Christopher K.W. Tam [1991]
Florida State University
Citation: For contributions to the aeroacoustics of supersonic jets, the stability of high speed flows, the modeling of large scale structures in turbulence, and the receptivity of shear flows to sound.
Nominated by: DFD
Tina Marie Kaarsberg [2005]
Office of Policy and International Affairs
Citation: For leadership in analysis of clean energy options and the importance of greater support for physical sciences in energy, climate change, and science & technology policy.
Nominated by: FPS
P K Kabir []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Prabahan k Kabir [1975]
University of Virginia
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Scott Kable [2022]
University of New South Wales
Citation: For insightful research contributions to the spectroscopy of radicals and carbenes as well as to the understanding of fundamental mechanisms in gas-phase reactions, especially concerning “roaming” reactions, and for innovative methods of teaching that have inspired young scientists.
Nominated by: DCP
Milton N Kabler [1973]
Not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Ravinder Kachru [1994]
Columbia University
Citation: For the application of photon echoes in fundamental atomic physics and optical data storage.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Leo Philip Kadanoff [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Alisher S. Kadyrov [2018]
Curtin University
Citation: For contributions to formal scattering theory with long-range interactions, and the
development of the convergent close-coupling approach to positron and ion collisions with
atomic and molecular targets.
Nominated by: GFB
Cherie R. Kagan [2013]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For innovative work in manipulating chemically and exploring physically the properties of inorganic and organic solid state materials, from colloidal nanocrystals and organic and organic-inorganic hybrid materials, and in exploiting these materials in electronic, optical, and optoelectronic devices.
Nominated by: DMP
Harris P. Kagan [2002]
Ohio State University
Citation: For his contributions to the early B-meson and tau-lepton physics, and the development of high resolution and radiation hard charged particle tracking detectors.
Nominated by: DPF
Morton R. Kagan [2002]
IBM and Florida Atlantic University
Citation: For leveraging his IBM research leadership into undergraduate physics education reform incorporating technology and pedagogy, and for later work (after retirement) to strengthen undergraduate physics instruction at several universities.
Nominated by: FED
Igor Kaganovich [2007]
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the kinetic modeling of plasmas, including collisionless electron heating, negative ion dynamics, Hall thrusters, and intense ion beam dynamics.
Nominated by: DPP
Sheldon L Kahalas [1963]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Sidney H Kahana [1967]
McGill University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Geaorge D Kahl [1970]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Antoine Kahn [2002]
Princeton University
Citation: For pioneering work on the atomic and electronic structure of surfaces and interfaces of organic and inorganic semiconductors.
Nominated by: DMP
Peter B Kahn [1957]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Steven Michael Kahn [1991]
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his insightful observation and interpretation of x-ray spectra of compact objects, supernova remnants, and the soft-x-ray background.
Nominated by: DAP
Byungnam Kahng [2015]
Seoul National University
Citation: For contributions to understanding continuous and discontinuous transitions in percolation and their applications to memory devices, and work on fractality, random walks and spectral properties, avalanche dynamics, and synchronization in complex networks.
Nominated by: GSNP
Kazhikathra Kailasanath [2008]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For contributions to advanced computational techniques and basic understanding of the dynamics of chemically reactive flows and their application in design, analysis, and performance of propulsion concepts.
Nominated by: DFD
Robert A Kaindl [2019]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For contributing to the development of novel THz, infrared, and extreme-UV sources for ultrafast spectroscopy, and to the understanding of electronic dynamics in semiconductors and nanoscale materials, and ultrafast processes in strongly-correlated electron systems.
Nominated by: DLS
Sabre Kais [2006]
Purdue University
Citation: For the development of a finite size scaling approach to calculate quantum critical parameters for atomic, molecular and quantum dot systems.
Nominated by: DCP
David I Kaiser [2010]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
David Kaiser [2010]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For his outstanding publications that combine technical mastery of twentieth-century physics with a deep knowledge of recent developments in the history, philosophy, and sociology of science.
Nominated by: FHPP
Ralf Kaiser [2011]
University of Hawaii
Citation: For pioneering experimental investigations of the chemical evolution of the Solar System and the Interstellar Medium, using crossed molecular beams and surface scattering to probe the underlying phenomena on the most fundamental, microscopic molecular level.
Nominated by: DCP
Robin Kaiser [2011]
Institut non Lineaire
Citation: For fundamental investigations of multiple scattering of light in atomic vapors, especially coherent backscattering of light by cold atoms and Lévy flights of photons in hot atomic vapors.
Nominated by: DAMOP
W Kaiser [1982]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Wolfgang Kaiser [1972]
Technische Hochschule
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Robert Kaita [2003]
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Citation: For fundamental fast particle studies, including the first direct observations of ion magnetic trapping, the resonance localization of radio frequency heating, and mode-particle resonances with tangential neutral beam injection.
Nominated by: DPP
Toshitaka Kajino [2004]
National Astronomical Observatory & Dept of Astronomy Grad School of Science
Citation: For significant contributions to nuclear astrophysics and theoretical nuclear physics and for the promotion of scientific exchange between Japan and the international community.
Nominated by: FIP
James Kakalios [2015]
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Citation: For innovative efforts to engage the public in the excitement of physics through popular science books, general audience talks, and on-line videos that use examples taken from popular culture.
Nominated by: FOEP
Michio Kaku [1977]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Michio Kaku [1980]
City College of New York
Citation: Not Provided
Nominated by: DPF
Nasser Kalantar-Nayestanaki [2013]
University of Groningen
Citation: For leading a comprehensive experimental program on few-nucleon reactions that unveiled new effects of two- and three-body forces.
Nominated by: GFB
George Randolph Kalbfleisch []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
George R Kalbfleisch [1969]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
George R Kalbfleisch [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPF
Rajiv K Kalia [2007]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Rajiv Kalia [2007]
University of Southern California
Citation: For contributions to the development of multimillion-atom multiscale simulation methods on parallel computers and their application to the fundamental understanding of atomistic mechanisms for broad properties and processes in nanostructured materials.
Nominated by: DCOMP
Sergei Kalinin [2015]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For foundational contribution to nanoscale electromechanics and revolutionary studies of defect-mediated phase transitions, energy conversion, and electrochemical reactivity at the nanometer and atomic scales enabled by advanced scanning probe microscopy techniques.
Nominated by: DMP
Serafim Kalliadasis [2014]
Imperial College
Citation: For pioneering and rigorous contributions to fundamental fluid dynamics, particularly interfacial flows and dynamics of moving contact lines, statistical mechanics of inhomogeneous liquids, and coarse graining of complex multiscale systems.
Nominated by: DFD
Catherine Kallin [1994]
McMaster University
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of correlations between electrons in low-dimensional systems.
Nominated by: DCMP
GABOR J KALMAN []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
George Ernest Kalmus [1992]
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Citation: For leadership of the RAL Bubble Chamber and DELPHI Groups and, in particular, for the adaptation of Bubble Chamber technique needed to study directly the decay of charmed particles.
Nominated by: DPF
Peter P Kalmus [1995]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Peter I.P. Kalmus [1995]
Queen Mary & Westfield College
Citation: For his many contributions to experimental particle physics, to teaching, to international cooperation in science and to the public understanding of physics.
Nominated by: FIP
Vassiliki Kalogera [2008]
Northwestern University
Citation: For fundamental contributions to understanding the structure, formation and evolution of compact objects in binary systems, using X-ray and radio observations to study their importance for gravitational wave detectors.
Nominated by: DAP
Namanja Kaloper [2012]
University of California, Davis
Citation: For numerous and imaginative contributions to theoretical cosmology, particularly for the pioneering work in the physics and cosmology of braneworlds. for important contributions to the early universe inflation and its signatures, creative contributions to the understanding of dark energy and an elucidation of the axiverse
Nominated by: DAP
Malvin H. Kalos [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his seminal work in the development and application of Monte Carlo methods to statistical physics.
Nominated by: DCOMP
Roger P Kambour []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Martin D Kamen [1941]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Alex Kamenev [2013]
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Citation: For advancing the methods of quantum kinetic theory.
Nominated by: DCMP
Randall D Kamien [2001]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Randall David Kamien [2001]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For significant contributions to the theory of polymeric and liquid crystalline systems and for elucidating the role of chirality in the determination of their structure.
Nominated by: DCMP
Hiroshi Kamimura [1988]
Tokyo University of Science
Citation: For contributions to the theoretical understanding of electron states in solid state systems and for promoting closer ties between the Physical Society of Japan and the American Physical Society.
Nominated by: DCMP
Ivan P Kaminow [1975]
Bell Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Adam Kaminski [2013]
Iowa State University
Citation: For angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy studies of unconventional superconductors.
Nominated by: DCMP
Manfred S Kaminsky []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Marc P. Kamionkowski [2008]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For pioneering contributions to theoretical cosmology, including investigations of supersymmetry-inspired candidates for dark matter and of the use precise measurements of the cosmic microwave background and gravitational waves to test cosmological models.
Nominated by: DPF
Terry Kammash []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Terry Kammash [1976]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPP
Peter Kammel [2008]
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For scientific leadership and development of novel experimental techniques related to muon capture, muon catalyzed fusion and other precision muon and antiproton measurements.
Nominated by: DNP
Daniel M Kammen []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Daniel M. Kammen [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his efforts to foster development with culturally appropriate renewable energy projects and to link local sustainable development with programs to mitigate global environmental degradation.
Nominated by: FPS
Mercouri Kanatzidis [2016]
Northwestern University
Citation: For the discovery of new materials with exceptional properties, and for developing pioneering materials physics concepts in the design of nanostructured thermoelectric materials that convert waste heat to electricity with breakthrough performance characteristics.
Nominated by: DMP
Charles Lewis Kane [2006]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For significant contributions to the theory of electronic transport in low-dimensional systems, including Luttinger liquids, the quantum Hall effect, carbon nanotubes and graphene.
Nominated by: DCMP
Evan O Kane [1961]
Newport Beach, California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Evan O Kane [1960]
Newport Beach, California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Gordon L Kane [1976]
University of Michigan
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPF
Suzanne Amador Kane [2020]
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Haverford College
Citation: For the groundbreaking development of undergraduate curricula in medical and biological physics, and dissemination of innovative teaching in publications, talks, and popular media; and for research mentorship which is a model for endowing students with a superb, interdisciplinary skill set.
Nominated by: FED
Walter R Kane [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DNP
Yukio Kaneda [2011]
Nagoya University
Citation: For seminal achievements in the understanding of high Reynolds number turbulence, especially through pioneering the conduct of direct numerical simulations at massive scale, and for international leadership in the turbulence and computational science communities.
Nominated by: DFD
Richard B. Kaner [2020]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the physics, chemistry, and materials science of nanostructured conducting polymers, superhard metals, and new forms of carbon including superconducting fullerides, carbon nanoscrolls, and graphene.
Nominated by: DMP
K Kang [1978]
Brown University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPF
Prof. Kyungsik Kang [1978]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Egbert Kankeleit [1977]
Institute fer Kernphysik Darmstadt
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DNP
Fabian M. Kannenstine [1927]
Geophysical Research Corporation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Alvin Sheldon Kanofsky [1983]
Lehigh University
Citation: For original studies of novel experimental techniques, numerous experiments advancing our knowledge of elementary particles, and experiments and calculations on the effects of quarks on particle collisions.
Nominated by: APS
Eva Kanso [2022]
University of Southern California
Citation: For penetrating and insightful investigations of problems in biological aquatic and aerial locomotion, ciliary transport, swarms and schooling, and many other topics, that deftly blend elegant theoretical models and physical experiments.
Nominated by: DFD
Elliot Paul Kanter [1997]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For innovative studies of molecular structure and dynamics and contributions to the development of Coulomb Explosion Imaging as a quantitative technique.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Arthur R Kantrowitz [1979]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Arthur R Kantrowitz [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Plasma Physics.
Nominated by: DFD
Rituparna Kanungo [2019]
Saint Mary's University
Citation: For seminal studies of weakly bound nuclei that have challenged our understanding of the nuclear many-body system, and for the development of innovative experimental techniques and approaches used in measurements with rare isotope beams.
Nominated by: DNP
Werner Kanzig [1960]
General Electric Research Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Chi-Chang Kao [2006]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For his many contributions to resonant elastic and inelastic x-ray scattering techniques and their application to materials physics.
Nominated by: GMAG
Yi-Han Kao [1984]
State University of New York, Buffalo
Citation: For extensive studies of the electronic properties of semimetals, size effects, and interactions between microbridge Josephson junctions.
Nominated by: DCMP
N S Kapany []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Narinder S Kapany [1960]
Armour Research Foundation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Christos A Kapetanakos [1980]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Christos A. Kapetanakos [1980]
Citation: None
Nominated by: DPP
Aharon Kapitulnik [1994]
Stanford University
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of high Tc superconductors, particularly the vortex lattice and time-reversal symmetry.
Nominated by: DCMP
P Kapitza [1937]
Institute for Physical Problems
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Daniel E Kaplan [1967]
Lockheed Research Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
David Kaplan [1988]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
David B Kaplan [1998]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
David B. Kaplan [1998]
University of Washington
Citation: For his insightful and original contributions to nuclear and particle physics, spanning topics such as kaon condensation, strangeness in the nucleon, weak scale baryogenesis, and chiral fermions on the lattice.
