanostructuring, and solar cells
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Brasefield, Charles J [1931]
University of Michigan
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brasseur, James G. [2009]
Pennsylvania State University
Citation: For advancements in knowledge of nonclassical interscale interactions in turbulence and in large-eddy simulation of the high Reynolds number boundary layer, and for interdisciplinary contributions to gastro-intestinal medicine by integrating physiology, mechanics, and mathematical modeling.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Brataas, Arne [2011]
Norwegian University of Science & Technology
Citation: For contributions to the theory of spin transport and dynamics in magnetic nanostructures and mesoscopic systems.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
Bratkovsky, Alexander Mikhailovich [2005]
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
Citation: For contributions to the theory of magnetoresistance and spin injection and design of electronic and spintronic nanodevices.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Brau, Charles A. [1999]
Vanderbilt University
Citation: For his contributions to the development of free-electron lasers, and his discovery of the rare-gas halide excimer lasers.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Brau, James Edward [2000]
University of Oregon
Citation: For contributions to the development of particle detectors, particularly calorimeters and vertex detectors, and for studies of the properties of the Z boson with the SLD detector.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Braun, Hans Albert [1998]
University of Marburg
Citation: For the discovery of noise mediated neuronal oscillators and for elucidating their nonlinear dynamical properties.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Braun-Munzinger, Peter [1994]
AGS Laboratories
Citation: For his contributions to our understanding of medium energy and relativistic heavy ion reactions, including the observations and elucidation of energy flow and nuclear stopping and his studies of hard photons.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Braunstein, Rubin [1964]
RCA Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bravyi, Sergey [2013]
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Citation: For groundbreaking research in topological stabilization of quantum information, including no-go theorems for passive 2d quantum memory, possible 3d memories, and the techniques of magic state distillation and surface codes which have become central to efforts to build a practical quantum computer.
Nominated by: Division of Quantum Information
Bray, Igor [1999]
Flinders University of South Australia
Citation: For the codevelopment of the Convergent Close-Coupling theory which has unified the theoretical treatment of electron-atom collisions at all energies, for both excitation and ionization processes.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bray, Philip J [1958]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brecher, Aviva [1999]
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Citation: For her many contributions to society in the areas of transportation research, environmental mitigation and strategic arms control.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society
Brecher, Kenneth [1983]
Boston University
Citation: For original contributions to theoretical high energy astrophysics and cosmology.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Breckenridge, R G [1950]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Breckenridge, William Howard [1999]
University of Utah
Citation: For his pioneering contributions to state-to-state dynamics using laser pump-probe "bulb" methods, to half collision van der Waals methods in dynamics, and to laser spectroscopic characterization of bonding in metal/rare-gas diatomic molecules.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Bredas, Jean Luc [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For theoretical studies of electronic structure of conjugated polymers, their conductivity when doped and their nonlinear optical polarizabilities.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Breidenbach, Martin [1985]
Stanford University
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to detector development which were crucial to the discoveries of the ψ and ψ.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Breit, G. [1923]
University of Minnesota
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Breizman, Boris N. [2001]
University of Texas
Citation: For the development of basic theories to describe a wide variety of nonlinear plasma phenomena and the corellation to experimental data.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Brener, Igal [2016]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For contributions to optical phenomena in semiconductors, including their coupling to metasurfaces for passive, tunable, and nonlinear metamaterials, and coherent terahertz phenomena and instrumentation.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Brennan, Joseph Michael [1997]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For contributions to the design, construction, and implementation of synchrotron rf acceleration systems, and specifically the AGS.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Brenner, Michael [2004]
Harvard University
Citation: For his creative, stimulating, and seminal contributions to various subjects in Fluid Dynamics, namely to fluid singularities, single bubble sonoluminescence, electrohydrodynamics, and sedimentation.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Bretscher, Egon [1946]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Breuer, Kenny [2010]
Brown University
Citation: For innovative studies of active flow control, the mechanics of flight, and micro- and nano-scale fluid mechanics, and for education leadership via Multimedia Fluid Mechanics.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Brewer, A Keith [1931]
Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brewer, Leo [1967]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Briand, Jean Pierre [1984]
University P & M Curie ISAP
