Dr. Jun Ye, a physicist at NIST and JILA, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a prestigious honor recognizing his groundbreaking research in atomic interactions and light. Ye is known for developing an experimental atomic clock using strontium atoms, which could become the next-generation time standard. He also contributes to the development of optical frequency combs, precise tools for measuring light. Recently, Ye and colleague Deborah Jin pioneered research on ultracold molecules, which may lead to practical applications in “designer chemistry.”
Dr. Ye has received numerous awards throughout his career, including NIST’s Samuel W. Stratton Award and the Arthur S. Flemming Award. Born in Shanghai, China, he earned his bachelor’s degree in physics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University before moving to the United States for his PhD at CU-Boulder, where he worked with NIST/JILA Nobel laureate John Hall.
Keywords: Atomic, Strontium, Optical, Frequency, Combs