Nominated by: DNP
David E. Kaplan [2014]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: For contributions to models for new physics beyond the Standard Model, collider phenomenology, and dark-matter theory, and for his role as an inventive and effective leader in public outreach.
Nominated by: DPF
Joseph Kaplan [1929]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Thomas A Kaplan [1962]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Manoj Kaplinghat [2020]
University of California, Irvine
Citation: For developing astrophysical and cosmological methods to measure fundamental properties of dark matter and neutrinos, including outstanding contributions to the study of dwarf galaxies as a probe of dark matter physics and developing the idea that dark matter could have large self-interactions.
Nominated by: DAP
Morton F Kaplon []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Eli Kapon [2001]
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Citation: For his fundamental contributions to the understanding of the electronic and optical properties of low-dimensional semiconductor systems.
Nominated by: DCMP
Raymond Edward Kapral [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his contributions to the understanding of chemical reactions in condensed media, in particular, the elucidation of phenomena involving chemical oscillations, and chemical chaos, and chemical spatio-temporal patterns in such systems.
Nominated by: DCP
Henry Cornelius Kapteyn [2001]
University of Colorado
Citation: For his imaginative techniques for the generation of ultrashort pulses of optical and x-ray radiation that have had a widespread impact on laser science.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Joseph I. Kapusta [1992]
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Citation: For his contributions to finite-temperature field theory and its application to our understanding of the behavior of matter and radiation under extreme physical conditions.
Nominated by: DNP
Ann Renee Karagozian [2004]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For extensive contributions in the fluid mechanics of combustion systems, including the study of jets in crossflow, strained flames distorted by complex flows, acoustically driven reactive cavity flows, and detonation phenomena.
Nominated by: DFD
Frank E Karasz [1974]
University of Massachusetts
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Andreas Karch [2016]
University of Washington
Citation: For pioneering work in understanding the cosmology and particle physics implications of new dimensions, and for using gauge gravity duality to model strongly coupled systems including theories of hadrons, heavy ion collisions, condensed matter systems, and quantum mechanical entanglement.
Nominated by: DPF
J C Karcher [1931]
Geophysical Research
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Mehran Kardar [2007]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For pioneering work in a broad range of topics in statistical physics, including the dynamics of growing interfaces, directed polymers in random media, tethered surfaces, stability of charge polymers and, more recently, biophysical systems.
Nominated by: GSNP
Alamgir Karim [2004]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For pioneering research on polymer thin films and interfaces, polymer brushes, blend film phase separation, thin film dewetting, pattern formation in block copolymer films, and the application of combinatoric measurement methods to complex polymer physics.
Nominated by: DPOLY
Albrecht Karle [2009]
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the understanding, design and construction of large-scale neutrino detectors, AMANDA and IceCube, as well as the development of analysis techniques for sources of atmospheric and astrophysical neutrinos.
Nominated by: DPF
Jerome Karle [1963]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Alain Karma [2007]
Northeastern University
Citation: For innovative ideas and results in the study of nonequilibrium spatially-extended processes, especially the phase-field method for solidification and the role of restitution in the excitable dynamics of cardiac tissue.
Nominated by: GSNP
Shashi P. Karna [2006]
US Army Research Laboratory
Citation: For contributions to the theory and understanding of the mechanism of nonlinear optical phenomena in molecules and nanoscale atomic nanoclusters.
Nominated by: DCP
Charles Fielding Finch Karney [1989]
Sri International
Citation: For contributions to the theory of stochasticity and its application to ion heating, and for the establishment, by numerical computation, of theories of current-drive by radio-frequency waves in tokamaks.
Nominated by: DPP
George Em Karniadakis [2004]
Brown University
Citation: For his innovative developments and his insightful applications of the spectral-element method in computational fluid dynamics.
Nominated by: DFD
Arnold M Karo [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Robert Karplus [1953]
Harvard University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Sebastian Karrer [1931]
Consolidated Electric Cooperative
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Edward P. J. Kartheuser [1984]
University of de Leige
Citation: For his timely contributions to the theory of ionic crystals, semiconductors, and normal and superconducting metals.
Nominated by: DCMP
Gamani Karunasiri [2015]
Naval Postgraduate School
Citation: For extensive contributions to the development of quantum well infrared detectors and MEMS based sensors for directional sound sensing and THz imaging.
Nominated by: FIAP
Josef A. Kas [2013]
University of Leipzig
Citation: For his seminal contributions to polymer biophysics, the development of new optical trapping techniques, and his pioneering role in the new area physics of cancer.
Nominated by: DBIO
Safa Kasap [2007]
University of Saskatchewan
Citation: For contributions to the science and technology of amorphous semiconductors and devices; in particular, for advances in x-ray photoconductors used in direct conversion flat panel x-ray image detectors.
Nominated by: FIAP
Daniel N Kasen [2017]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For leadership in developing predictive theories and models of supernova light curves and spectra, impacting our understanding of the width-luminosity relation in Type Ia supernova, the transient optical and IR signals from neutron star mergers, supernova explosion mechanisms, and nucleosynthesis.
Nominated by: DNP
Mark A. Kasevich [2005]
Stanford University
Citation: For pioneering studies of laser cooling, atom interferometry, and Bose-Einstein condensation.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Jeffrey Alan Kash [1996]
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Citation: For applications of optical techniques to the understanding of elementary excitations in III-V semiconductors and semiconductor structures.
Nominated by: DCMP
Kathleen Kash [2009]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Edwin Kashy [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DNP
John Kasianowicz [2010]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For his pioneering contributions to the field of biophysics including the detection, identification, characterization and quantification of biological and chemical polymers, and for the development of a new method for protein structure determination.
Nominated by: DBIO
Kimo Kaski [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For contributions to the physics of transport properties, phase transitions, and droplet spreading.
Nominated by: DCOMP
Justin C Kasper [2022]
BWX Technologies
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the understanding of instabilities, collisions, and heating in the solar wind, and for conceiving and building innovative spacecraft instrumentation that has advanced the field of space plasma physics.
Nominated by: GPAP
Victoria Kaspi [2014]
McGill University
Citation: For advancing our understanding of the astrophysics of neutron stars by elucidating the relationship between anomalous X-ray pulsars, soft gamma-ray repeaters, and magnetars.
Nominated by: DAP
Richard D. Kass [2003]
Ohio State University
Citation: For his many contributions, in both hardware and physics analysis, that have improved our understanding of the physics of b and c-quarks and the t-lepton.
Nominated by: DPF
James L Kassner [1977]
University of Missouri, Rolla
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCP
David Robert Kassoy [1986]
University of Colorado, Boulder
Citation: For the imaginative application of perturbation methods to the mathematical modeling of fluid dynamical processes in diverse physical systems.
Nominated by: DFD
Marc Aaron Kastner [1981]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
David Kastor [2013]
University of Massachusetts
Citation: For his influential work on a broad span of topics in gravitational physics, ranging from the formal definition of conserved quantities in General Relativity through new exact black hole solutions all the way to brane architectures relevant for string theory.
Nominated by: DGRAV
Jordan Katine [2011]
Hitachi Research Center, San Jose
Citation: For contributions to the fabrication, characterization, and understanding of nanoscale magnetic devices, especially magnetic recording head sensors and spin transfer devices.
Nominated by: GMAG
Ram S. Katiyar [2009]
University of Puerto Rico
Citation: For contributions to the fabrication and characterization of ferroelectric thin films.
Nominated by: DCMP
Reizo Kato [2014]
RIKEN - Saitama
Citation: For pioneering works on the physics and materials science of molecular conductors and magnets.
Nominated by: DMP
Yoshiaki Kato [1995]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Yoshiaki Kato [1995]
Osaka University
Citation: For development of beam smoothing techniques and high power lasers and demonstration of their effectiveness for irradiation uniformity improvement and plasma instability supression; and for his contributions to x-ray lasers.
Nominated by: FIP
Thomas Christos Katsouleas [1996]
University of Southern California
Citation: For original contributions to advanced particle acceleration concepts including the invention of the Surfatron accelerator, and his detailed studies of beam loading and emittance growth in plasma accelerators.
Nominated by: DPB
Ernst Katz []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Howard Katz [2007]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: For introducing designed organic materials as active platforms in electronic and optical devices including transistors and electro-optic modulators, innovations in synthesis and device design, and serving the physical science community through society leadership, editorship, and government outreach.
Nominated by: DMP
J Lawrence Katz [1976]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DBIO
Jonathan Katz [2011]
Washington University in St. Louis
Citation: For his significant and wide-ranging physics analyses at the interface of science and society, including nuclear weapons policy and the killing of oil well blow-outs.
Nominated by: FPS
Joseph Katz [2009]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Joseph L Katz [1974]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Joseph Katz [2009]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: For his important contributions to our understanding of the underlying physics of a wide range of complex flows, including turbulent boundary layers, cavitating flows in rotating machinery, and flows in ocean and atmospheric environments; for his numerous transformative contributions to experimental techniques; and for his years of editorial service.
Nominated by: DFD
Leon Katz [1957]
University of Saskatchewan
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Robert Katz []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Helmut G. Katzgraber [2021]
Amazon Web Services
Citation: For seminal contributions to the development and application of computational methods for problems in statistical physics, especially spin glasses, for fundamental contributions to quantum computing, and forleadership in applying physics-inspired optimization methods in industry.
Nominated by: DCOMP
Allan N Kaufman [1962]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Frederick Kaufman [1970]
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Chemical Physics.
Nominated by: DAMOP
James Harvey Kaufman [2002]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
James H. Kaufman [2002]
IBM Almaden Research Center
Citation: For his invention of nitrogenated diamond-like carbon that has become a standard protective overcoat in the disk storage industry.
Nominated by: FIAP
Joyce J Kaufman [1965]
RIAS
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Sheldon E Kaufman []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Eoton Neil Kaufmann [1988]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For development and application of a broad range of techniques such as nuclear and electron resonance spectroscopies and ion beam analysis to fundamental studies in materials science.
Nominated by: DMP
Walter Eric Kauppuila [1987]
Wayne State University
Citation: For the novel production of a monoenergetic positron beam and pioneering experiments on direct comparisons of the scattering of positrons and electrons by atoms and molecules.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Peter Edward Kaus [1969]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Peter E Kaus [1969]
University of California, Riverside
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Richard Lloyd Kautz [1998]
National Institute of Standards & Technology
Citation: For experimental and theoretical investigations of Josephson junctions, particularly the nonlinear dynamics of phase locking and chaos, essential to the development of practical series-array voltage standards.
Nominated by: GIMS
Walter Kauzmann [1968]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Ralph W Kavanagh [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DNP
Massoud Kaviany [2011]
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Citation: For seminal contributions to the understanding of phonon physics and thermal transport in fluids and solids; and for pioneering developments in the semiclassical simulation of electronic and phonon transport.
Nominated by: FIAP
Predhiman K. Kaw [1980]
Institute for Plasma Research
Citation: None
Nominated by: DPP
Keita Kawabe [2022]
LIGO Hanford Observatory, California Institute of Technology
Citation: For key contributions to LIGO commissioning, calibration, and detector sensitivity, leading to the first detection of gravitational waves, and for leadership in O2 and O3 LIGO/Virgo observation runs to rapidly vet gravitational wave candidates for EM follow-up.
Nominated by: DGRAV
Maki Kawai [2010]
University of Tokyo
Citation: For pioneering work on single-molecule spectroscopy on surfaces.
Nominated by: DCP
Roland Kawakami [2015]
Ohio State University
Citation: For pioneering advances in understanding the magnetic properties of graphene, including mechanisms of spin lifetime and spin transport, and the role of adatoms in magnetic moment formation.
Nominated by: GMAG
Toshihiko Kawano [2017]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For significant contributions to the development of nuclear reaction theories in low-energy physics, their implementation in widely used nuclear reaction codes and their application to the production of evaluated nuclear data for neutron transport simulations for basic and applied science.
Nominated by: DNP
Efthimios Kaxiras [2003]
Harvard University
Citation: For contributions to understanding the properties of materials, through simulations and the development of new first-principles, empirical and multiscale computational methods.
Nominated by: DMP
Bruce David Kay [2000]
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Citation: For his innovative use of molecular beams and laser spectroscopy to elucidate chemical kinetics and dynamics of sorption, diffusion, phase transformation, and solvation at environmentally-relevant aqueous and oxide interfaces.
Nominated by: DCP
Eric Kay [1990]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For contributions to the study of nucleation and growth phenomena and their relation to electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of a variety of thin films.
Nominated by: DCMP
Stanley Martin Kaye [2002]
Princeton University
Citation: For pioneering investigation of confinement characteristics of strongly heated tokamak plasmas that serves as a foundation for predictions of confinement trends of modern tokamak and spherical torus plasmas.
Nominated by: DPP
Boris Jules Kayser [1985]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For contributions to phenomenological elementary particle theory, and especially to our understanding of neutrinos and their interactions, and for nurturing theoretical physics by fathering the Institute of Theoretical Physics.
Nominated by: DPF
Demosthenes Kazanas [2012]
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Citation: For diverse contributions to Astrophysics, ranging from a 1980 independent resolution, of the cosmological horizon problem using the vacuum energy of spontaneously broken gauge theory -- to the recent idea that AGN appearance depends on the properties of MHD winds launched from their accretion disks
Nominated by: DAP
Emil Kazes [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Lawrence Lee Kazmerski [1987]
NREL
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of the relationships among the electrical and chemical properties and the performance of photovoltaic devices.