Citation: For important contributions at the interface between atomic and nuclear physics, and for fruitful efforts to strengthen the collaboration between physicists in France and in the United States of America.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Briber, Robert M. [1995]
University of Maryland
Citation: In recognition of fundamental work on the elucidation of the effect of crosslinking on the thermodynamics and phase separation behavior of polymer blends.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Brice, Stephen J [2017]
Fermilab
Citation: For significant contributions to fundamental neutrino measurements fromthe SNO, MiniBooNE, and COUPP experiments, and in recognition of his leadership in the field of neutrino physics.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Brickwedde, Ferdinand [1931]
Bureau of Standards
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Briere, Roy [2014]
Carnegie Mellon University
Citation: For important contributions to the physics of particles containing b and c quarks, crucial to the success of the CLEO and BESIII experiments, and for leadership roles in those experiments.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Briggs, John Stuart [1996]
University of Freiburg
Citation: For seminal work in understanding the interaction of matter with ions, electrons and light.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Brill, Joseph Warren [2004]
University of Kentucky
Citation: For his innovative experiments on the elastic, thermal and non-linear optical properties of quasi-one-dimensional charge-density-wave materials.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Brillouin, Leon [1942]
University of Wisconsin
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brillson, Leonard Jack [1984]
Ohio State University
Citation: For contributions to the physics and chemistry of metal/semiconductor interferes which have provided insight into the electronic properties of the interfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bringans, Ross D. [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For pioneering work in the application of angle resolved photomission spectroscopy to semiconductor surfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Brinke, Gerritt ten [1990]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For fundamental studies of the thermodynamics of interaction among copolymer molecules and its role in affecting miscibility of their blends.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Brinkman, John A [1971]
North American Rockwell
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Brinkman, William F [1972]
Bell Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Brinsmade, James B [1931]
Williams College
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Briscoe, William John [2005]
George Washington University
Citation: For significant contributions to the understanding of pionic and electromagnetic interactions with nucleons and nuclei, fundamental symmetries such as time-reversal invariance and charge symmetry; and the design and construction of the JLab Tagged Photon.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Britt, Harold C [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Brittin, Wesley E [1966]
University of Colorado
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brizard, Alain [2011]
Saint Michael's College
Citation: For pioneering the modern formulation of nonlinear gyrokinetics, including the development of methodology for general geometry, the theory of dynamical reduction, and a variational formulation of the gyrokinetic-Maxwell system.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Broadhurst, Martin G [1970]
National Bureau of Standards
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Polymer Physics, and the Division of Condensed Matter Physics.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Brock, Joel D. [2012]
Cornell University
Citation: For innovative time-resolved and in-situ synchrotron x-ray experiments on the structure, dynamics, and growth mechanisms of complex, low-dimensional systems, including liquid crystals, charge density wave systems, ion-bombarded surfaces, electrodeposition and pulsed-laser deposited complex oxides.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Brock, Raymond [1999]
Michigan State University
Citation: For many contributions to experimental high energy physics and the D0 detector which have helped to establish the future direction of physics at FERMILAB.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Brockhouse, Bertram N [1962]
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brode, Robert B. [1927]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brodie, Ivor [1960]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brodie, Ivor [1961]
Elmira, New Yrok
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brodkey, Robert S. [1987]
Ohio State University
Citation: For his pioneering research on coherent structures in turbulent shear flows using imaginative flow visualization techniques.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Brodsky, Marc H [1976]
IBM Research Center
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Brodsky, Merwyn B [1975]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Broholm, Collin Leslie [2004]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: For his contributions to understanding low dimensional and frustrated quantum magnetism through neutron scattering.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism
Broida, H P [1953]
National Bureau of Standards
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Broido, David A. [2014]
Boston College
Citation: For seminal theoretical contributions to the fundamental understanding of thermal and thermoelectric transport in bulk and nanostructured materials.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Brombacher, W. G. [1931]
Bureau of Standards
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bromley, D Allan [1961]
Yale University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bron, Walter E [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Brongersma, Mark [2010]
Stanford University
Citation: For pioneering contributions and seminal works on plasmonics and silicon nanophotonics
