John Howell, Assistant Professor of Physics, has been selected to receive the 2006 Adolph Lomb Medal from the Optical Society of America
John C. Howell, Assistant Professor of Physics, has been selected to receive the 2006 Adolph Lomb Medal from the Optical Society of America "For innovative contributions in quantum optics, particularly aspects of quantum cloning, violations of Bell's inequalities and maximal photonic entanglement."/p>
See OSA Web site at: http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award10.asp
A reception in honor of John Howell's award was sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy on Monday March 6, 2006 4:30-5:30 pm in BL208.
The official public announcement will be made by the Optical Society in Optics and Photonics News. See: http://www.osa-opn.org/
See also UR News Story at : http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=2540
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The medal will be awarded at the OSA Annual Meeting in Oct. 2006.
Additional details on Adolph Lomb Medal can be found on the OSA Web Site. https://www.ofcconference.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award10.asp
Adolph Lomb was OSA's treasurer from its founding until his death in 1932. In recognition of his devotion to OSA and the advancement of optics, the Adolph Lomb Medal, established in 1940, is presented to a person who has made a noteworthy contribution to optics at an early age. The candidate cannot be older than the age of 35 in the calendar year of presentation.
University of Rochester faculty and/or alumni who have won the Lomb Medal. http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~bodek/dept/OSAsummary.html
1. Adolph Lomb medal 2006 - John Howell Assistant Professor of Physics., Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Rochester 1, 2006)
2. Adolph Lomb Medal 1995 - Turan Erdogan. Professor of Optics, University of Rochester (1992-2001) Optics PhD U of R, 1992
3. Adolph Lomb Medal 1988 Janis A. Valdmanis - Optics PhD, University of Rochester, 1984 4. Adolph Lomb Medal 1974 James Forsyth - Professor of Optics UR 1969-85. Optics BS, University of Rochester, 1964, PhD. 1968, 5. Adolph Lomb Medal 1968- Douglas C. Sinclair- Professor of Optics, U of R 1965-1967, 1970-1980. Optics PhD, University of Rochester 1964, 6. Adolph Lomb Medal 1964- Gordon H. Spencer Optics, BS University of Rochester 1957, PhD. 1963.
7. Adolph Lomb Medal 1956 -Walter R. J. Brown Optics MS, University of Rochester, 1949.
8. Adolph Lomb Medal 1940- David L. MacAdam Professor of Optics, University of Rochester (1977-1996)
For a compilation of awards received by faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy see: http://spider.pas.rochester.edu/M/pasx/people/awards.html
For a listing of awards and distinctions sorted by faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students, see: http://www.pas.rochester.edu/www/yigal//distinctions.html
For a listing of books authored by faculty, see: http://www.pas.rochester.edu/www/yigal//books.html.
Article submitted by:
Arie Bodek
4/3/06; 12:11:56 PM