| Revision as of 10:19, 2 October 2018 editAmmarpad (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Page movers, IP block exemptions, New page reviewers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers49,029 editsm →Personal life=← Previous edit | Revision as of 10:19, 2 October 2018 edit undoBabbaQ (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users104,504 editsNo edit summaryNext edit → | ||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| Strickland graduated with a ] in Engineering Physics from ] and obtained her ] in Physics (optics) at the ]<ref name="TOS">{{cite web |title=Biographies -Donna T. Strickland |url=https://www.osa.org/en-us/history/biographies/donna-t-strickland/ |publisher=The Optical Society |accessdate=2 October 2018}}</ref> | Strickland graduated with a ] in Engineering Physics from ] and obtained her ] in Physics (optics) at the ]<ref name="TOS">{{cite web |title=Biographies -Donna T. Strickland |url=https://www.osa.org/en-us/history/biographies/donna-t-strickland/ |publisher=The Optical Society |accessdate=2 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| On 2 October 2018, Strickland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for her work on ] with ], who was her PhD supervisor.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/oct/02/arthur-ashkin-gerard-mourou-and-donna-strickland-win-nobel-physics-prize|title=Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland win Nobel physics prize|first=Ian|last=Sample|date=2 October 2018|website=the Guardian|accessdate=2 October 2018}}</ref> | On 2 October 2018, Strickland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for her work on ] with ], who was her PhD supervisor.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/oct/02/arthur-ashkin-gerard-mourou-and-donna-strickland-win-nobel-physics-prize|title=Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland win Nobel physics prize|first=Ian|last=Sample|date=2 October 2018|website=the Guardian|accessdate=2 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 2 October 2018
| Donna Strickland | |
|---|---|
| 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. She is the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics. She won the prize for the work she did as an intern.
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.
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.
Personal life
She is an assistant professor at the University of Waterloo, where she leads an ultrafast laser group that develops high-intensity laser systems for nonlinear optics investigations.
Awards and honors
- 1998 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship
- 1999 Premier’s Research Excellence Award
- 2000 Cottrell Scholars Award from Research Corporation
- 2008 Fellow of the Optical Society of America
- 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
References
- "Donna Strickland - Physics and Astronomy". 5 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Biographies -Donna T. Strickland". The Optical Society. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ 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.
| 2018 Nobel Prize laureates | |
|---|---|
| Chemistry |
|
| Literature (2018) | Olga Tokarczuk (Poland) (announced in 2019) |
| Peace (2018) |
|
| Physics |
|
| Physiology or Medicine |
|
| Economic Sciences |
|