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| 2025 |
Carla Faria
Faria was named a Fellow of Optica, recognized for her outstanding and sustained contributions to the theory of laser-matter interaction and extraordinary innovative outreach efforts.
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| March 2025 | Frances Yariv, Amnon Yariv's wife, passed away in March 2025. |
| 2024 | Concluded his role as Academic Dean for Applied Science and Engineering at Harvard University. |
| 2024 |
John Dudley
Joint recipient of the European Physical Society Quantum Electronics and Optics Division Prize for Research into the Science of Light.
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| August 15 2024 | Died at the age of 82. |
| August 15 2024 | Passed away, leaving behind a legacy in quantum electronics and laser physics research. |
| 2023 | Received the University of Michigan EECS Outstanding Achievement Award, recognizing her exceptional accomplishments in electrical engineering and computer science. |
| 2023 |
Nina Rohringer
Rohringer was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), recognized for her outstanding theoretical contributions in non-linear X-ray science and experiments at X-ray free electron lasers, following a nomination from the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics.
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| 2022 | Became a Fellow of the American Physical Society |
| 2022 | Named a Kavli Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences, highlighting her promising scientific research. |
| 2022 | Elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society for her significant contributions to experimental understanding of ion acceleration, electron acceleration, and magnetic field dynamics in laser plasma interactions. |
| 2021 |
Carla Faria
Carla Faria received the Joseph Thomson Medal and Prize for her contributions to the theory of strong-field laser-matter interactions.
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| 2021 | Became Academic Dean for Applied Science and Engineering at Harvard University and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Optica Foundation. |
| 2021 | Published 'Quantum Entanglement Engineering and Applications', further contributing to quantum physics research. |
| December 20 2021 |
Nikolay Cheburkin
Passed away in Moscow, concluding a distinguished career as a prominent Russian scientist and inventor.
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| August 14 2021 |
Sol Kimel
Died in Haifa at the age of 92. A memorial endowment was subsequently set up in his name at the Beckman Laser Institute.
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| August 14 2021 |
Sol Kimel
Sol Kimel passed away, concluding his career as a notable Israeli chemical physicist who specialized in biomedical applications of lasers.
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| 2020 | Concluded his role as chief coordinator at COMSTECH. |
| 2020 |
John Dudley
Awarded the R. W. Wood Prize by The Optical Society (OSA), recognizing an outstanding discovery or achievement in optics.
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| 2019 | Published 'Fundamentals of Quantum Entanglement', expanding research into quantum physics. |
| 2019 |
John Dudley
Awarded the SPIE Harold E. Edgerton Award for High-Speed Optics and elected an honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.
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| 2018 | Received the National Science Foundation CAREER award, recognizing her potential as an early-career researcher in laser physics. |
| 2018 |
John Dudley
Elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP).
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| October 2018 |
Carla Faria
Promoted to Professor of Physics, marking a significant milestone in her academic career.
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| October 2018 |
Chirped pulse amplification
Strickland and Mourou are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work on Chirped Pulse Amplification.
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| 2017 | Served as President of Optica (formerly the Optical Society). |
| 2017 | Returned to the University of Michigan as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| 2017 |
John Dudley
Received the American Physical Society Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach.
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| 2016 | Concluded his tenure as director of the Institute of Laser Physics after 24 years of leadership. |
| 2016 | Awarded the David Richardson Medal for seminal contributions to physics and technology of multiple-prism arrays for narrow-linewidth tunable laser oscillators and laser pulse compression. |
| 2016 | Served as a senior lecturer at Lancaster University |
| 2016 | Third edition of 'Tunable Laser Applications' published, demonstrating continued research and expertise. |
| 2016 |
John Dudley
Awarded the Institute of Physics (IOP) President's Medal.
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| 2015 | Published second edition of 'Tunable Laser Optics', further advancing knowledge in laser optics. |
| 2015 |
John Dudley
Received the Hopkins Leadership Award from the Optical Society of America (OSA).
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| January 27 2015 |
Charles H. Townes
Townes died en route to the hospital in Oakland, California, at the age of 99, having remained active at UC Berkeley's physics department until just months before his death.
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| 2014 | Joined COMSTECH as its chief coordinator. |
| 2014 |
John Dudley
Awarded the SPIE President's Award.
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| 2013 |
John Dudley
Received the CNRS Silver Medal.
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| 2012 |
John Dudley
Elected as a Fellow of the European Optical Society (FEOS).
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| 2011 |
John Dudley
Elected as a Fellow of the IEEE (FIEEE).
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| 2010 | Began serving as Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University. |
| 2010 | Served as chairman of the Rhodes Selection Committee. |
| 2010 | Accepted an advisory position at the Ministry of Industry and served on the board of directors of the Heavy Mechanical Complex. |
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