Charles Shank

American physicist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1943 · age 83

Charles Vernon "Chuck" Shank is an American physicist, best known as the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from 1989 to 2004.

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2014Enrico Fermi AwardAward2002Charles Hard Townes AwardAward1997Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser ScienceAward1996George E. Pake PrizeAward1991John Scott AwardAward1989IEEE David Sarnoff AwardAward1981R. W. Wood PrizeAward1943Born12 July 1943

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Enrico Fermi Award2014

Charles Hard Townes Award2002

Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science1997

George E. Pake Prize1996

John Scott Award1991

IEEE David Sarnoff Award1989

R. W. Wood Prize1981

Fellow of the American Physical Society

Fellow of the Optical Society

IEEE Fellow

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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The same award as Charles

Chauncey StarrBoth received George E. Pake Prize

Constance J. Chang-HasnainBoth received IEEE David Sarnoff Award Robert AlfanoBoth received Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science Andrew M. WeinerBoth received Charles Hard Townes Award

Herwig KogelnikBoth received IEEE David Sarnoff Award Girish AgarwalBoth received Charles Hard Townes Award