Theodor W. Hänsch#
| Membership Number: | 2686 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2009 |
| Main Country of Residence: | GERMANY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www2.mpq.mpg.de/~haensch/htm_neu/HaenschCV.html http://www2.mpq.mpg.de/~haensch |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1986 Carl Friedrich von Siemens-Professor of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians University München and Director, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik
- 1975 - 1986 Professor, Stanford University, USA
Fields of Scholarship
- Ultraprecise laser spectroscopy
- Quantum physics of ultracold atoms
Honours and Awards
- 2009 James Joyce Award
- 2006 Carl Friedrich von Siemens Prize
- 2006 Rudolf Diesel Gold Medal
- 2006 Ioannes Marcus Marci Medal
- 2005 Bambi Award
- 2005 Otto Hahn Prize
- 2005 I. I. Rabi Award
- 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics (jointly with John L. Hall) "for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique"
- 2002 Matteucci-Medal
- 2001 SUNAMCO Medal
- 1998, 2000Philip Morris Research Prize
- 2000 Arthur L. Schawlow Award
- 2000 Stern-Gerlach Medal
- 1996 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize
- 1995 Einstein Prize for Laser Science
- 1989 King Faisal International Prize
- 1989 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- 1987 Italgas Prize for Research and Innovation
- 1986 Michelson Medal
- 1985 William F. Meggers Award
- 1983 Herbert P. Broida Prize
- 1983 Comstock Prize in Physics
- 1980 Otto Klung Prize