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Bronk, Detlev W [1931]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bronzan, John Brayton [1981]
Rutgers University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Brook, Marx [1962]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brooks, Harvey [1945]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brooks, James Stephen [1999]
Florida State University
Citation: For experiments measuring magneto-transport properties in organic conductors.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Brooks, Philip Russell [1989]
Rice University
Citation: For groundbreaking experiments in reactions of oriented molecules, vibrationally and rotationally excited molecules, and in the spectroscopy of the transition region.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Brophy, James J [1960]
Armour Research Foundation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bross, Alan David [2005]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his pioneering efforts in developing the D0 fiber tracking detector.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Broughton, Jeremy Quinton [1997]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding contributions to large-scale numerical simulations of materials behavior, in both the classical and quantum domains.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Browand, Frederick Kent [1988]
Citation: For his contribution toward understanding the dynamics and evolution of large scale eddy structures and vortex pairing in mixing layers and turbulent mixing processes in stratified fluids.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Browder, Thomas E [2003]
University of Hawaii
Citation: For major contributions to the understanding of the relationship between flavor mixing and the violation of CP symmetry.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Brower, David L [2003]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For the development and implementation of advanced plasma diagnostic tools and for contributions to the fundamental understanding of turbulence and anomalous transport in toroidal confinement systems.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Brown, April [2011]
Duke University
Citation: For outstanding contributions to development and application of molecular beam epitaxy to the formation advanced device structures, with particular contributions to the advancement of the strained heterostructures forming modern microwave devices.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Brown, Boyd Alex [1987]
Michigan State University
Citation: For penetrating and comprehensive studies which combine careful analyses of experimental data with accurate calculations of nuclear wave function models so as to uncover fundamental features of nuclear structure.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Brown, Charles N. [1990]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his leadership in a series of experiments studying dimuon production by high-energy hadrons.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Brown, Duncan A. [2014]
Syracuse University
Citation: For leadership in all aspects of the search for gravitational wave signals from compact binary coalescences, including algorithms, waveform templates, pipelines, statistical interpretation, and connection with general relativity and astrophysics.
Nominated by: Division of Gravitational Physics
Brown, Edmond [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Brown, Elliott R. [2007]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For breakthroughs in THz science and technology including new solid-state coherent sources: (1) resonant-tunneling oscillators, and (2) photomixers; new detectors based on single-crystal, semimetal-semiconductor junctions; and high-resolution spectroscopy of solids.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Brown, F W [1952]
China Lake, California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brown, Frederick C [1961]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brown, Gail [2007]
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Citation: For contributions to the fundamental physics and development of "quantum confined" or "quantum well" semiconductor heterostructure materials for applications in high-performance infrared detectors
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Brown, Garry L. [2006]
Princeton University
Citation: For seminal contributions to the understanding of structure and mixing in turbulent shear flows.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Brown, George S. [1985]
University of California, Santa Cruz
Citation: For important contributions to the application of synchrotron radiation to research in atomic and solid state physics.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Brown, Gerald E [1958]
University of Birmingham
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brown, H S [1950]
University of Chicago
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brown, Harold [1994]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For employing quantitative physics results to solve thorny diplomatic and arms control problems, particularly during the negotiations of the Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society
Brown, Hugh R. [1988]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For the development of novel and powerful experimental methods for investigating crazing in polymers.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Brown, Ian Gordon [1995]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For significant contributions to applied plasma physics, particularly its use in materials sciences and surface modification as well as development and study of vacuum arc ion sources.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Brown, J [2010]
North Carolina State University
Citation: For his contributions to classical and quantum general relativity, in particular for the discovery
of a quasi-local expression for the energy density, and the discovery of a central charge in the
Poisson algebra of symmetries of 2+1 dimensional asymptotically Anti-deSitter spacetimes.
