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| Alma mater | McMaster University, University of Rochester |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (2018) |
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| 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 world she did as an intern.
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.
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.
Strickland graduated with a B.Eng in Engineering Physics from McMaster University and obtained her PhD in Physics (optics) at the University of Rochester.
Awards and honors
- 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
- 2008 Fellow of the Optical Society of America
- 2000 Cottrell Scholars Award from Research Corporation
- 1999 Premier’s Research Excellence Award
- 1998 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship
References
- "Donna Strickland - Physics and Astronomy". 5 April 2012. 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.
- https://www.osa.org/en-us/history/biographies/donna-t-strickland/
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