Nominated by: DCMP
Declan F. Keane [2014]
Kent State University
Citation: For his leadership in the study of collective phenomena using directed flow and the discovery of antimatter hypertriton and Helium-4 in high-energy nuclear collisions at RHIC.
Nominated by: DNP
Edward Kearns [2007]
Boston University
Citation: For contributions in neutrino physics and particle astrophysics, particularly using the Super-Kamiokande experiment to reveal atmospheric neutrino oscillations and set stringent limits on proton decay.
Nominated by: DPF
Elliot A Kearsley [1971]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Brian Keating [2016]
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For his role in designing the Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization (BICEP) experiment to search for the unique cosmic microwave background polarization pattern predicted by models of inflationary cosmology, and his founding of the POLARBEAR experiment, which produced the first measurements of both the B-mode power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background, and the detection of the gravitational lensing deflection power spectrum from the cosmic microwave background's polarization.
Nominated by: DAP
David T Keating [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Paul W Keaton []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Posey W Keaton [1978]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Pawel J. Keblinski [2014]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Citation: For significant contributions to fundamental understanding of interfacial heat flow using computational materials science tools.
Nominated by: DMP
Hae-Young Kee [2018]
University of Toronto
Citation: For contributions to the theory of quantum materials including unconventional superconductors,
nematic electronic phases, and novel topological phases that result from interplay between
strong electron-electron interactions and spin-orbit coupling.
Nominated by: DCMP
Denis Keefe [1981]
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPF
R Norris Keeler [1973]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Spurgeon Milton Keeny [1975]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
George R Keepin [1963]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
P H Keesom [1956]
Purdue University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Frederic Keffer [1959]
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
William L Kehl [1965]
Gulf R&D Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
William L Kehl [1964]
Gulf R&D Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Michael Keidar [2013]
George Washington University
Citation: For major contributions to the physics of low-temperature plasma, resulting in a variety of novel devices and unique processes with applications to space propulsion, nanotechnology and biomedicine.
Nominated by: DPP
Eberhard K. Keil [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of performance limits of accelerators and storage ring colliders.
Nominated by: DPB
C P Keim [1951]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Bradley D. Keister [1995]
Carnegie Mellon University
Citation: For important contributions to the development of relativistic descriptions of few body systems.
Nominated by: GFB
Hellmut Keiter [1999]
Universitdt Dortmund
Citation: For developing tools in the many-body theory of strongly-correlated electron systems.
Nominated by: DCMP
Hellmut F G Keiter [1999]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
H Douglas Keith [1962]
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
M Keith [1997]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Charles N Kelber [1962]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Joseph Keller [1946]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
S P Keller [1965]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Sarah L. Keller [2011]
University of Washington
Citation: For her pioneering, fundamental contributions to the understanding of miscibility phase transitions in model surfactant and membrane systems.
Nominated by: DBIO
Seymour P Keller [1965]
Chappaqua, New York
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
William Edward Keller [1960]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Anne Myers Kelley [2001]
Kansas State University
Citation: For outstanding and innovative work in Raman spectroscopy.
Nominated by: DCP
George G Kelley [1965]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Paul L Kelley [1975]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Richard L. Kelley [2016]
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center
Citation: For exceptional contributions to the development of high-resolution cryogenic X-ray spectrometers, and outstanding leadership of Astro-H Soft X-ray Spectrometer team research.
Nominated by: DAP
Edwin M Kellogg [1976]
Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DAP
Gary Lee Kellogg [1992]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For pioneering contributions to understanding the structure, migration, clustering, and chemical-reaction processes of atoms on surfaces.
Nominated by: DMP
Jerome M.B. Kellogg [1940]
Columbia University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Paul Jesse Kellogg [1982]
University of Minnesota
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Henry C. Kelly [1989]
Not available
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to arms control, solar energy, and energy and economic policy.
Nominated by: FPS
Hugh P Kelly [1971]
University of Virginia
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Chemical Physics.
Nominated by: DAMOP
M J Kelly [1935]
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Robert E Kelly [1981]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DFD
William H Kelly [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Kenneth Franklin Kelton [2004]
Washington University in St. Louis
Citation: For contributions to the fundamental understanding of nucleation and to the study of quasicrystals and their applications.
Nominated by: DCMP
R. Scott Kemp [2017]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For innovative applications of physics to arms control verification, and pivotal scientific contributions to nuclear nonproliferation diplomacy and the understanding of technology-policy interactions in international security.
Nominated by: FPS
Krzysztof Kempa [2016]
Boston College
Citation: For pioneering contributions to understanding basic physics of plasmons in condensed matter systems.
Nominated by: DCMP
Kirby Wayne Kemper [1995]
Florida State University
Citation: For sustained contributions, using Lithium-induced nuclear reactions and scattering, to the understanding of exotic highly excited states in light nuclei, including vector and tensor spin-dependent effects.
Nominated by: DNP
Bruce Reginald F. Kendall [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Henry W. Kendall [1985]
Not available
Citation: For his crucial contributions to the study of elastic and inelastic electron scattering, and for his important activities in the field of nuclear reactor safety and nuclear disarmament.
Nominated by: DPF
Brian K. Kendrick [2018]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For the development and application of new computational methods to include the geometric
(Berry) phase in molecular collisions and spectra using the gauge potential approach.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Hugh Kendrick [2016]
Citation: For original technical innovations in nuclear materials safeguards, security, and nonproliferation; and for policymaking in national security and the environment.
Nominated by: FPS
Vasudev Mangesh Kenkre [1998]
University of New Mexico
Citation: For fundamental advances in the transport of quasi-particles in materials, ultrafast phenomena, disordered materials, and light-matter interactions.
Nominated by: DCP
Ralph B Kennard [1941]
Wilson Teachers College
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Lawrence A. Kennedy [2002]
University of Illinois, Chicago
Citation: For significant and sustained contributions to the fluid dynamics of diverse chemically reacting systems and for engineering applications of that work.
Nominated by: DFD
Roy J Kennedy [1935]
University of Washington
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
T.A. Kennedy [2010]
Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: For contributions to the theory of quantum degenerate atomic gases, quantum optics, and quantum information science.
Nominated by: DAMOP
T.A. Brian Kennedy [2010]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Thomas Albert Kennedy [1995]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For advances in the identification and properties of defects in semiconductors.
Nominated by: DCMP
Daniel Kennefick [2008]
University of Arkansas
Citation: For his enthusiastically reviewed book, "Traveling at the Speed of Thought", for his associate editorship of the Einstein papers and for his articles including, Einstein versus the Physical Review".
Nominated by: FHPP
Charles F Kennel [1978]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPP
V Paul Kenney [1963]
University of Kentucky
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Gleason W Kenrich [1939]
University of Puerto Rico
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Andrew David Kent [2006]
New York University
Citation: For seminal contributions to quantum tunneling through experimental studies of the tunneling of the magnetization in molecular magnets.
Nominated by: GMAG
Paul Kent [2017]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding and diverse application of electronic structure methods in condensed matter and their application, development, and optimization on high performance computers.
Nominated by: DCOMP
R H Kent [1951]
Aberdeen
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Stephen Kent [2010]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: In recognition of many vital contributions to the operations and science of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
Nominated by: DAP
Carl Kenty [1957]
General Electric
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Scott J. Kenyon [2013]
Harvard University
Citation: For his world-leading stature in observational and theoretical astrophysics including studies of the Symbiotic Variables, Star Formation, Recurrent and Classical Novae, Solar System Formation, and the Structure of the Galaxy.
Nominated by: DAP
Robert David Kephart [1992]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his leading role in the building, operation, and physics of the CDF detector.
Nominated by: DPF
Thomas W Kephart [2010]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Thomas Kephart [2010]
Vanderbilt University
Citation: For many insightful contributions to elementary particle theory, including the first explicit calculation of chiral gauge anomalies in higher dimensions.
Nominated by: DPF
R Glen Kepler []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Raymond G Kepler [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Cynthia E. Keppel [2018]
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Citation: For leadership on novel experimental techniques to study strong interactions, her contributions
to CTEQ from the perspective of Nuclear Physics, and her instrumental role in founding the
Hampton University Proton Therapy Center and other work applying Nuclear Physics to
Medicine.
Nominated by: DNP
Arthur K Kerman [1964]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
William J Kerman [1965]
Iowa State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Bernard D Kern []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Anne Kernan []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Anne Kernan [1975]
University of California, Riverside
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPF
William J Kernan [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPF
Edward H Kerner []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Edward Haskel Kerner [1960]
University of Buffalo
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Donald M. Kerr [2002]
Central Intelligence Agency
Citation: For outstanding talent, public service and scientific leadership that have made significant contributions to the national security of the United States.
Nominated by: FPS
Robert M. Kerr [2009]
University of Warwick
Citation: For his pioneering mix of 3D direct numerical simulations with analysis inspired by mathematics and physics to turbulent statistics, thermal convection, intense events and novel LES approaches. His 1993 Euler calculation has withstood the test of time and continues to inspire new mathematics.
Nominated by: DFD
Edward J. Kerschen [1999]
University of Arizona
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the theoretical foundations of boundary-layer stability and transition to turbulence.
Nominated by: DFD
Donald W Kerst [1940]
General Electric Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Alan Robert Kerstein [2001]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For his substantial and enduring original contributions to turbulence dynamics, turbulent mixing, and turbulent combustion, and for his insightful technical leadership among peers and students.
Nominated by: DFD
Harold J Kersten [1940]
University of Cincinnati
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Leroy T Kerth [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
J L Kerwin [1980]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Larkin Kerwin [1980]
Citation: Not Provided
Nominated by: DAMOP
Peter Kes [2008]
Leiden University
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to physics of vortex matter in disordered superconductors.
Nominated by: DCMP
Jay Kesner []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Quentin C Kessel [1973]
University of Connecticut
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
David A Kessler [2006]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
E G Kessler [1999]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Ernest G. Kessler [1999]
National Institute of Standards & Technology
Citation: For his numerous contributions to highest-accuracy measurements of constants of physics including x-ray wavelengths.
Nominated by: GPMFC
J.O. Kessler [2009]
University of Arizona
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the biological fluid dynamics of swimming micro-organisms and for inspirational and enthusiastic leadership in the field.
Nominated by: DFD
J O Kessler [2009]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Karl G Kessler [1959]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Mark B. Ketchen [1989]
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Citation: For applications of VLSI fabrication techniques to problems of condensed matter physics.
Nominated by: DCMP
Sinan Keten [2016]
Northwestern University
Citation: For creative and insightful use of molecular dynamics simulations to elucidate mechanisms of deformation and transport in polymeric materials.
Nominated by: DPOLY
John W. Keto [2000]
University of Texas, Austin
Citation: For studies of the energy transport phenomena in dense gases and clusters excited by resonant photon pulses.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Steven Kettell [2007]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For his leadership in rare kaon decay experiments.
Nominated by: DPF
Charles F. Kettering [1928]
Not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Wolfgang Ketterle [1997]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For pioneering research in achieving Bose-Einstein condensation in an atomic vapor, and for seminal studies on the properties of the condensate.
Nominated by: DLS
John B Ketterson [1969]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Wai-Yee Keung [2014]
University of Illinois, Chicago
Citation: For his influential contributions to elementary particle theory, including CP violation and electric dipole moments, Higgs physics, and collider phenomenology.
Nominated by: DPF
Karry Kevan [1972]
Wayne State University
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Chemical Physics.
Nominated by: DCMP
L Kevan [1985]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Stephen D. Kevan [1995]
University of Oregon
Citation: For his pioneering work in the use of high-resolution photoemission spectroscopy (synchrotron radiation) to elucidate the interplay between electronic properties and structure at surfaces.
Nominated by: DCMP
Panayotis Kevrekidis [2014]
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the understanding of localized solutions, of their stability in nonlinear wave equations, and of their relevance to applications from atomic physics, nonlinear optics, and granular crystals.
Nominated by: GSNP
Michael Hannam Key [1999]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For experimental work in laser plasma inertial confinement fusion including x-ray laser backlighting and x-ray lasers.
Nominated by: DPP
Frederick G. Keyes [1927]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
R W Keyes []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Robert W Keyes [1962]
IBM at Yorktown Heights
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
David A Keys [1923]
McGill University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
George A Keyworth [1981]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
M A Khakoo [2000]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Murtadha A. Khakoo [2000]
California State University, Fullerton
Citation: For contributions to experimental electron scattering from fundamental targets and for involvement of undergraduate and high school students in front-line research.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Munira Khalil [2017]
University of Washington
Citation: For probing coherently coupled vibrational and electronic motion during ultrafast charge transfer processes by using a unique combination of infrared, visible, and X-ray experiments to provide new insights into this mechanism.
Nominated by: DLS
Faqir Chand Khanna [1983]
University of Victoria
Citation: For his work on effective operators which had led to deeper understanding of physical phenomena in a broad range of many-body problems including quasiparticle aspects in nuclear structure, the interplay between nucleons and mesons, and excitation in normal liquid He.
Nominated by: DNP
Gaurav Khanna [2021]
University of Rhode Island
Citation: For pioneering work in computational relativity, including innovative supercomputing techniques, computations of gravitational perturbations of black holes, gravitational waveforms from extreme mass-ratio binaries, classical black hole physics, and quantum gravity.
