Susan Theresa Arnold [2006]
Air Force Research Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding achievements in anion laser photoelectron spectroscopy and the kinetics and dynamics of ion-molecule, electron-molecule, and electron-ion reactions of importance in the atmospheric and aerospace sciences.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Ilya Averbukh [2006]
Weizmann Institute of Science
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the understanding of wave packet dynamics in atoms and molecules, particularly the sequence of revivals and fractional revivals.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Brett Daniel Esry [2006]
Kansas State University
Citation: For contributions to the theory of few-body physics at ultracold temperatures and its impact on our understanding of trapped atoms, molecules and Efimov states, and degenerate quantum gases.
Nominated by: DAMOP
George Friedrich Hanne [2006]
Universitat Munster, Germany
Citation: For his studies of spin-dependent effects in electron-atom collisions using polarized electrons, and particularly his prediction and experimental verification of the "fine-structure effect".
Nominated by: DAMOP
Gregory A. Hebner [2006]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For investigations of, and contributions to, the science of atomic and molecular processes in plasmas through development of innovative optical, microwave and rf diagnostics.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Mark Hillery [2006]
CUNY - Hunter College
Citation: For his imaginative and pioneering work in quantum information theory and quantum optics and his effective contributions to Physical Review A on the Editorial Board and as Associate Editor.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Massimo Inguscio [2006]
University of Florence
Citation: For pathbreaking experiments exploring the quantum dynamics of ultracold gases of atomic fermions and bosons, and for major advances in precision laser spectroscopy of the helium atom.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Francoise Masnou-Seeuws [2006]
Laboratoire Aime Cotton
Citation: For the development and application of original procedures for high precision calculations of the properties of diatomic molecules and the creation of ultracold molecules by photoassociation of ultracold atoms.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Gerard J. Milburn [2006]
University of Queensland, Australia
Citation: For seminal and fundamental contributions to the theory of quantum feedback and control and of optical implementations of quantum computation.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Sultana Nurun Nahar [2006]
Ohio State University
Citation: For seminal contributions to studies of photoionization and recombination of multicharged atomic systems fundamental to atomic physics and plasma physics and pioneering calculations of remarkable complexity on astrophysically significant processes.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Georg A. Raithel [2006]
University of Michigan
Citation: For research on collisions and excitation blockades in cold gases of Rydberg atoms, Rydberg-atom trapping, and cold-atoms in optical lattices, atom guides and strong magnetic fields.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Daniel Wolf Savin [2006]
Columbia University
Citation: For his many and wide ranging contributions to atomic collision studies; their applications to astrophysics; and for catalyzing numerous astrophysically motivated research projects with other atomic, molecular, and optical scientists.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Hendricus T.C. Stoof [2006]
Utrecht University
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the many-body theory of ultracold atomic gases, and especially for the development of the theory of Feshbach resonances in strongly interacting Bose and Fermi gases.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Kwong Tin Tang [2006]
Pacific Lutheran University
Citation: For seminal theoretical contributions to our understanding of intermolecular forces, which govern the properties of gases, most liquids and insulator solids.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Kenneth Thomas Andrew Taylor [2006]
Queen's University, Northern Ireland
Citation: For pioneering theoretical and computational studies of photon interactions with atoms and molecules, from the weak-field through strong-field regime.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Eddy M. Timmermans [2006]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For theoretical insights into trapped ultra-cold atoms, including novel superfluids in bosonic and fermionic systems, Feshbach resonances and atom-molecule coherence, and resonant light scattering.
Nominated by: DAMOP
David M. Villeneuve [2006]
National Research Council of Canada
Citation: For the first observation of a single electron orbital wave function using high harmonic emission, and novel applications of femtosecond lasers to controlling molecular internal and external degrees of freedom.
Nominated by: DAMOP
Theo J.M. Zouros [2006]
University of Crete
Citation: For his many years of exploration of ion-atom collisions through high-resolution electron spectroscopy and his study of inelastic scattering of electrons from highly-charged ions through the use of quasi-free electron targets.
Nominated by: DAMOP