Nominated by: Division of Gravitational Physics
Brown, J. Michael [2004]
University of Washington
Citation: For outstanding development and application of novel shock and static techniques for the accurate measurement of the properties of geological and other materials at high pressures.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Brown, Joseph G [1933]
Stanford University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brown, Laurie M [1960]
Northwestern University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brown, Louis [1974]
Carnegie Institute
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Brown, Lowell S [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Brown, Michael [2011]
University of Arizona
Citation: For the development and application of nuclear spin relaxation in biophysics and applications to investigating the molecular dynamics of proteins and lipids in membranes; for introduction of concepts of membrane elastic deformation on the mesoscale to explain functional lipid-protein interactions in celluar membranes.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Brown, Norman [1987]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For his fundamental and original experimental and theoretical contributions to the understanding of the relationship between the structure of crystalline, polymetric, and biological materials and their mechanical behavior.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Brown, Richard M [1961]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brown, Robert William [1999]
Case Western Reserve University
Citation: For industrial research and development advancing the performance of the magnetic-field system in magnetic resonance imaging, and for contributions to the knowledge, applications and teaching of MRI.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Brown, Robert G.W. [2016]
American Institute of Physics
Citation: For leadership and pioneering contributions in research, development, and technology transfer of many commercially important optoelectronic concepts, devices, and applications.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Brown, S C [1953]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brown, S. Leroy [1931]
University of Texas
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brown, Stanley G. [2000]
American Physical Society
Citation: For his role as Editor in the success of Physical Review D and Physical Review Letters, and for his contributions as Administrative Editor and Editorial Director to policy and management of the APS journal operation.
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brown, Stuart E [2003]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For fundamental studies of low dimensional, highly correlated materials, especially using high pressure NMR, transport, and thermodynamic measurements, and for studies of the non-linear dynamics of charge-density waves.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Brown, T B [1946]
George Washington University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brown, Truman Roscoe [1988]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For pioneering application of 13C and 3p NMR to in vivo enzyme kinetics and chemical shift imaging in three dimensions.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Brown, Virgina R [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Brown, W L [1954]
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brown, Weldon G [1932]
University of Chicago
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brown, William F, Jr. [1938]
Princeton University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Browne, Charles I [1960]
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Browne, Cornelius P [1959]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Browne, James C [1971]
University of Texas
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Browne, John C. [1989]
No Company Provided
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the study of analog states, nuclear astrophysics, and nuclear fission, particularly in the application of the neutron-capture reaction in our understanding nucleocosmochronometry.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Brownell, G L [1956]
Massachusetts General Hospital
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Broyles, Authur A [1967]
University of Florida
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Broyles, C D [1956]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bruch, Ludwig W. [1995]
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Citation: For contributions to the theory of physical adsorption and interactions of physically adsorbed atoms on surfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bruch, Reinhard Frank [1994]
University of Nevada, Reno
Citation: For his innovative work on Auger electron spectra of few electron systems, atomic and molecular collision processes, spectroscopy and collision dynamics of complex many-body systems and absolute cross section measurements in the EUV.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Brueckner, K A [1953]
Indiana University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Brugger, Robert Melvin [1964]
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bruhwiler, David [2010]
Tech-X Corp
Citation: For extensive accomplishments in computations of beam and
plasma, including codiscovery of quality beams from
laser-plasma interaction, methods for computations
of electron cooling for ion accelerators, and for discovering the importance of tunneling ionization in plasma wake field acceleration.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Bruinsma, Robijn Fredrik [1997]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of membranes, complex liquids, and random-field Ising models.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Brumer, Paul W. [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For the development of quantum and classical dynamics of isolated molecules and the coherent control of chemical reactions.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Brun, Todd A. [2016]
University of Southern California
Citation: For contributions to quantum theory and quantum information science, including decoherence and continuous quantum measurement, quantum computation, and quantum error correction.
