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Published as SubjectDonna Theo Strickland
Dates
1959 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Strickland, Donna Theo, 1959-
Biography
Abstract
Donna Strickland is the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018 with Gerard Mourou "for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses." She obtained a Doctorate in Physics from the University of Rochester where she and Gerard Mourou published their seminal paper on chirped pulse amplification. Strickland has worked at the National Research Council of Canada, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and currently at the University of Waterloo.
Important Dates
1959Birth, Guelph (Ont.).
1981Obtained B.Eng degree in Engineering Physics, McMaster University, Hamilton (Ont.).
1988 – 1991Research Associate, National Research Council of Canada.
1989Obtained PhD in Physics specializing in Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester (N.Y.).
1992Physicist, Laser Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
1992 – 1997Technical Staff, Advanced Technology Center for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1997 – presentAssistant Professor of Physics (1997-2002); Associate Professor of Physics (2002-present); and Associate Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy (2007-present), University of Waterloo, Waterloo (Ont.).
1998Awarded Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship.
1999Awarded Premier's Research Excellence Award.
2000Awarded Cottrell Scholars Award from Research Corporation.
2004 – 2010Topical editor, "Optics Letters".
2005 – 2007Director at Large, Board of Directors, OSA.
2008Fellow, Optical Society of America (OSA).
2008 – 2011OSA-appointed representative, International Commission for Optics (ICO) Board.
2011 – 2014Vice President (2011); President (2013); and Board of Directors (2014), OSA.
2018Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics with Gerard Mourou "for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses".
Occupation
High-intensity laser systems and nonlinear optics physicist.
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Advisors & Collaborators
PhD advisor at University of Rochester and shared the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics "for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses."
Additional
Both awarded 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for separate projects.
Institutions
Major Positions
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Physicist, Laser Division.
National Research Council of Canada
Research Associate.
Princeton University
Technical Staff, Advanced Technology Center for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials.
University of Waterloo
Assistant Professor; Associate Professor; and Associate Chair.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Awarded 1998 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship.
International Commission for Optics
OSA-appointed representative.
McMaster University
Obtained B.Eng in Engineering Physics (1981).
Topical editor, "Optics Letters;" Director at Large, Board of Directors; Fellow; Vice President; and President.
University of Rochester. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Obtained PhD in Physics specializing in Optics (1989).