Nominated by: DGRAV
Shiv Khanna [2007]
Virginia Commonwealth University
Citation: For his pioneering contributions to the theoretical understanding of electronic and magnetic properties of clusters as well as work on superatoms forming a new dimension to the periodic table.
Nominated by: DCP
Vasili Kharchenko [2015]
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Citation: For contributions to the theory of non-equilibrium processes in classical and quantum gases, including energy and charge relaxations in collisions of atoms and molecules and charge-exchange X-ray emissions in astrophysical environments.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Dmitri E. Kharzeev [2006]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For research on the properties of matter at very high energy density, and the theory of the high energy limit of QCD.
Nominated by: DNP
Anatoli S. Kheifets [2004]
Australian National University
Citation: For outstanding contributions to theory of atomic and molecular ionization, in particular elucidation of the role of electron correlation in multiple ionization caused by a photon or charged particle impact.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Nazir P. Kherani [2018]
University of Toronto
Citation: For distinct contributions to the development of betavoltaic, photovoltaic, and nanoplasmonic
devices for long-lived batteries, high efficiency Si heterojunction solar cells, graded gratings for
high sensitivity bio/chem-sensing applications, and contributions to understanding the Staebler-
Wronski effect.
Nominated by: FIAP
Galina Khitrova [2012]
University of Arizona
Citation: For fundamental studies of pump probe spectroscopy of atomic vapors and light-matter coupling of cavity fields with quantum wells and dots. In particular, for demonstrating the quantum regime of semiconductor cavity quantum electrodynamics via the vacuum Rabi splitting between a single quantum dot and the field in a photonic crystal nanocavity
Nominated by: DLS
A M Khokhlov [2002]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Alexei M. Khokhlov [2002]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For the development of innovative computational techniques and their successful application to critical problems in astrophysics and combustion science.
Nominated by: DCOMP
Bamin Khomami [2009]
University of Tennessee
Citation: For his insightful application of novel numerical methods, molecular modeling, and experiments toward the physical understanding of elastic fluid flows including discovering and explaining novel aspects of their purely elastic and thermomechanical instability.
Nominated by: DFD
Daniel Khomskii [2008]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Daniel Khomskii [2008]
University of Koeln
Citation: For important contributions to the theory of strongly correlated electron systems, especially the study of orbital ordering.
Nominated by: DCMP
Teng Lek Khoo []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Rajinder P. Khosla [1998]
National Science Foundation
Citation: In recognition of exemplary leadership in developing innovative and creative applications of microelectronics in imaging technology.
Nominated by: FIAP
Freddy A Khoury [1975]
National Bureau of Standards
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPOLY
Jacob Khurgin [2011]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: For diverse contributions to understanding the underlying physics and improving the performance of numerous electronic and optical devices, such as semiconductor second-order nonlinear optical generators, intersubband semiconductor lasers and Raman oscillators, slow light, and plasmonic devices.
Nominated by: FIAP
Nicola N Khuri [1966]
Rockefeller University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Ching-Hwa Kiang [2010]
Rice University
Citation: For her work in experimental biological physics, especially for studying molecular interactions of nucleic acids and proteins using nanoscale probes, and for the discovery of single-walled carbon nanotubes.
Nominated by: DBIO
Lawrence E. Kidder [2018]
Cornell University
Citation: For major contributions to the development of numerical relativity by being a principal author
of the Spectral Einstein Code (SpEC), and also for contributions to the post-Newtonian theory of
spinning bodies.
Nominated by: DGRAV
R E Kidder [1957]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Peggy A. Kidwell [2018]
Smithsonian Institution
Citation: For distinguished contributions to the history of physics, astronomy, and mathematics,
particularly the work of women in these fields, the development of Harvard College
Observatory, and the history of mathematical theory, instruments of computation, and
mathematics education
Nominated by: FHPP
David Kieda [2010]
University of Utah
Citation: For development and use of innovative ground-based astrophysical techniques to discover new sources of very high-energy gamma-rays, and for the discovery and study of cosmic rays at the highest energies.
Nominated by: DAP
Lee J Kieffer [1973]
University of Colorado
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Robert Francis Kiefl [2004]
University of British Columbia
Citation: For outstanding contributions to our understanding of the properties of materials through the use of muons.
Nominated by: DCMP
C. C. Kiess [1929]
Bureau of Standards
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Alejandro Kievsky [2010]
INFN
Citation: For contributions to the development of the hyperspherical-harmonics method for few-nucleon systems, and particularly for precise studies of the continuum in three-nucleon systems.
Nominated by: GFB
James M. Kikkawa [2013]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For optical spectroscopy of excitations in nanomaterials.
Nominated by: DCMP
Chihiro Kikuchi [1957]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
R W Kilb [1959]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Ralph W Kilb [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Plasma Physics.
Nominated by: DCP
Joseph David Kilkenny []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Joseph D. Kilkenny [1990]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For significant contributions to the study of energy transport, hydrodynamics, implosion physics, x-ray spectroscopy, and advanced diagnostics of laser-produced plasmas.
Nominated by: DPP
J Killeen [1959]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
John Killeen [1969]
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPP
Thomas Charles Killian [2010]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Thomas Killian [2010]
Rice University
Citation: For studies of strong Coulomb coupling in ultra-cold neutral plasmas during thermal equilibration, and of cold collisions and quantum degeneracy with alkaline-earth metal atoms.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Chung Wook Kim []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
DaiSik Kim [2010]
Seoul National University
Citation: For important contributions to ultrafast optical processes in semiconductors and near-field studies of plasmonics.
Nominated by: DLS
Eun-Ah Kim [2020]
Cornell University
Citation: For broad contributions to theoretical condensed matter physics, including new conceptual frameworks for interpreting experiments.
Nominated by: DCMP
Hee Joong Kim [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPOLY
Ho-Young Kim [2017]
Seoul National University
Citation: For innovative contributions to micro-scale fluid dynamics at the interfaces of fluids and solids, and to biologically inspired hydrodynamics.
Nominated by: DFD
John J. Kim [1989]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For significant expansion of our understanding of turbulent flows; through the development of convergent methods for direct numerical simulation, the application to wall-bounded flows, and the subsequent interpretation using innovative concepts.
Nominated by: DFD
Jin K. Kim [2009]
Pohang University of Science and Technology
Citation: For pioneering advanced spectroscopies for the characterization of heterogeneous polymer materials.
Nominated by: DPOLY
JinKon Kim [2009]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Jungsang Kim [2021]
Duke University
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the research, development, invention, and entrepreneurship in trapped ion-based quantum computing, large-scale optical switches, and gigapixel-scale cameras.
Nominated by: FIAP
Kee Hoon Kim [2017]
Seoul National University
Citation: For materials discoveries, and understanding the underlying physics thereof, in the fields of multiferroics (record high magnetoelectric coupling), transparent high mobility oxides for device applications, iron based superconductors, and high magnetic field quantum materials (including URu2Si2).
Nominated by: DCMP
Ki Kim [2015]
North Carolina State University
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of electron-phonon scattering and related transport properties in the low-dimensional electronic and spintronic devices and structures.
Nominated by: FIAP
Yong-Ki Kim [1980]
University of Maryland
Citation: Not Provided
Nominated by: DAMOP
Kwang-Je Kim [1994]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the theory of synchrotron radiation and free electron laser sources, especially concerning brightness, polarization, self-amplified spontaneous emission and laser-driven rf electron guns.
Nominated by: DPB
Mahn Won Kim [1994]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For outstanding contributions to experimental complex fluid physics.
Nominated by: DPOLY
Matt Kim [2019]
QuantTera
Citation: For the entrepreneurial development of compound semiconductor heterojunction transistor devices.
Nominated by: FIAP
Philip Kim [2007]
Columbia University
Citation: For the creation of single layer graphite (graphene) and the study of its unusual two-dimensional electronic transport properties.
Nominated by: DCMP
Y B Kim [1967]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Yeong Ell Kim [1977]
Purdue University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPP
Yong Wook Kim [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DFD
Yong Wook Kim []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Yong-Baek Kim [2012]
University of Toronto
Citation: For contributions to the theory of quantum spin liquids in frustrated magnets and correlated electron materials
Nominated by: DCMP
Yong-Ki Kim []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Young B Kim [1967]
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Young-June Kim [2016]
University of Toronto
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of various quantum materials using X-ray and neutron scattering techniques, notably the development of resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and its applications to cuprates and iridates.
Nominated by: DCMP
Young-Kee Kim [2003]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Young-Kee Kim [2003]
University of Chicago
Citation: For her precision measurement of the mass of the W boson and her leadership in commissioning the CDF-II detector.
Nominated by: DPF
Arthur L. Kimball [1928]
General Electric Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Clyde W Kimball [1975]
Northern Illinois University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Derek F. Kimball [2018]
California State University, East Bay
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the development of new techniques in atomic magnetometry
and their application to fundamental-physics research, including testing the fundamental
symmetries of nature and searches for ultralight dark-matter candidates.
Nominated by: DAMOP
George E Kimball [1941]
Columbia University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
H. Jeff Kimble [1989]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For his contributions to the fundamental understanding of the quantum nature of light and its interactions with matter, including resonance fluorescence, quantum jumps, and squeezed quantum noise.
Nominated by: DLS
Lionel Cooper Kimerling [1987]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the measurement and understanding of the electrical properties of defects in semiconductors and the role of charge state and electronic stimulation in their structure and reactivity.
Nominated by: DCMP
Greg Kimmel [2010]
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal contributions to understanding the structure and electron-stimulated reactivity of water at interfaces.
Nominated by: DCP
Tsuyoshi Kimura [2019]
University of Tokyo
Citation: For seminal contributions to the study of multiferroics, including the discovery of the magnetic origin of the ferroelectricity in TbMnO3 and the demonstration of magnetic control of the electric polarization, thus defining a new class of spin-driven multiferroics with promising functionalities.
Nominated by: DMP
Yoshifumi Kimura [2007]
Nagoya University
Citation: For contributions to the development of our understanding of turbulent flows and the dispersion of scalars in a variety of geophysical settings through the numerical simulations and a comparison of these to theory and experiment.
Nominated by: DFD
Yoshitaka Kimura [1999]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Yoshitaka Kimura [1999]
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Citation: For the design, construction, and operation of the TRISTAN storage ring; and for his leadership role in accelerator science research in Japan.
Nominated by: FIP
Michael A Kinch [1986]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Michael Anthony Kinch [1988]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For contributions to transport and infrared physics of narrow band-gap semiconductors and their application to infrared devices.
Nominated by: DCMP
Joseph M Kindel []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Allen L King [1975]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Gilbert W King [1946]
Arthur D. Little Inc.
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Hubert Ellis King [1994]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For contributions to our understanding of the structure and dynamics of liquids under extreme pressure.
Nominated by: DMP
J G King [1951]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
James C. King [1983]
Not available
Citation: For imaginative basic research on interactions between radiation induced and lattice defects, impurities and the anelastic properties of quartz leading to the development of the synthetic quartz resonators now in use.
Nominated by: DCMP
John S King []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
John S King [1974]
University of Michigan
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
John Gordon King [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his fundamental tests of the neutrality of matter, his application of molecular-beam techniques to the study of biological systems, and his many imaginative contributions to physics education.
Nominated by: FED
L. D.P. King [1946]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
R W.P. King [1941]
Harvard University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
R W P King [1973]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Robert B King [1941]
Mount Wilson Observatory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
William C King [1951]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
William P. King [2014]
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For distinguished contributions to the applied physics of nanometer-scale thermal and mechanical property measurements, and the translation of this work to numerous applications in materials science and nanotechnology.
Nominated by: FIAP
K. H. Kingdon [1925]
General Electric Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Jack Dean Kingsley [1996]
General Electric Corporate R&D (retired)
Citation: For sustained excellence in the science and technology of lasers, lighting, television, displays and medical diagnostic imaging equipment.
Nominated by: FIAP
R H Kingston [1957]
Lincoln
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Edward Kinney [2007]
University of Colorado
Citation: For his contributions to the experimental study of the spin structure of the nucleon in polarized deep inelastic electron scattering from internal polarized gas targets and for his experimental and theoretical elucidation of pion reaction mechanisms in pion double charge exchange in light nuclei.
Nominated by: DNP
Gordon S Kino [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPP
Kay Kinoshita [2000]
University of Cincinnati
Citation: For innovative contributions to the study of b-quarks and for leadership in accelerator searches for magnetic monopoles.
Nominated by: DPF
T Kinoshita [1955]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
E. Lee Kinsey [1931]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
James L. Kinsey [1980]
Rice University
Citation: Not Provided
Nominated by: DCP
S. M. Kinter [1928]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Paul M Kintner [2003]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Paul Marvin Kintner [2003]
Cornell University
Citation: For investigation of microstructure, wave-particle interactions, and plasma acceleration in space plasmas using sounding rocket and satellite experiments, and for innovative applications of GPS technology to space plasma experiments.
Nominated by: DPP
Tobias Kippenberg [2016]
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the science and application of high Q optical micro-resonators in cavity quantum optomechanics and optical frequency metrology.
Nominated by: DLS
Mackillo Kira [2015]
Philipps University Marburg
Citation: For contributions to theoretical semiconductor quantum optics.
Nominated by: DLS
Kate Page Kirby [1989]
American Physical Society
Citation: For the innovative application of methods of quantum chemistry to the quantitative elucidation of a diverse range of molecular phenomena.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Tom Kirchner [2013]
York University
Citation: For seminal contributions to the theoretical description of the few-particle dynamics of complex Coulomb systems.