Nominated by: Division of Quantum Information
Brundle, Christopher Richard [1983]
No Company Provided
Citation: For pioneering work in the area of molecular photoelectron spectroscopy and in the application of electron spectroscopies to adsorption and oxidation processes at surfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Brune, Carl [2010]
Ohio University
Citation: For his numerous significant and carefully executed experiments which have advanced our understanding of nuclear astrophysics and the nuclear structure and reactions of light nuclei.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Brune, Harald [2011]
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Citation: For contributions to understanding of nucleation, epitaxial growth, and the self-assembly of nanostructure superlattices.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Brunger, Michael [2008]
Flinders University
Citation: For benchmark measurements of electron scattering from molecules, specifically concerning absolute collision cross sections and electron momentum spectroscopy.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bruschweiler, Rafael [2008]
Florida State University
Citation: For fundamental contributions to methodology and applications of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in combination with novel computational approaches for the dynamic characterization of proteins in solution.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Brush, Stephen G [1977]
University of Maryland
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics
Bruus, Henrik [2011]
Tech Univ of Denmark
Citation: For contributions to microfluidics including innovative research in lab-on-a-chip systems, electrohydrodynamics, and acoustics, and as the author of a leading textbook on theoretical microfluidics.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Bruynseraede, Yvan J. [1992]
Katholieke University of Leuven
Citation: For his contribution to the study of the structure-property relationship in thin films, electron localization, and superconductivity.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Bryan, Andrew B [1931]
Rice Institute
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bryan, Ronald A [1975]
Texas A&M University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Bryant, Garnett W. [2006]
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
Bryant, Howard C. [1980]
University of New Mexico
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Bryman, Douglas Andrew [1986]
Univ of British Columbia
Citation: For leadership in the experimental search for lepton number conservation and in pion decay experiments confirming the hypothesis of electron-muon university.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bube, R H [1956]
RCA Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bubeck, Robert Allen [1995]
Dow Chemical Company
Citation: For his pioneering synchrotron X-ray scattering studies of technologically important polymer deformation and processing problems.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Buchdahl, Rolf [1967]
Chemstrand Research Center
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bucher, Ernst [1992]
University of Konstanz
Citation: For his work in the fields of nuclear hyperfine cooling, mixed-valent rare-earth compounds, heavy-fermion compounds, and solar cells.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bucherer, Alfred Heinrich [1921]
University of Bonn
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Buchsbaum, Solomon J [1962]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Buchta, J W [1940]
University of Minnesota
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Buck, Warren Wesley, III [1998]
Hampton University
Citation: For creating a Ph.D. program in physics at Hampton University, pioneering several model programs to attract diverse students into physics, and involving minority educational institutions in physics research.
Nominated by: Forum on Education
Buckingham, Amyand David [1986]
University of Cambridge
Citation: For the development of the basic statistical mechanical theory that relates the equilibrium electromagnetic properties of a gas to the properties of clusters of interacting molecules.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Buckingham, E. [1927]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Buckman, Stephen John [1998]
Australian National University
Citation: For benchmark experiments in low-energy electron-atom and electron-molecular scattering.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Buckmaster, John David [1986]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For fundamental contributions to fluid mechanics which have, in particular, helped to transform combustion theory into a mathematical science.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Bucksbaum, Phillip Howard [1989]
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For seminal work on electrons and atoms in strong radiation fields.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Budai, John [2007]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal materials physics contributions to the structure and synthesis of quasicrystals, nanocrystals formed by ion-implantation, and epitaxial high-temperature superconductors using advanced synchrotron x-ray techniques.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Budhani, Ramesh Chandra [2004]
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Citation: For his contributions to the understanding of vortices in superconductors, including pinning by linear defects, motion under thermal and electric field gradients, and studies of dissipation with probes of varying time scales.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Budker, Dmitry [2005]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For his contributions to the spectroscopy of complex atoms, atomic-physics tests of fundamental symmetries, and for his leadership in the field of nonlinear magneto- and electro-optics of resonant systems.
