Robert W. Boyd
American physicist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1948 · age 78
Robert William Boyd is an American physicist noted for his work in optical physics and especially in nonlinear optics.
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2023Frederic Ives MedalAward2020Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in SolidsAward2019Fellow of the Royal Society of CanadaAward2018Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward2016Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser ScienceAwardCharles Hard Townes AwardAward2014IEEE Quantum Electronics AwardAward1948Born8 March 1948
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He is currently the Canada Excellence Research Chair Laureate in Quantum Nonlinear Optics based at the University of Ottawa, professor of physics cross-appointed to the school of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Ottawa, and professor of optics and professor of physics at the University of Rochester.
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Born 1948 · age 78
The same award as Robert
David Edward PritchardBoth received Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science
Amnon YarivBoth received Frederic Ives Medal
Emmett LeithBoth received Frederic Ives MedalYuen-Ron ShenBoth received Charles Hard Townes Award