Nominated by: DAMOP
George Kirczenow [1994]
Simon Fraser University
Citation: For his several contributions to our understanding of electron-hole liquids, excitons, ballistic electronic transport, and the energies and kinetics of staging in graphite intercalation compounds.
Nominated by: FIP
Thomas Bernard Walter Kirk [1988]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For continued leadership over many years in the fermilab muon scattering program, and his successful management of the Tevatron II Construction Project.
Nominated by: DPF
David Kirkby [2007]
University of California, Irvine
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the experimental study and understanding of mixing and CP violation in the neutral B meson system, and for the development of data modeling and analysis software used throughout the high energy physics community.
Nominated by: DPF
Don Kirkham [1953]
Iowa State
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Douglas A. Kirkpatrick [2014]
InnerProduct Partners
Citation: In recognition of his pioneering, and ingenious contributions to the conception, development, maturation and commercialization of novel technologies on bio-fuels, high efficiency solid state lightning, and bio-molecular tubular nano-structures and his visionary management of technology programs with major National security implications.
Nominated by: FIAP
Edward S. Kirkpatrick [1980]
Not available
Citation: Not Provided
Nominated by: DCMP
Harry A Kirkpatrick [1940]
Occidental College
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Larry Dale Kirkpatrick [1999]
Montana State University
Citation: For exceptional contributions to physics education as textbook author, editor/columnist for Quantum magazine, and as coach of the US Physics Olympics Team.
Nominated by: FED
Paul Kirkpatrick [1931]
University of Hawaii
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Theodore Ross Kirkpatrick [1994]
University of Maryland, College Park
Citation: For studies in condensed matter theory including light scattering far from equilibrium, long-time tails, acoustic localization, structural glasses, and metal-insulator transitions.
Nominated by: DCMP
John G Kirkwood [1940]
Cornell University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Robert K Kirkwood [2017]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For exceptional experimental work demonstrating the importance of energy transfer between laser beams in plasmas, and subsequent intellectual leadership of the effort to develop a two color option on the National Ignition Facility laser that is important for achieving symmetric implosions.
Nominated by: DPP
Robert Paul Kirshner [1988]
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to the study of galactic dynamics and luminosity, and to spectroscopic studies of galactic supernovae remnants and extragalactic supernovae, and in particular for the first observations and interpretation of the ultraviolet spectra of Supernova 1987a.
Nominated by: DAP
Michael W. Kirson [1984]
Weizmann Institute of Science
Citation: For his many contributions to the theoretical understanding of nuclear structure.
Nominated by: DNP
John Robert Kirtley [1988]
Stanford University
Citation: For theoretical and experimental contributions elucidating electron tunneling and the interaction of electrons with photons and phonons.
Nominated by: DCMP
Valery D. Kiryukhin [2014]
Rutgers University
Citation: For use of x-ray and neutron scattering to understand multiferroics, colossal magnetoresistance and low-dimensional magnetism.
Nominated by: DCMP
Janos Kirz [1987]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For research and teaching in the field of high energy physics and X-ray microscopy.
Nominated by: DPF
Rami Kishek [2013]
University of Maryland
Citation: For ground breaking theory of multipactor discharge, and for contributions to the understanding of physics of space-charge-dominated beams.
Nominated by: DPB
David William Kisker [1997]
IBM Research Division
Citation: For contributions to the CVD growth of compound semiconductor thin films and direct real time x-ray scattering studies of the growth mechanism.
Nominated by: DMP
Leonard S Kisslinger [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Particles and Fields.
Nominated by: DNP
G B Kistiakowsky [1932]
Harvard University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
George B Kistiakowsky [1960]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Vera Kistiakowsky [1964]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Ottmar C Kistner [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DNP
Thomas A Kitchens [1973]
Not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
John Kitching [2016]
National Institute of Standards and Technology - Boulder
Citation: For pioneering the field of chip-scale atomic devices, and integrating new ideas from atomic and optical physics and microscale engineering to enable development of precision quantum-based microscale sensors for a broad range of quantities.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Charles Kittel [1971]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Charles Kittel [1949]
Fort Baldwin
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Bennett Kivel [1960]
Avco-Everett Research Lab
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
D Kivelson [1976]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Daniel Kivelson [1976]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCP
Margaret Galland Kivelson [2001]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For numerous pioneering contributions connecting fundamental principles of plasma physics to spacecraft observations ranging from geomagnetic field line resonances to the discovery of the magnetic topology of Jupiter's moons.
Nominated by: DPP
Steven Allan Kivelson [1997]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For theoretical contributions to the understanding of conducting polymers, the quantum Hall effect, and high temperature superconductivity.
Nominated by: DCMP
Yuri S. Kivshar [2006]
Australian National University
Citation: For creative, stimulating, and seminal contributions to nonlinear optics, the physics of optical solitons, and the theory of nonlinear localized modes.
Nominated by: DLS
Miguel German Kiwi [1993]
Pontif University Catolica de Chile
Citation: For innovative contributions to condensed matter physics and leadership in the organization and development of physics in Lain America.
Nominated by: FIP
Mathias Kläui [2020]
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Citation: For the experimental study of magnetic materials, spin transport, and the dynamics and manipulation of spin textures at the nanoscale.
Nominated by: GMAG
Joseph Klafter []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Joseph Klafter [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For advancing the understanding of energy states and transport in ordered, disordered a low-dimensional domains and that of anomalous diffusion, reaction kinetics and molecular dynamics in disordered and confined systems.
Nominated by: DCP
Teun M Klapwijk [2001]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Teunis Martien Klapwijk [2001]
Delft University of Technology
Citation: For seminal contributions to the field of nonequilibrium and mesoscopic superconductivity.
Nominated by: DCMP
John R Klauder [1957]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Paul Kleiber [2007]
University of Iowa
Citation: For contributions to the study of excited state interactions in ion-molecule clusters and in molecular collisions.
Nominated by: DCP
Abraham Klein [1959]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Barry M. Klein [1995]
University of California, Davis
Citation: For his contributions to the theory of electronic and vibrational properties of solids, and for building and leading dynamic research groups.
Nominated by: DCMP
Claude A Klein [1959]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Claude A Klein [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Jacob Klein [2003]
Oxford University, UK and Weizmann Institute, Israel
Citation: For outstanding contributions to understanding the dynamics of entangled polymers and the physics of polymers at surfaces.
Nominated by: DPOLY
Joshua Klein [2011]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For contributions to neutrino physics, especially through leadership of the data analysis for the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory showing that solar neutrinos change flavor between the Sun and the Earth.
Nominated by: DNP
Martin J Klein [1958]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Michael L. Klein [1991]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For the development and application of intermolecular potentials and computer-simulation methods, leading to deep insights into the structure, dynamics, and phase transition of liquids and solids.
Nominated by: DCP
Miles Vincent Klein [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Richard I Klein [2003]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering contributions in computational astrophysics including star formation, radiatively driven stellar winds, instabilities in supernovae and magnetized neutron stars, and scaled laser experiments simulating strong shock phenomena in the ISM.
Nominated by: DAP
Spencer Klein [2009]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering studies of quantum-mechanical interference effects in coulomb interactions between highly-charged nuclei at ultra-relativistic energies, and in the suppression of bremsstrahlung in electron scattering from dense media.
Nominated by: DNP
William Klein [2010]
Boston University
Citation: For seminal contributions in the physics of nucleation and phase transitions arising from fundamental advances in statistical field-theoretic techniques, and their application to general mean field systems.
Nominated by: GSNP
Leonard Kleinman [1971]
University of Texas
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Hans Kleinpoppen [1962]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Hans Kleinpoppen [1970]
University of Stirling
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DAMOP
Leonhard Kleiser [2010]
ETH Zurich
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the development of accurate numerical methods for computational fluid dynamics, and for their application to elucidate phenomena of transition and turbulence in wall-bounded flows, compressible turbulence, and gravity-driven and particle-laden flows.
Nominated by: DFD
Ernest D Klema [1966]
Northwestern University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
P G Klemens [1959]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Paul G Klemens [1961]
Westinghouse Research Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Richard Andrew Klemm [1994]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For work on the theory of anisotropic and layered superconductors in magnetic fields, involving both microscopic and phenomenological models.
Nominated by: DCMP
William A Klemperer [1954]
Harvard University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Daniel Kleppner [1978]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DAMOP
Craig Kletzing [2022]
The University of Iowa
Citation: For insightful experimental and theoretical studies of Alfven waves, under conditions applicable to the acceleration of electrons that powers aurorae, and for leadership in developing satellite-based plasma wave instrumentation.
Nominated by: DPP
Joseph Klewicki [2011]
University of New Hampshire
Citation: For insightful studies revealing the properties and scaling of turbulent boundary layers over a large Reynolds number range, and for developing and sharing with the research community unique flow facilities to carry out such studies.
Nominated by: DFD
Israel Klich [2020]
University of Virginia
Citation: For deep insights and rigorous results in many areas of condensed-matter theory, including entanglement entropy, the Casimir effect, electron counting and control, and topological order.
Nominated by: DCMP
C C Klick [1964]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Kenneth L Kliewer [1981]
Iowa State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Boaz Klima [2013]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For significant contributions to hadron collider physics community, and leadership, especially in the discovery of the top quark.
Nominated by: DPF
Gerhard Klimeck [2011]
Purdue University
Citation: For the development, application, and dissemination of atomistic, quantum simulation tools for nanoelectronic devices.
Nominated by: FIAP
Sergey Klimenko [2012]
University of Florida
Citation: For pioneering the development of coherent algorithms for experimental searches of gravitational waves using ground-based detectors, and outstanding contributions to the most sensitive searches for burst-like gravitational wave signals with the LIGO and VIRGO detectors
Nominated by: DGRAV
Victor I. Klimov [2003]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For the development of nanocrystal quantum dot lasers.
Nominated by: FIAP
John L. Kline [2016]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal contributions to the understanding and development of hohlraum drivers for inertial confinement fusion and their use for radiation transport, hydrodynamic, and ignition science experiments.
Nominated by: DPP
Matthias Friedrich Kling [2019]
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Citation: For many contributions to the field of attosecond science, particularly in the exploration of controlled, optical-field-driven electron dynamics in atoms, molecules, and nano-particles.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Stephen Jacob Klippenstein [2006]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the development and application of quantative theoretical methods for predicting the kinetics of chemical reactions in the gas phase.
Nominated by: DCP
Von Klitzing [1998]
Max Planck Institute, Stuttgart
Citation: For the discovery of the quantized Hall effect.
Nominated by: APS
J Z Klose []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Cornerlius Ephraim Klots [1991]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For developments in the theory of unimolecular reactions , with particular reference to processes occurring in van der Waals molecules.
Nominated by: DCP
H Juergen Kluge [2004]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Heinz-Jurgen Kluge [2004]
Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung
Citation: For his pioneering work on applying methods from atomic physics for studying fundamental properties of unstable nuclei, in particular the development of ion traps for precise measurements of nuclear masses.
Nominated by: DNP
Markus Klute [2019]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For work establishing the coupling of the Higgs boson to tau leptons, and for establishing the physics case for colliders beyond the Large Hadron Collider, including the High Luminosity LHC.
Nominated by: DPF
E A Knapp [1963]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Edward A Knapp [1972]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Harold P Knauss [1937]
Ohio State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Katrin Kneipp [2004]
Wellman Center for Photomedicine & Biophotonics
Citation: For contributions to the application of Raman scattering in nanotechnology and the biomedical field.
Nominated by: FIAP
Peter Kneisel [2008]
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Citation: For pioneering contributions to superconducting rf science and technology through a wide range of research and development advances.
Nominated by: DPB
J D Knight [1957]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Randall D. Knight [2013]
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Citation: For the improvement of instruction in introductory physics by the writing of textbooks, student workbooks, and instructor guides that are grounded in physics education research.
Nominated by: FED
W D Knight []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
W D Knight [1955]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Emanuel Knill [2005]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Emmanuel H. Knill [2005]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For fundamental contributions to our understanding of the control and manipulation of quantum systems, including quantum error correction, determination of tolerable error rates, and linear optics quantum computing.
Nominated by: DAMOP
J K Knipp [1940]
Purdue University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Randall Knize [2010]
US Air Force Academy
Citation: For contributions to diode pumped alkali lasers, along with the optical trapping and cooling of neutral atoms and molecules.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Charles M Knobler [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCP
Edgar Knobloch [2001]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For his innovative applications of modern mathematical tools such as bifurcation and group theory to the analysis of nonlinear structures in fluid flows and for his elucidation of fundamental dynamical mechanisms.
Nominated by: DFD
G C Knollman [1961]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
G C Knollman [1967]
Lockheed Research Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Harry V Knorr [1941]
Antioch College
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Michael L. Knotek [1987]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his contributions to the understanding of photon stimulated desorption through a series of experimental and theoretical analyses.
Nominated by: DCMP
Dewey D. Knowles [1931]
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Lloyd E. Knox [2012]
University of California, Davis
Citation: For motivating major observations (WMAP and Planck), developed widely-using data analysis tools, providing insightful interpretations of data, and calculating the impact of astrophysical processes on the microwave sky. He currently leads the US Planck team estimating cosmological parameters, and works with the South Pole Telescope team measuring signals he predicted over the past 15 years
Nominated by: DAP
Robert S Knox [1962]
University of Rochester
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Wayne Harvey Knox [1996]
Bell Laboratories
Citation: For his studies of fundamental physics of ultrafast lasers, development of novel and practical ultrafast lasers, and studies of ultrafast relaxation processes in semiconductors using such lasers.