Nominated by: Topical Group Precision Measurement & Fundamental Constants
Budko, Sergey [2009]
Iowa State University
Citation: For significant contributions to the study of superconducting, magnetic transport properties of metals, such as field-induced quantum criticality in heavy fermions and superconductivity in layered cuprate, rare earth nickel borocarbide, magnesium diboride, and iron arsenide-based compounds.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics
Budnick, Joseph I [1975]
University of Connecticut
Citation: Also approved by the Forum on the History of Physics, Forum on Education, and Forum on Industrial and Applie
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Budnitz, Robert J. [1987]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For leadership in applying physics to issues in environmental and energy policy and careful studies of the technology of nuclear reactor safety.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society
Bueche, A M [1962]
General Electric Research Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bueche, F [1962]
University of Akron
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Buechner, W W [1947]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Buehler-Paschen, Silke [2015]
Vienna University of Technology
Citation: For major contributions to the understanding of strongly correlated electron systems, particularly through the synthesis and investigation of quantum critical heavy fermion compounds, Kondo insulators, and strongly correlated thermoelectrics.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Buettiker, Markus [1990]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For developing formulate of conductance and Hall effect using transmittive properties of samples with more than two connections.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Buff, Frank P [1962]
University of Rochester
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bugg, William M [1974]
University of Tennessee
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Buhrman, Robert Alan [1991]
Cornell University
Citation: For his contributions to the understanding of fluctuations in superconducting weak links, nanometer scale electronics, and interfaces in high temperature superconductors.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bulaevskii, Lev Naumovich [2000]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For numerous significant contributions to condensed matter theory, in particular in the area of layered superconductors.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bulatov, Vasily V. [2005]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding contributions to computational materials science, particularly in the areas of dislocation dynamics and crystal plasticity.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Bulgac, Aurel [2006]
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
Bulsara, Adi [2004]
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center
Citation: For developing the statistical mechanics of noisy nonlinear dynamical oscillators especially in the theory, application and technology of stochastic resonance detectors.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Bunce, Gerry M. [2002]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For work in spin physics, including the muon 'g-2' experiment, contributions and leadership in the RHIC spin program and the discovery of lambda polarization in production at high energy.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Bundschuh, Ralf A. [2012]
The Ohio State University
Citation: For his significant contributions to our quantitative understanding of biophysical properties of nucleic acids and to the use of physical approaches in biological sequence analysis
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Bundy, F P [1953]
General Electric
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Buneman, Oscar [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Bunker, Bruce A. [2012]
University of Notre Dame
Citation: For contributions to the development of X-ray absorption spectroscopy and applications to complex nanoscale materials
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Bunning, Timothy [2006]
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
Buonanno, Alessandra [2011]
University of Maryland
Citation: For revolutionizing our understanding of quantum optical noise in interferometric gravitational-wave detectors (with Chen), creating the EOB approach to 2-body dynamics (with Damour), and leading the creation of template families for searches for gravitational waves from compact binaries.
Nominated by: Division of Gravitational Physics
Buongiorno-Nardelli, Marco [2010]
North Carolina State University
Citation: For his seminal work on surfaces and interfaces for energy and environment applications, as made possible by his development of novel techniques for the first principle evaluation of the properties of complex and nanostructured materials.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics
Burbidge, Geoffrey Ronald [1988]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his fundamental work on nucleosynthesis, the nature of radio sources, and the role of the quasistellar objects in the structure of the Universe.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Burchat, Patricia R. [2001]
Stanford University
Citation: For her contributions to the understanding of heavy quark physics, particularly in semileptonic weak decays, in mixing of neutral D and B mesons, and in CP violation.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Burgdorfer, Joachim [1992]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For insightful and convincing contributions to the theory of interactions of ions with gases and solids.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Burgers, J M [1956]
University of Maryland
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Burghardt, Wesley R [2003]
Northwestern University
Citation: For elucidating the molecular and nanoscopic basis of the macroscopic properties of complex fluids through innovative experimental methods and keen theoretical insight.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics
Burkardt, Matthias [2004]
New Mexico State University
Citation: For his contributions towards understanding the connection between generalized parton distributions and the distribution of partons in impact parameter space and his contributions to light-cone QCD.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Hadronic Physics
Burke, David Lyle [1992]
Stanford University
Citation: For contributions to the development of high-energy electron-position colliders.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Burke, Kieron [2007]
University of California, Irvine
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the development and application of the density functional theory of ground and excited electronic states, and electronic dynamics in condensed matter.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Burke, Philip G [1970]
University of Belfast
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Burkert, Volker Dietmar [2004]
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Citation: Experimental research in the area of strong QCD and confinement, especially studies of nucleon excitations, their transition form factors, and the nucleon spin response in the resonance region.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Burkhardt, Theodore W. [2006]
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
Burland, Donald Maxwell [1981]
IBM
