The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been awarded the prestigious Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award for their groundbreaking work on optical atomic clocks. The team, led by Matthew T. Hummon and Kartik Srinivasan, has developed a revolutionary architecture that uses microfabricated photonic components to significantly reduce the size, weight, and power requirements of next-generation optical clocks.
The award recognizes the team’s technical achievements in product engineering, process development, and software innovation, as well as their contributions to society through engineering education, publications, and public appreciation of optical engineering. The team’s work has the potential to revolutionize timing, navigation, and communication technologies, with applications in fields such as telecommunications, GPS, and scientific research.
The award-winning team includes researchers from NIST, the University of Colorado Boulder, the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, and Stanford University. Their collaborative efforts have resulted in a highly innovative and efficient optical atomic clock architecture that showcases the power of interdisciplinary research and engineering excellence.
Source: https://www.nist.gov/awards/2020-paul-f-forman-team-engineering-excellence-award
Keywords: Photonic, Atomic, Optical, Microfabrication, Clock