Nominated by: DLS
Vern O Knudsen [1929]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Marcus D. Knudson [2013]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For pioneering experiments to understand matter at extreme dynamic compressions and having a broad impact on multiple areas of physics through exemplary equation of state results at high pressure.
Nominated by: GSCCM
Lynn D Knutson [1970]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Che-Ming Ko [1994]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his studies of transport models and collective effects in heavy ion collisions. His research on subthreshold particle production provides an important window on nuclear dynamics at high densities.
Nominated by: DNP
Jeffrey T. Koberstein [1991]
Columbia University
Citation: For research contributions on the morphology of polyurethanes, novel applications of small angle x-ray and neutron diffraction to the study of multiphase polymers, and pioneering work on polymer surfaces and interfaces.
Nominated by: DPOLY
Carl C Koch [1970]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Donald L. Koch [1998]
Cornell University
Citation: For original contributions to our understanding of suspension mechanics in areas of bubbly flows, fiber suspensions, gas-solid suspensions, colloids, liquid crystals, and transport in porous media.
Nominated by: DFD
H William Koch []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
H W Koch [1949]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
J F Koch [1959]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Peter M. Koch [1992]
State University of New York, Stony Brook
Citation: For creative development of spectroscopic and laser techniques in novel experiments on weakly bound atomic electrons in strong static and time-oscillating electric fields.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Roger Koch [1983]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Roger Hilsen Koch [1992]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his contributions to our understanding of noise in physical systems and the experimental identification of a new glassy phase in superconductors.
Nominated by: DCMP
Volker Koch [2011]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For his contributions to the understanding of fluctuations and penetrating probes in high-energy nuclear collisions.
Nominated by: DNP
Olga Kocharovskaya [2005]
Texas A&M University
Citation: For her pioneering works on lasing without inversion, electromagnetically induced transparency, and laser control of gamma-ray nuclear transitions.
Nominated by: DAMOP
James F Kochlor [1941]
Smith College
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
W E Kock [1949]
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Ryosuke Kodama [2008]
Osaka University
Citation: For unique and original studies on fast ignition and pioneering effort on high energy plasma photonics
Nominated by: DPP
Mimi A.R. Koehl [2018]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For pioneering work in ecological biofluid dynamics, seminal laboratory and field studies of how
organisms locomote, feed, and withstand flow forces in turbulent ambient winds, water
currents and waves, and for innovative studies of the hydrodynamics of olfaction around
antennae by crustaceans.
Nominated by: DFD
J S Koehler [1949]
Carnegie Institute
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Peter F M Koehler [1965]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
T R Koehler [1974]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
W C Koehler [1957]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Bruce E. Koel [1996]
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Citation: For important contributions to establishing the fundamentals of chemisorption and chemical reactions on bimetallic and alloy surfaces. His work on ordered intermetallic surfaces has discovered new principles of alloy reactivity.
Nominated by: DCP
Dale D. Koelling [1995]
U.S. Department of Energy
Citation: For seminal contributions to the computational theory of the electronic properties of crystalline materials, especially rare earths and actinides, and for providing direction and leadership to the DoE computational science community.
Nominated by: DCOMP
Seymour H Koenig [1959]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Paul Koenraad [2014]
Eindhoven University of Technology
Citation: For elucidating the spatial characteristics of localized states in semiconductors via scanning tunneling microscopy and single-dot spectroscopy.
Nominated by: DCMP
Mark Elwood Koepke [2004]
West Virginia University
Citation: For achievement in interrelating laboratory results and space-plasma observations, especially regarding the dramatic modification of instabilities by inhomogeneous plasma flow, and for influential experiments on driven-oscillator phenomena.
Nominated by: DPP
Louis J Koester [1961]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Lev Kofman [2007]
University of Toronto
Citation: For seminal contributions to the theory of inflation and preheating in the early universe, the role of cosmological constant on the microwave background, and the emergence of the cosmic web from Gaussian density fluctuations.
Nominated by: DAP
Otto Mogens Kofoed-Hansen [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPP
Vladimir G. Kogan [1999]
Iowa State University
Citation: For theoretical studies of magnetic properties of anisotropic type-II superconductors.
Nominated by: DCMP
John B Kogut [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPF
John L. Kohl [1996]
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Citation: For benchmark laboratory measurements of atomic parameters of exceptional quality and for conception, development and scientific application of a revolutionary, ultraviolet coronagraph for solar spectroscopy.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Dr. Michael Kohl [2022]
Hampton University
Citation: For elegant, innovative, and tenacious engagement in precision studies of nucleon structure, symmetry tests, and dark photon searches of physics beyond the Standard Model with diverse particle beam probes and leading roles in GEM detectors at facilities in the USA, Canada, Europe, and Japan.
Nominated by: DNP
Truman P Kohman []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Walter Kohn [1960]
Carnegie Mellon University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Haruo Kojima [2005]
Rutgers University
Citation: For experimental discoveries of unusual low-temperature excitations and dynamics in quantum liquids and solids, especially superfluid 3He.
Nominated by: DCMP
Viatcheslav Kokoouline [2013]
University of Central Florida
Citation: For his innovative solution of challenging theoretical problems, including novel treatments of the dissociative recombination of the triatomic ion of hydrogen and the ammonium ion and other low energy molecular processes.
Nominated by: DAMOP
G T Kokotailo []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
George T Kokotailo [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCP
James J. Kolata [1996]
University of Notre Dame
Citation: For his overall contributions to nuclear physics and specifically for his work with radioactive beams.
Nominated by: DNP
Alan C Kolb [1965]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Alan C Kolb [1976]
Maxwell Laboratories Incoporated
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPP
Charles E. Kolb [1997]
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
Citation: For his design and utilization of innovative methods to study gas phase and heterogeneous chemical kinetics and to monitor trace species concentrations and fluxes in environmental and industrial processes.
Nominated by: DCP
Edward W Kolb [1976]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Corinna Kollath [2020]
University of Bonn
Citation: For studies of low dimensional correlated systems, in particular out of equilibrium, using a combination of analytic and novel numerical approaches.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Wendell Kollen []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Lewis R Koller [1931]
General Electric Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Noemie Koller [1966]
Citation: N/A
Nominated by: DNP
Paul R. Kolodner [1992]
Alcatel Lucent, Bell Laboratories
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the understanding of convection in binary fluid mixtures utilizing precision flow-visualization experiments.
Nominated by: DFD
Anatoly Kolomeisky [2015]
Rice University
Citation: For major advances in the field of theoretical biophysics by fundamental contributions to the understanding of the mechanisms of motor proteins, cytoskeleton dynamics, protein nucleation, channel transport, and protein-DNA interactions.
Nominated by: DBIO
Yury G. Kolomensky [2006]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For his significant contributions of elucidating the spin structure of the nucleon, the electroweak theory and B-meson decays.
Nominated by: DPF
D Koltun [1972]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Daniel S Koltun [1972]
University of Rochester
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Nuclear Physics.
Nominated by: DPF
Eiichiro Komatsu [2015]
Max Planck Institute
Citation: For pioneering use of the bispectrum to study the physics of the early universe and for playing a leading role in the analysis of WMAP data.
Nominated by: DAP
Lou Kondic [2017]
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Citation: For understanding of complex fluid dynamics, from thin films to granular flows.
Nominated by: DFD
Jun Kondo [2008]
21st Century Medicine Inc
Citation: For the discovery of the mechanism for the resistance minimum in metals with magnetic impurities, universally known as "the Kondo effect".
Nominated by: DCMP
Jacobo Konigsberg [2008]
University of Florida
Citation: For his contributions to the discovery and studies of the Top quark, and for his leadership in the CDF experiment.
Nominated by: DPF
Robert Michael Konik [2019]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For applications of exactly solvable techniques to strongly correlated low dimensional systems in and out of equilibrium.
Nominated by: DCMP
Junichiro Kono [2009]
Rice University
Citation: For contributions to optical processes in semiconductor nanostructures, including magneto-optical studies of Aharonov-Bohm physics in carbon nanotubes.
Nominated by: DCMP
Kimitoshi Kono [2016]
RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science
Citation: For groundbreaking experiments on the dynamics of strongly correlated 2-D electron systems and the observation of new collective phenomena in helium using surface electron states.
Nominated by: DCMP
Emil J Konopinski [1939]
Indiana University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Manoochehr M. Koochesfahani [2008]
Michigan State University
Citation: For his pioneering contributions to the development of experimental techniques including laser induced fluorescence, molecular tagging velocimetry and thermometry, and quantum dot imaging, and for his fundamental studies of turbulent mixing.
Nominated by: DFD
Clarence F Kooi [1964]
Palo Alto, California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Norman C. Koon [1980]
Citation: Not Provided
Nominated by: DCMP
Steven Elliot Koonin [1973]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Steven E. Koonin [1980]
Citation: Not Provided
Nominated by: DNP
P G Koontz [1957]
College of Wooster
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Raoul Kopelman [1985]
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Citation: For contributions to understanding exciton interactions, energy transport and excitation recombination kinetics in ordered and disordered molecular aggregates.
Nominated by: DCP
Joel Koplik [1992]
City College of New York
Citation: For contributions to the fluid mechanics of porous media, pattern selection in nonequilibrium growth, and the molecular dynamics of fluid flow.
Nominated by: DFD
Frank Koppens [2022]
ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences
Citation: For the pioneering work in the science and applications of 2D material optoelectronics, quantum photonics, and nano-photonics.This includes the demonstration of record-strong compression of light, the control and detection of 2D polaritons, and the creation of broadband and ultrafast photodetectors.
Nominated by: DCMP
Victor Korenman [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Vladimir E. Korepin [1996]
State University of New York, Stony Brook
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of strongly correlated electrons through the study of exactly solvable models.
Nominated by: DCMP
Sorgo A Korff [1939]
Bartol Research Foundation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
LaShanda Korley [2022]
University of Delaware
Citation: For innovative bio-inspired strategies to control architecture, assembly, and mechanics of soft material systems.
Nominated by: DPOLY
Diana L. Kormos Buchwald [2013]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For her pioneering work in the history of the physical sciences, especially her exemplary editorial leadership on The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein.
Nominated by: FHPP
Julia A. Kornfield [1999]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For outstanding investigations of the order and dynamics of copolymers, liquid-crystalline polymers, blends, and thin films.
Nominated by: DPOLY
Steven K. Korotky [2013]
Alcatel Lucent, Bell Laboratories
Citation: For sustained contributions to the advancement of optical fiber communications, particularly the use of lithium niobate technology for high speed modulators.
Nominated by: FIAP
Jan Korringa [1972]
Ohio State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Ahmet Refik Kortan [1996]
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Citation: For experimental studies of phase transitions on surfaces, in liquid crystals, and in intercalated systems; and work on new materials such as quasicrystals and fullerenes.
Nominated by: DCMP
Uwe R. Kortshagen [2018]
University of Minnesota
Citation: For contributions to our fundamental understanding of nonlinear electron transport and
plasma-nanoparticle interactions in low temperature plasmas and the development of
plasmabased synthesis of nanoparticles.
Nominated by: DPP
Andrey Korytov [2012]
University of Florida
Citation: For major contributions to the Higgs searches at LHC, and to the design and construction of high rate high precision Muon detectors for the CMS experiment
Nominated by: DPF
Jeffrey Koseff [2015]
Stanford University
Citation: For pioneering contributions in understanding lid-driven cavity flow and transport phenomena in coupled physical-biological systems, and seminal contributions to the theory of stratified turbulence and internal wave breaking.
Nominated by: DFD
Alexei Evgenievich Koshelev [2003]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For important theoretical contributions to the physics of vortex matter in superconductors.
Nominated by: DCMP
Masatoshi Koshiba [2002]
University of Tokyo
Citation: For creating the Kamioka neutrino observatory, detecting neutrinos from Supernova 1987A and from the Sun, and for the discovery of neutrino oscillations through the interactions of atmospheric neutrinos.
Nominated by: DPF
Walter S Koski [1967]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Arthur Kosowsky [2014]
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: For landmark contributions to cosmology, including pioneering work on the use of CMB fluctuations for precision cosmology and pioneering work on the origin and detection of primordial gravitational waves.
Nominated by: DAP
William John Kossler [1998]
College of William & Mary
Citation: For pioneering work using muon spin rotation techniques in condensed matter physics.
Nominated by: DCMP
Alan Kostelecky [2004]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
V. Alan Kostelecky [2004]
Indiana University
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the understanding and testing of spacetime symmetries and for the development of a theoretical framework for investigations of relativity violations.
Nominated by: GPMFC
George F Koster []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
George F Koster [1962]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
John M Kosterlitz [1992]
Brown University
Citation: For his work on the theory of phase transitions in low-dimensional systems.
Nominated by: DCMP
Vaclav O. Kostroun [1985]
Cornell University
Citation: For pioneering work in the development of electron beam sources and multiply charged ions, and in the use of synchrotron radiation as a probe of atomic structure.
Nominated by: DAMOP
B. Gabriel Kotliar [2000]
Rutgers University
Citation: For development of the dynamical mean field method and its application to strongly correlated electron systems.