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Burman, Robert L [1977]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Particles and Fields and the Division of Fluid Dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics
Burnett, Keith [1996]
University of Oxford
Citation: For seminal theoretical and experimental work on interrogation and manipulation of atomic collisions by light, and their application to quantum optics, strong-field physics, and Bose-Einstein condensation.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Burns, Gerald [1967]
IBM Research Center
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Burns, Jack O'Neal [1998]
University of Missouri, Columbia
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the observation and numerical modeling of extragalactic jets and clusters of galaxies.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Burns, Keivin [1921]
Allegheny Observatory - University of Pittsburgh
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Burnstein, Ray A [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Burov, Alexey [2017]
Fermilab
Citation: For contributions to the accelerator physics theory, including the theoretical foundations of the Tevatron Run II accelerator performance; for the development of the theory of instabilities for space charge dominated bunched beams; and for the development of analytical tools predicting instability thresholds.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Burrell, Keith Howard [1985]
General Atomics
Citation: For experimental and theoretical investigation in the area of particle and energy transport in magnetically confined plasmas, especially for work on controlling that transport.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Burrow, Paul David [1987]
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Citation: For his refinements of electron transmission spectroscopy and its innovative application to the determination of the structure, lifetimes and energies of large molecular excited states.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Burrows, Adam Seth [1992]
Princeton University
Citation: For his theoretical contributions to our understanding of supernova neutrino bursts, in particular, and supernova theory, in general and for his prescient predictions prior to SN1987A of the duration and magnitude of neutrino signals from neutron star formation.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Burrows, C R [1946]
Cornell University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Burrows, David [2007]
Pennsylvania State University
Citation: For his seminal contributions to high energy astrophysics, including his early development of CCD detectors for X-ray astronomy and his leadership of the XRT instrument on SWIFT.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics
Burrows, Philip [2008]
University of London
Citation: For his leading contributions to precision studies of quantum chromodynamics in the light and heavy quark sectors, based on polarized Z0 decays recorded with the SLD experiment at SLAC.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Burrus, Charles A [1975]
Bell Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Burstein, Elias [1961]
University of Kansas
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Burt, R C [1944]
Burt Scientific Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Burton, Eli Franklin [1936]
University of Toronto
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Burwell, J T, Jr. [1953]
Hoizons Incorporated
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bush, John W.M. [2009]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For novel contributions to surface-tension dominated flows, elucidation of their appearance in biological contexts, and for many illustrations of the visual beauty of fluid dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Bush, Vannevar [1923]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Bussee, Friedrich H [1981]
University of California at Los Angeles
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics
Bustamante, Carlos J. [1995]
University of Oregon
Citation: For pioneering the application of optical methods and scanning probes in measurements of the properties of single DNA molecules.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics
Busza, Wit [1989]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For pioneering the use of nuclear targets for the study of the mechanisms of particle productions at high energies, in particular the space-time evolution of the production process.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Buti, Bimla [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For pioneering and distinguished studies of nonlinear and chaotic plasma processes and for developing mathematical models for the proper interpretation of intriguing observations in space and astrophysical plasmas.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics
Butler, Joel Nathan [1990]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his leadership in the study of charm quark states.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Butler, Laurie Jeanne [2002]
University of Chicago
Citation: For fundamental and pioneering contributions to the understanding of non-adiabatic effects in molecular photophysics and photoreactivity.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics
Butler, William Hill [1987]
Univ of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Citation: For his contributions to electronic structure and transport in solids.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Butterworth, Ian [1985]
Imperial College London
Citation: For his many important contributions to the study of particle physics and in particular that of both charged and neutral current neutrino interactions.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Button, Kenneth J [1966]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology National Magnet Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Buyers, William James Leslie [1984]
Chalk River Laboratories
Citation: For extensive original contributions, theoretical and experimental, to studies of structure and basic excitations in in condensed matter, in particular of magnetic excitations in both ordered and disordered crystals.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Byer, Robert L. [1991]
Stanford University
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the development and application of stable, tunable solid state laser sources and to nonlinear optical phenomena such as four wave mixing and harmonic generation.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science
Byerly, Perry [1931]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society
Byers, Nina [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields
Byrd, John [2012]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For his seminal contributions to accelerator science in the areas of: collective beam behavior, coherent synchrotron radiation in storage rings and femtosecond timing and synchronization of accelerator systems
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams
Byron, Frederick W [1973]
University of Massachusetts
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Byrum, Karen L. [2014]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For contributions in advancing a complimentary experimental approach for studying dark matter by including cosmic gamma-rays and for contributions in developing new technologies for triggering and photo-detection.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics