Donna Strickland | |
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Alma mater | McMaster University, University of Rochester |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (2018) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics (optics) |
Institutions | University of Waterloo |
Donna Strickland is a Canadian professor who is a pioneer in the field of lasers.[1] She is the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics. She won the prize for the work she did as a PhD student.
Early life
Strickland graduated with a B.Eng in Engineering Physics from McMaster University and obtained her PhD in Physics (optics) at the University of Rochester.[2]
Career
On 2 October 2018, Strickland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for her work on chirped pulse amplification with Gérard Mourou, who was her PhD supervisor.[3]
Personal life
She is an associate professor at the University of Waterloo, where she leads an ultrafast laser group that develops high-intensity laser systems for nonlinear optics investigations.[4]
Awards and honors
- 1998 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship[citation needed]
- 1999 Premier’s Research Excellence Award[citation needed]
- 2000 Cottrell Scholars Award from Research Corporation[citation needed]
- 2008 Fellow of the Optical Society of America[citation needed]
- 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics[3]
References
- ^ "Donna Strickland - Physics and Astronomy". 5 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Biographies -Donna T. Strickland". The Optical Society. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ a b Sample, Ian (2 October 2018). "Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland win Nobel physics prize". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Donna Strickland". University of Waterloo. Retrieved 2 October 2018.