Nominated by: DCMP
Gabriel Kotliar [2000]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Svetlana Kotochigova [2011]
Temple University
Citation: For insightful theoretical description of the formation and control of ultracold molecules in optical trapping potentials.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Michael T. Kotschenreuther [1998]
University of Texas, Austin
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the self-consistent theory of magnetic island formation, for the implementation of the delta f numerical technique, and for developing theoretical techniques that quantitatively describe plasma transport in tokamaks.
Nominated by: DPP
F Ralph Kotter [1960]
National Bureau of Standards
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Jorg Peter Kotthaus [1989]
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of the electronic properties of confined systems in both one and two dimensions.
Nominated by: DCMP
Ashutosh Kotwal [2008]
Duke University
Citation: For his precision measurements of the mass of the W boson at the Tevatron.
Nominated by: DPF
Petros Koumoutsakos [2012]
ETH Zurich
Citation: For his pioneering contributions in the development of vortex methods, multi-scale particle methods, and bio-inspired optimization algorithms and his insightful use of these methods to advance fundamental understanding of bluff body flows, biological flows, and nanofluidics
Nominated by: DFD
Donald J Kouri []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Lena F. Kourkoutis [2022]
Cornell University
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the development of atomic-resolution cryogenic scanning transmission electron microscopy as a quantitative tool for probing electronic phases in materials and processes at interfaces between solids and liquids.
Nominated by: DMP
James S Kouvel []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Chryssa Kouveliotou [1999]
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Citation: For outstanding discoveries and significant advances in observational high-energy astrophysics, especially in the fields of gamma-ray bursts and magnetars.
Nominated by: DAP
Dennis G. Kovar [1996]
U.S. Department of Energy
Citation: For his work on direct reactions, which provided precise spectroscopic information of importance for our understanding of single-particle states near doubly-magic 208Pb, and which established the angular-momentum dependence in heavy-ion transfer reactions.
Nominated by: DNP
Leslie S.G. Kovasznay [1962]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Yuri Kovchegov [2012]
Ohio State University
Citation: For his seminal contributions to understanding the structure and dynamics of strong color fields in nucleons and nuclei at high energies
Nominated by: DNP
Alex Kovner [2017]
University of Connecticut
Citation: For ground-breaking contributions to the physics of strong interactions in high energy hadronic and nuclear collisions, including high parton densities and gluon saturation.
Nominated by: DNP
Stanley B. Kowalski [1990]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For substantially advancing the capabilities for high-resolution nuclear spectroscopy at intermediate energies and for precision studies of nuclear structure and dynamics with electron scattering.
Nominated by: DNP
A J Kox [2000]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Anne Jacob Kox [2000]
University of Amsterdam
Citation: For his original contributions to the history of physics, especially in the Netherlands, and for his extraordinary contributions to the edition of Albert Einstein's papers.
Nominated by: FHPP
Frank C Kracek [1931]
Geophysical Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Geoffrey Arthur Krafft [2001]
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Citation: For his pioneering contributions in establishing the stability and operational foundation of superconducting and recirculating electron accelerators.
Nominated by: DPB
Robert H Kraichnan []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Henry Krakauer [1995]
College of William & Mary
Citation: For outstanding accomplishments in formulating and implementing the all-electron description of the electronic structure and related physical properties of complex crystalline solids and their surfaces.
Nominated by: DCOMP
Nicholas A Krall [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPP
Bernard Kramer []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Edward J Kramer []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Edward J Kramer [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPOLY
Laird H Kramer [2022]
Florida International University
Citation: For advancing physics education and STEM education through leadership in developing a nationally recognized physics education research group and STEM education research institute, as well as promoting local and national programs in physics that support physics teachers and equity initiatives.
Nominated by: FED
Alexander Kramida [2021]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For developing highly effective methods for uncertainty quantification, and for the evaluation of atomic spectroscopic data and its efficient dissemination through the world’s most reliable atomic databases.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Kenneth Saul Krane [1990]
Oregon State University
Citation: For his successful program in developing and applying angluar-correlation and nuclear-orientation techniques to studies of nuclear structure, and for his contribution to training of students through textbook writing.
Nominated by: DNP
Sergei I. Krasheninnikov [1999]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For his contributions to the understanding of tokamak edge plasmas and atomic physics effects, long mean free path electron transports, and the influence of sheared electric fields on particle orbits.
Nominated by: DPP
Yakov Krasik [2015]
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of the physics of plasma cathodes, the generation of high-current electron beams and nanosecond-timescale gaseous discharges, and converging strong shock waves.
Nominated by: DPP
Robert Krasny [2007]
University of Michigan
Citation: For his many achievements in advancing particle methods and tree-code algorithms to allow exceptionally precise computations of vortex dynamics, and his insightful use of the resulting methods to increase the fundamental understanding of regular and chaotic phenomena in fluid flows.
Nominated by: DFD
Charles A Kraus [1928]
Brown University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Per Kraus [2022]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the understanding of strongly coupled gauge theories, black holes, quantum gravity, and the gauge/gravity correspondence.
Nominated by: DPF
Georg Krausch [2008]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Georg Krausch [2008]
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Citation: For his insightful research on the thin film behavior of block copolymers and polymer mixtures.
Nominated by: DPOLY
E H Krause [1953]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Jeffrey L. Krause [2002]
University of Florida
Citation: For his fundamental research on the dynamics and control of atomic and molecular states in external fields, including the theoretical interpretation of experimental results and the prediction of novel phenomena.
Nominated by: GFB
Lucjan Krause [1990]
University of Windsor
Citation: For systematic experimental investigation of sensitized fluorescence, which has contributed significantly to the database and understanding of the transfer of electronic excitation energy in inelastic collisions between neutral particles.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Manfred O Krause [1970]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DAMOP
Sonja Krause [1976]
Lagos University, Nigeria
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPOLY
Jack J Kraushaar []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Jack J Kraushaar [1966]
University of Colorado
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
W L Kraushaar [1953]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
William L Kraushaar []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Lawrence M. Krauss [1998]
Case Western Reserve University
Citation: For his original contributions at the interface of particle physics and astrophysics.
Nominated by: DAP
Morris Krauss []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Morris Krauss [1990]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For substantial contributions in diverse fields such as mass spectroscopy, atmospheric physics, laser physics, and molecular biophysics.
Nominated by: DCP
Todd D. Krauss [2012]
University of Rochester
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the field of nanoscience, especially the photophysics of nanoscale semiconductors, including groundbreaking discoveries of the fluorescence properties of single carbon nanotubes and individual semiconductor nanocrystals.
Nominated by: DCP
Sergey Kravchenko [2008]
Northeastern University
Citation: For significant contributions to the field of metal-insulator transitions of electrons confined to two dimensions in silicon.
Nominated by: DCMP
James John Krebs [1983]
Citation: For important original contributions in the field of magnetic resonance in semiconductor materials, and particularly for studies of deep level centers in GaAs and InP.
Nominated by: DCMP
Martha Krebs [2000]
Institute for Defense Analysis
Citation: For her contributions to the vitality and quality of the science research and development programs supported by the Department of Energy for the benefit of the nation.
Nominated by: APS
William E Kreger [1960]
San Mateo, California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
B. A. Kreider [1927]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Kurt Kremer [2005]
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to the development of computational physics methods and their application to statistical mechanics of soft materials including polymer melts and networks, polyelectrolytes and colloids.
Nominated by: DPOLY
Roman Krems [2015]
University of British Columbia
Citation: For developing numerical tools for the description of molecular collisions at cold and ultracold temperatures and their control using external electric and magnetic fields.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Frank Krennrich [2008]
Iowa State University
Citation: For scientific contributions and the development of sensitive instrumentation in high energy gamma-ray astrophysics.
Nominated by: DAP
Vitaly V Kresin [2017]
University of Southern California
Citation: For contributions to the experimental and theoretical studies of electronic states, polarization phenomena, and thermal effects in atomic and molecular nanoclusters.
Nominated by: DCP
Joel D Kress [2016]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For contributions to computational scattering, materials, and dense plasma simulation techniques.
Nominated by: DCOMP
Henry Kressel [1974]
RCA Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Andreas Kreyssig [2016]
The Ames Laboratory
Citation: For elucidating the relationships between the structural, magnetic, and superconducting properties of iron-arsenide hightemperature superconductors.
Nominated by: DCMP
Graham Kribs [2015]
University of Oregon
Citation: For contributions to our understanding of physics beyond the
Standard Model, in particular theories with supersymmetry and extra generations of matter.
Nominated by: DPF
Allen S Krieger []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Allen Stephen Krieger [1987]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For outstanding contributions to solar astrophysics using x-ray imaging of the corona to gain an understanding of coronal structure and evolution and for establishing a firm connection between coronal holes and the high-speed solar wind.
Nominated by: DAP
Joseph B Krieger []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Martin Harvey Krieger [2006]
University of Southern California
Citation: For his series of books on the historical development of models and the mathematics employed in twentieth-century physics, especially the Ising model and its relatives and the proofs of the stability of matter.
Nominated by: FHPP
William R Krigbaum [1962]
Duke University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Jacqueline Krim [1999]
North Carolina State University
Citation: For her pioneering contributions to surface science and nanotribology, especially studies of kinetic roughening and the development of quartz crystal microbalance as a major tool for probing atomic-scale friction.
Nominated by: DMP
Stamatios M. Krimigis [1983]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: For significant contributions to the measurement and understanding of plasmas in planetary magnetospheres and the heliosphere.
Nominated by: DAP
Samuel Krimm []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Samuel Krimm [1959]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Samuel Krinsky [1991]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For technical leadership and outstanding contributions to the design, commissioning, improvement, and management of National Synchrotron Light Source, and significant contributions to understanding of undulators and the FEL.
Nominated by: DPB
Alan D Krisch [1976]
University of Michigan
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPF
Jean Peck Krisch [1998]
University of Michigan
Citation: For leadership and national contributions to the Society of Physics Students, effective and innovative undergraduate physics teaching, including to preservice elementary teachers, and for successful mentorship of women graduate students.
Nominated by: FED
Srinivas Krishnagopal [2022]
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Citation: For wide-ranging contributions and leadership to the physics of beams, including important contributions to collective beam-beam effects, initiating the free-electron laser and leading the high-intensity proton accelerator programs in India, and the Indian collaboration on PIP-II at Fermilab.
Nominated by: DPB
Ramanan Krishnamoorti [2008]
University of Houston
Citation: For outstanding contributions to polymer thermodynamics, and structure and properties of polymer nanocomposites.
Nominated by: DPOLY
Hulikal Krishnamurthy [2015]
Indian Institute of Science
Citation: For outstanding contributions to condensed matter theory, especially strongly correlated phenomena in fermionic and bosonic systems, universal behavior in quantum impurity physics, and colossal magneto-resistance.
Nominated by: DCMP
V. Krishnamurthy [2013]
George Mason University
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the physics of intraseasonal, interannual and decadal variability of South Asian monsoon and South American climate, the predictability of atmosphere as a nonlinear dynamical system, and the development of atmospheric physics in developing countries.
Nominated by: FIP
Ruby E Krishnamurti []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Ruby Ebisuzaki Krishnamurti [1988]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For fundamental experimental and theoretical researches in diverse aspects of thermal convection, which have elucidated the nature of cellular patterns, and the transition to turbulent convection.
Nominated by: DFD
Kannan M. Krishnan [2009]
University of Washington
Citation: For original and creative work in magnetism and electron microscopy elucidating growth mechanisms and the role of microstructure in determining fundamental properties of thin films, nanoscale structures and devices.
Nominated by: DMP
R S Krishnan [1940]
University of Cambridge
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Rappal S Krishnan []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Rappal S Krishnan [1965]
Indian Institute of Science
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Magne Kristiansen []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Magne Kristiansen [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPP
Dr. Andrea Lynn Kritcher [2022]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For leadership in integrated hohlraum design physics leading to the creation of the first laboratory burning and igniting fusion plasma.
Nominated by: DPP
Arnold H. Kritz [1998]
Lehigh University
Citation: For the development of innovative simulation tools to study wave heating, current drive and transport in plasmas, and for inspired leadership in a teamed approach to large computations.
Nominated by: DCOMP
Ondrej L. Krivanek [2013]
Nion Co.
Citation: For seminal contributions to advancing the microscopy and spectroscopy of materials through innovative electron optics.
Nominated by: DMP
Krivorotov, Ilya [2020]
University of California, Irvine
Citation: For seminal and sustained experimental contributions to the understanding of spin torques and nonlinear magnetization dynamics in magnetic nanostructures.
Nominated by: GMAG
Herbert Kroemer [1972]
University of Colorado
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
I. Joseph Kroll [2008]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For major contributions to the observation and measurement of Bs-Bsbar mixing, including early recognition of the importance of the measurement, proposal and construction of the CDF time-of-flight system to improve particle identification, studies of B- tagging, and leadership during the final phases of the measurement.
Nominated by: DPF
I Joseph Kroll [2008]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Norman M Kroll []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
John A Krommes [1984]
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the description and understanding of plasma turbulence and nonlinear statistical physics.
Nominated by: DPP
Albion J Kromminga []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Philipp Paul Kronberg [2006]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For leading the growing appreciation of the importance of astrophysical magnetic fields. His work has helped to define this area of astrophysics and plasma astrophysics.
