Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland
Professor Gérard Mourou, a long time collaborator of Professor Tajima, was awarded the 2018 Novel Prize in Physics.
citation: “For their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses”
CLICK HERE for science overview.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 was awarded “for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics” with one half to Arthur Ashkin “for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems”, the other half jointly to Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland “for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses.”
See images of the 2018 Nobel Prize Ceremony.
Nobel Poem: Written by Toshiki Tajima for Gerard Mourou
…………………………………………………….
Below you will find information on Professor Tajima’s colleagues and friends who have received the Nobel Prize in Physics.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017
Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne
Professor Barry Barish, a long time collaborator of Professor Tajima, was awarded the 2017 Novel Prize in Physics.
citation: “For decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves”
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 was divided, one half awarded to Rainer Weiss, the other half jointly to Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.”
