Congratulations to Iona Binnie for Receiving an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution.
Source: https://www.nsfgrfp.org/
MURI Publication by Howard Milchberg's group selected as Editors' suggestion
Our publication titled "Absolute Measurement of Laser Ionization Yield in Atmospheric Pressure Range Gases over 14 Decades" (Maryland group, led by Howard Milchberg) has been highlighted by Physical Review Letters as Editors' selection.
Source: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.013201
JILA Fellows Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn Win the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Physics
Alexander Gaeta named 2019 Highly Cited Researcher
Gaeta Elevated to IEEE Fellow
Alexander Gaeta, the David M. Rickey Professor of Applied Physics and of Materials Science and Professor of Electrical Engineering, was elevated to IEEE Fellow in the 2019 Class "for contributions to quantum and nonlinear photonics."
"IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation." (IEEE.org)
Alex Gaeta received his Ph.D. in 1991 in Optics from the University of Rochester. He joined the faculty in the Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics at Columbia University in 2015, where he is the David M. Rickey Professor. Prior to this, he was a professor in the School of Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell University for 23 years. He has published more than 230 papers in quantum and nonlinear optics. He co-founded PicoLuz, Inc. and has served as the founding Editor-in-Chief of Optica since 2014. He is a fellow of the OSA, APS, and IEEE.
Source: https://www.ieee.org/membership/fellows/index.html
MURI graduate student Jinpu Lin awarded the Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering Fellowship
Jinpu Lin, graduate student in the MURI team led by Karl Krushelnick at the University of Michigan, was awarded the Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering Fellowship for the 2019-2020 academic year. Congratulations Jinpu!
Source: http://mipse.umich.edu/fellowships.php
The Optical Society Names Alexander Gaeta the 2019 Charles Hard Townes Award Winner
JILA undergraduate student Zetong Xue wins Stephen Halley White Undergraduate Research Award
Margaret Murnane receives Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science at University of Notre Dame
Henry Kapteyn and Margaret Murnane honored with 2018 Colorado Governor's Award for High Impact Research
Henry Kapteyn and Margaret Murnane honored wit
Andreas Becker named 2018 APS Fellow
MURI team member Andreas Becker has been named 2018 Fellows of the American Physical Society. He was nominated by the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical physics for his contributions to the understanding of the behavior of atoms and molecules in intense light fields, including seminal theoretical studies of attosecond dynamics, photoionization, complex electron dynamics in simple systems such as H2, and a better understanding of high-harmonic generation.
Source: https://www.aps.org/newsroom/pressreleases/women-fellows.cfm
Andreas Becker named 2018 APS Fellow
MURI team member Andreas Becker has been named 2018 Fellows of the American Physical Society. He was nominated by the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical physics for his contributions to the understanding of the behavior of atoms and molecules in intense light fields, including seminal theoretical studies of attosecond dynamics, photoionization, complex electron dynamics in simple systems such as H2, and a better understanding of high-harmonic generation.
Source: https://www.aps.org/newsroom/pressreleases/women-fellows.cfm
Presentation on MURI Mid-IR Acceleration Work by Howard Milchberg's Group featured in OSA News
Joint MURI publication between NTHU, Boulder, Salamanca and Mines featured in Nature Photonics News and Views Published Date:
Joint MURI publication titled “Polarization Control of Attosecond High Harmonic Supercontinuum" between NTHU, Boulder, Salamanca and Mines describing the full polarization control of isolated circularly-polarized attosecond pulses featured in Nature Photonics News and Views.
Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-018-0166-8
Henry Kapteyn elected as 2018 Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Henry Kapteyn has been elected as a 2018 member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He joins one of the nation’s most prestigious organizations, which engages its members to share knowledge and address challenges facing the world. Its members make contributions to the arts, citizenship, education, energy, government, the humanities, international relations, science, and more.
Source: https://www.amacad.org/news/new-honor-212-individuals-american-academy-elects-new-members
Margaret Murnane wins SFI St. Patrick’s Day Science Medal
MURI PI Margaret Murnane was awarded the Science Foundation Ireland’s (SFI) prestigious St. Patrick’s Day Science Medal on 14 March 2018 in Washington D.C., for her significant contribution to academia, research and industry. The SFI St. Patrick’s Day Science medal is awarded annually to distinguished Irish scientists, engineers, or technology leaders living and working in the US.
Source: http://www.sfi.ie/research-news/news/taoiseach-leo-varadkar-aw/index.xml
Graduate student Anastasia Korolow receives Joseph and Dorothy Sucher Graduate Endowment Prize
Anastasia Korolov, graduate student in the MURI team led by Howard Milchberg, received the Joseph and Dorothy Sucher Graduate Endowment Prize in 2018. Congratulations Anastasia!
Source: http://lasermatter.umd.edu/awards.html
MURI publication by Margaret Murnane's group on X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy featured in Physics Synopsis
Graduate student Amina Hussein wins Marian Sarah Parker Prize and Fellowship
MURI postdoc Jennifer Ellis wins NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
Workshop on Trends in Ultrafast Laser Science organized by MURI team members Agnieszka Jaron-Becker and Andreas Becker
MURI team members Agnieszka Jaron-Becker and Andreas Becker organized the Workshop on Trends in Ultrafast Laser Science (August 16-18, 2017) at JILA. The workshop brought together researchers from different disciplines with interests in developing and applying ultrafast laser pulses. A core topic of the presentations was Mid-infrared laser sources and applications.
Source: https://jila.colorado.edu/trendsultrafast2017/
MURI graduate student Nathan Brooks wins NSF Graduate Student Fellowship
Team led by JILA's Strong Field Scientists wins MURI Award
A five-year Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grant from the U.S. Department of Defense has been awarded to a strong-field science team, led by PI Margaret Murnane (JILA, University of Colorado). The award was for "Harnessing Strong-Field Mid-IR Lasers: Designer Beams of Relativistic Particles and THz to X-Ray Light".
Source: http://www.defenseinnovationmarketplace.mil/resources/Final_DOD_MURI_Awards2015.pdf
Margaret Murnane received Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, Uppsala University, Sweden
MURI PI Margaret Murnane was named an honorary doctor by the Faculty of Science and Technology at Uppsala University, Sweden's oldest institution of higher learning. Murnane was noted in the Uppsala University press release as being a world-leading expert in ultrafast quantum optics.
Source: http://www.physics.uu.se/news/newspage/?tarContentId=462424
MURI Publication by JILA Teams selected as Editor's Suggestion
MURI publication by Howard Milchberg's group featured as Focus Story and by Optics and Photonics News
Margaret Murnane receives Alumnus Achievement Award, UC Berkeley
MURI PI Margaret Murnane is recipient of the Campanile Excellence in Achievement Award, co-sponsored by UC Berkeley and the Cal Alumni Association. The Achievement Awards celebrate forward-thinking business leaders, gifted faculty, and dedicated and promising alumni.
Source: https://awards.berkeley.edu/achievement-awards
Ives Medal/Quinn Prize, highest award of the Optical Society, awarded to Margaret Murnane
MURI PI Margaret Murnane has been awarded the 2017 Optical Society of America's (OSA's) Frederic Ives Medal/Quinn Prize. The award recognizes overall distinction in optics and is the highest award given by OSA. The award was given to Murnane "for pioneering and sustained contributions to ultrafast science ranging from femtosecond lasers to soft x-ray high-harmonic generation to attosecond studies of atoms, molecules, and surfaces."
Source: http://www.osa.org/en-us/awards_and_grants/awards/award_description/ivesquinn/