Nominated by: DAP
Ralph W Krone [1964]
University of Kansas
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Andreas S. Kronfeld [2002]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his contributions to lattice quantum chromodynamics and its application to the phenomenology of the standard model.
Nominated by: DPF
Ralph de L. Kronig [1927]
Columbia University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Leeor Kronik [2013]
Weizmann Institute of Science
Citation: For path-breaking work relevant to central issues in interfacial and solid state science, which has led to new understandings in materials and interface physics.
Nominated by: DMP
Richard H Kropschot [1977]
National Bureau of Standards, Boulder
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Eckhard Krotscheck [1996]
Texas A&M University
Citation: For contributions to the microscopic theory of quantum fluids , films, clusters and mixtures, and the extension of variational methods to inhomogeneous quantum systems.
Nominated by: DCMP
Predrag S Krstic [2004]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For his important and diverse contributions to atomic theory, in particular to the theory of non-adiabatic heavy-particle collisions and of relativistic effects in ultrastrong laser-atom interaction.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Reiner Kruecken [2017]
TRIUMF & University of British Columbia
Citation: For use of gamma-ray spectroscopy techniques to advance the understanding of the evolution of collectivity and shell structure in nuclei, from the phenomena of super-deformation and magnetic rotation to probing magic numbers, shape-transitions and shape-coexistence.
Nominated by: DNP
Susan Krueger [2002]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Susan Takacs Krueger [2002]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For significant contributions to the advancement of biological physics in determining the structures of important biomolecular complexes and biomimetic membranes through innovative use of neutron small angle scattering and reflectometry.
Nominated by: DBIO
William Leo Kruer [1978]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPP
P Gerald Kruger [1933]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
J A Krumhansl []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Paul W Kruse []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Paul W Kruse [1973]
Not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Ulrich E Kruse [1961]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Karl Krushelnick [2007]
University of Michigan
Citation: For pioneering contributions to experimental high-intensity laser plasma physics including the production of high-quality relativistic electron beams, energetic proton beams and the development of techniques to measure very large magnetic fields in intense laser-produced plasmas.
Nominated by: DPP
Lia Krusin-Elbaum [1993]
City College of New York
Citation: For fundamental work on the magnetic properties of high temperature superconductors.
Nominated by: DCMP
Matti Krusius [1994]
Helsinki University of Technology
Citation: For contributions to low temperatures physics including vortex structures in rotating superfluid. 3He, acoustic and magnetic studies of superfluid. 3he, and spin polarized hydrogen.
Nominated by: FIP
Martin D Kruskal [1960]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Mark Howard Kryder [2002]
Seagate Technology LLC, Pennsylvania
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the understanding of magnetic domain behavior, and leadership in the technologies of information storage.
Nominated by: FIAP
Anna Krylov [2011]
University of Southern California
Citation: For developing and implementing robust theoretical models and accurate computational tools for treating complicated open-shell electronic structure problems ranging from small radicals to the complex environment of solution and proteins.
Nominated by: DCP
M Z Krzywoblocki [1958]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Tung-Sheng Kuan [1992]
State University of New York, Albany
Citation: For pioneering work on long-range order in semiconductor alloys, and for contributions to the understanding of metal-semiconductor interfacial reactions.
Nominated by: DMP
Ryogo Kubo [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Kuniharu Kubodera [1994]
University of South Carolina
Citation: For his contributions to our understanding of weak and electromagnetic interactions in nuclei, including his important studies of exchange current contributions to axial charge operator.
Nominated by: DNP
Peter Kuchment [2021]
Texas A&M University
Citation: For fundamental contributions to mathematical physics and inverse problems of medical imaging and homeland security.
Nominated by: DCMP
Robert L. Kuczkowski [1994]
University of Michigan
Citation: For pioneering applications of microwave spectroscopy to larger molecules, reaction mechanisms and van der Waals complexes whose structure and energetics have been relevant to physical, surface, analytical, organic, inorganic and environmental chemistry.
Nominated by: DCP
Arshad Kudrolli [2010]
Clark University
Citation: For his innovative experiments and significant contributions to nonlinear physics, dissipative systems, granular matter, and geomorphology.
Nominated by: GSNP
Thomas Francis Kuech [1997]
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the fundamental understanding of vapor-phase growth of III-V compound semiconductors and his discovery of long-range order in compound semiconductors.
Nominated by: DMP
John A Kuehner []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
John A Kuehner [1972]
McMaster University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DNP
Arnold M Kuethe [1962]
University of Michigan
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Sebastian Kuhn [2007]
Old Dominion University
Citation: For his leadership on measurements of the nucleon structure functions, in particular in the non-perturbative and valence region.
Nominated by: GHP
Young Kuk [2012]
Seoul National University
Citation: For seminal work in understanding the geometric and electronic properties of carbon-based nanomaterials, including fullerenes, nanotubes and graphene, and pioneering contributions in the development of scanning probe microscopy and structural determination of material surfaces
Nominated by: DMP
Kenneth Charles Kulander []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Kenneth Charles Kulander [1988]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For leading the development of time dependent methods for atomic and molecular processes and for the generation of novel treatments of molecular photodissociation now commonly in use.
Nominated by: DCP
Daniel Kulp [2012]
American Physical Society
Citation: In recognition of his distinguished and dedicated service in the communication of research results to the physics community, in his capacity as Editorial Director of the American Physical Society.
Nominated by: APS
Russell M Kulsrud [1969]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Krishna S Kumar [2005]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Krishna Subramanian Kumar [2005]
University of Massachusetts
Citation: For his leadership in parity-violating electron scattering experiments, especially those focused on low energy searches for physics beyond the standard model.
Nominated by: DNP
Narendra Kumar [1994]
Indian Institute of Science
Citation: For contributions to condensed matter physics, notably to quantum transport and conductance fluctuations in disordered systems.
Nominated by: DCMP
Prem Kumar [2000]
Northwestern University
Citation: For pioneering experimental contributions to the generation, detection, and application of the twin-beam quantum state produced by means of pulsed parametric amplification.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Sanat K. Kumar [1998]
Pennsylvania State University
Citation: For his pioneering simulation work on thin films of polymers and thermodynamics of polymer blends.
Nominated by: DPOLY
Satish Kumar [2015]
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Citation: For fundamental contributions to interfacial and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics and for exemplary leadership in the engineering science of liquid-applied coating and printing processes.
Nominated by: DFD
Viswanathan Kumaran [2015]
Indian Institute of Science
Citation: For studies of transition to turbulence in flows past soft surfaces at moderate Reynolds numbers, including asymptotic and numerical analyses, and experimental characterization of instabilities, turbulence, and ultrafast mixing.
Nominated by: DFD
Guruswamy Kumaraswamy [2016]
National Chemical Laboratory
Citation: For opening new routes to templated polymeric structures using mesophases and crystallization, and elucidating their physics.
Nominated by: DPOLY
Joseph Anthony Kunc [1992]
University of Southern California
Citation: For significant contributions to our understanding of the effects of electronic, atomic, and molecular processes in weakly-ionized gases.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Milind N. Kunchur [2012]
University of South Carolina
Citation: For development of short-pulse techniques and studies of dissipation in superconductors
Nominated by: DCMP
D N Kundu [1954]
Ohio State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Mukul R Kundu []
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Mukul Kundu [1988]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the understanding of the solar plasma through pioneering radio astronomy large sidereal interferometric techniques.
Nominated by: DPP
Andrew Hing C Kung [1999]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Andrew H. C. Kung [1999]
Academia Sinica
Citation: For significant contributions to the development of techniques for generating high resolution tunable vuv and xuv radiation and state-specific studies of chemical reaction dynamics using state of the art lasers.
Nominated by: DCP
W B Kunkel [1955]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Wulf B Kunkel [1955]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Charles H. Kunsman [1928]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
A Barry Kunz [1976]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Albert B Kunz [1976]
DuPont Corporation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Peter D Kunz [1976]
University of Colorado
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DNP
J Eugene Kunzler [1959]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
John Eugene Kunzler [1962]
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Thomas S Kuo [1973]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Tzee-Ke Kuo [1976]
Purdue University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPF
Aron Kupperman [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCP
Carolyn C Kuranz [2019]
University of Michigan
Citation: For spearheading academic use of the National Ignition Facility for seminal experiments in plasma laboratory astrophysics, specifically the effects of locally generated intense radiation on an interface and on astrophysically relevant interfacial instabilities.
Nominated by: DPP
Dieter Kurath [1957]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Dieter Kurath [1957]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
J D Kurbatov [1954]
Ohio State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
James Daniel Kurfess [1997]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For broad contributions to High Energy Astrophysics, including gamma ray observations of solar flares, pulsars, supernovae, discrete and diffuse galactic sources and active galactic nuclei.
Nominated by: DAP
Franz N.D. Kurie [1935]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Gershon Kurizki [2002]
The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Citation: For discovering innovative approaches to the control of the quantum properties of electromagnetic fields interacting with atomic, molecular, and condensed media.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Shin-ichi Kurokawa [2000]
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Citation: For major contributions to accelerator development, including synchrotrons and colliders; for his leadership of the Japanese B-Factory; for fostering accelerator education; and for promotion of international collaboration in accelerator science.
Nominated by: DPB
Bernhard Kurrelmeyer [1941]
Brooklyn College
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Behram Kursunolgu [1965]
University of Miami
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Juergen Kurths [1999]
University of Potsdam
Citation: For the development of stochastic synchronization analyses applied to recordings from biological systems and for fundamental contributions to understanding nonlinear dynamical systems.
Nominated by: DBIO
Jurgen Kurths [1999]
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Christian Kurtsiefer [2007]
National University of Singapore
Citation: For pioneeering contributions to practical quantum cryptography.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Michael Kurtz [2011]
Harvard University
Citation: For making significant contributions to spectroscopic data reduction systems, analyzing the large-scale structure of the universe, and for being the prime mover behind the Astrophysical Data System, the pioneering on-line library for astronomy.
Nominated by: DAP
Shuichi Kusaka [1947]
Princeton University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
P Kusch [1940]
Columbia University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS
Alexander Kusenko [2008]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For original and seminal contributions to particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, as the inventor of supersymmetric Q-balls, proposer of mechanisms for neutrino-driven pulsar recoil, proponent of sterile neutrinos as dark matter, and valued contributor to theories of baryogenesis and ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.
Nominated by: DPF
Toshimoto Kushida [1975]
Ford Motor Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DCMP
Mark J. Kushner [1990]
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Citation: For scientific contribution to laser physics and spectroscopy, plasma chemistry, plasma and photochemical processing of materials, and pulse-power-switch technology.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Feodor V. Kusmartsev [2014]
Loughborough University
Citation: For theoretical contributions to many areas of condensed matter physics, particularly semiconductor physics and superconductivity.
Nominated by: DCMP
Aaron Gilad Kusne [2021]
National Institute of Standards & Technology
Citation: For pioneering work on applications of machine learning for automated delineation of materials phase diagrams, and for the development of novel physics-informed machine learning for closed-loop autonomous materials exploration and optimization.
Nominated by: GDS
Julius Kuti [1993]
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For contributions to our theoretical understanding of the nature of hadrons and the strong interaction.
Nominated by: DPF
Makoto Kuwata-Gonokami [2012]
University of Tokyo
Citation: For contributions to laser spectroscopy and photon science including nonlinear spectroscopy of semiconductors, high density phenomena, cold atoms and micro cavity structures
Nominated by: DLS
Chris E Kuyatt [1970]
National Bureau of Standards
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics.
Nominated by: DCP
Serdar Kuyucak [2001]
Australian National University
Citation: For codevelopment of the 1/N boson expansion technique for describing the properties of medium- to heavy- mass nuclei and for its extensions to high-spin states and subbarrier fusion as well as for his significant contributions to the promotion of international physics.
Nominated by: FIP
Alexander M. Kuzmich [2009]
Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: For experimental work with atomic ensembles that have advanced our understanding of atom-atom and atom-light entanglement, demonstating the feasibility of quantum repeaters.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Mark Kuzyk [2011]
Washington State University
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the development of an understanding of the origins of the nonlinear optical response and applying this understanding to the development of novel organic nonlinear optical materials.
Nominated by: DLS
Paul Gregory Kwiat [2001]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For the development of quantum optical techniques to investigate the foundations of quantum physics and their use in studies of quantum information concepts.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Kris Kwiatkowski [2007]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For his central role in experimental studies of energy dissipation in nuclear reactions which have provided evidence of the nuclear liquid-gas phase transition, and in development of new detector techniques.
Nominated by: DNP
Alvin L. Kwiram [1987]
University of Washington
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the field of magnetic resonance phenomena and their applications to the study of molecular structure and solid state.
Nominated by: DCP
Jueinai Kwo [2009]
National Tsing Hua University
Citation: For her outstanding work in developing novel electronic materials using innovative fabrication techniques, especially her pioneering work that laid the foundation for the field of artificial magnetic superlattices.
Nominated by: DMP
Wai-Kwong Kwok [1999]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering studies of the statics and dynamics of the vortex state in superconductors.
Nominated by: DCMP
Thaddeus F Kycia [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: DPF
George Kyrala [2008]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding experimental and theoretical contributions to understanding ionization and excitation processes in matter, and for pioneering efforts in developing and using x-rays produced by short-pulse laser matter interactions in ICF and high energy density physics experiments
Nominated by: DPP
Spiro Kyropoulos [1940]
Pasadena, California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: APS