David Hume, a staff physicist at NIST, specializes in developing advanced optical clocks using quantum metrology techniques. His work focuses on quantum-logic spectroscopy, which enables precise measurements of trapped ions that cannot be directly laser-cooled or detected. Hume’s optical clocks, based on aluminum ions, are used for various applications including frequency standards and fundamental physics research.
Hume has received several prestigious awards for his contributions to precision molecular spectroscopy and optical clock networks. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Colorado and has held fellowships at the Humboldt Research Foundation and the National Research Council.
Source: https://www.nist.gov/people/david-hume
Keywords: metrology, spectroscopy, aluminum
