| 2010 |
Wolfgang Ketterle (MIT)
Quantum magnetism of ultracold atoms (Poster available) |
| 2009 |
Michael Feld (MIT)
Five easy physics pieces: from basic laser science to biomedicine |
| 2008 |
Midred Dresselhaus (MIT)
Raman spectroscopy of nanotubes and other nano-carbon systems (Poster available) |
| 2007 |
Graham Fleming (University of California, Berkeley)
Two-dimensional ultrafast electronic spectroscopy |
| 2006 |
John Hall (JILA)
Optical clocks, combs and coherence: Defining and measuring optical frequency (MP3 recording of the lecture)
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| 2005 |
Robert W. Field (MIT)
Just small enough
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| 2004 |
Watt Webb (Cornell University)
Spectroscopies as Biophysical Tools from MilliHz to ExaHz
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| 2003 |
Britton Chance (University of Pennsylvania)
Novel Optical Methods For Brain Function and Cancer Detection
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| 2002 |
Norman F. Ramsey (Harvard University)
Invention of oscillatory fields method and its application in the hydrogen maser and other atomic clocks |
| 2001 |
Steven Chu (Stanford University)
Development of optical trapping techniques including optical tweezers |
| 2000 |
Daniel Kleppner (MIT)
Contributions to atomic physics and Bose-Einstein condensation of hydrogen |
| 1999 |
Theodor Hansch (Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics)
Development of novel technologies for accurate frequency measurement of atomic clocks |
| 1998 |
William Phillips (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Development of methods to cool and trap atoms with lasers |
| 1997 |
William Klemperer (Harvard University)
Contributions to understanding intramolecular dynamics and interactions with high frequency resolution spectroscopic techniques |
| 1996 |
Carl Lineberger (Univeristy of Colorado & JILA)
Pioneer in laser-based spectroscopic techniques to study the structure and reactivity of gas-phase ions |
| 1995 |
Richard Zare (Stanford University)
Contributions to understanding chemical reactions using laser spectroscopy to monitor state-to-state dynamics |
| 1994 |
Charles Townes (University of California, Berkeley)
Invention of the maser and laser and pioneering work in microwave spectroscopy |
| 1993 |
Alexander Pines (University of California, Berkeley)
Pioneering research in NMR theory and experiment and it application to chemistry and material science
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| 1992 |
Takeshi Oka (University of Chicago)
Contributions in the fields of double-resonance and multiphoton spectroscopy and the spectroscopy of interstellar molecules
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