Prof. T.W. Hänsch
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| Theodor W. Hänsch (* 30. 10. 1941 in Heidelberg, Germany) |
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| Carl Friedrich von Siemens-Professor of Physics, LMU München
and Director, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik |
| Focus of Research: |
| Ultraprecise laser spectroscopy, quantum physics of ultracold atoms |
| Consulting |
| 2007 Cold Quanta Inc., Boulder, CO, USA, Scientific Advisory Board |
| Optical Comb, Inc., Tokyo, Japan, Scientific Advisory Board |
| Zett Optics, Göttingen, Germany, Scientific Advisory Board |
| 2006- Imprimatur Capital, London, UK, Scientific Advisory Board |
| 2001- Menlo Systems GmbH, Martinsried, Germany, Co-Founder |
| 1999 - TUI Optics GmbH, Martinsried, Germany, Scientific Advisory Board |
| 1997 - Nanophotonics AG, Mainz, Germany, Board of Directors |
| 1987 - 93 Siemens AG, Munich, Germany, Central Research Laboratory |
| 1985 - 95 American Healthcare Fund, USA, Scientific Advisory Board |
| 1985 - 92 Melles Griot Inc., USA, Scientific Advisory Board |
| 1976 - 80 IBM Research Laboratories, Almaden, USA |
| Organization of Conferences |
| 2006 Venice Intl. University, Chairman |
| Intl. Workshop on Precision Physics of Simple Atomic Systems (PSAS), |
| Intl. School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, “Metrology and Fundamental Constants”, Varenna, Co-Director |
| 2000 Intl. Conf. „Hydrogen Atom II", Castiglione della Pescaia, Co-Organizer |
| 1997 DPG-Schule für Physik, „Diodenlaser“, Bad Honnef, Co-Director |
| „Frontiers in Laser Spectroscopy“, Varenna, Co-Director |
| 1994 Intl. School of Physics „Enrico Fermi“, |
| 1992 12th Intl. Conference on Atomic Physics, München, Co-Organizer |
| 1988 Intl. Conference „Hydrogen Atom“, Pisa, Co-Organizer |
| 1987 15th Intl. Conf. on Quant. Electronics, Baltimore, Co-Chairman |
| 1986 14th Intl. Conf. on Quant. Electronics, San Francisco, Program Co-Chair |
| 1985 7th Intl. Conf. on Laser Spectroscopy, Maui, Hawaii, Co-Chairman |
| 1983 International Conference on Lasers, Canton, China, Steering Committee |
| 1983 Industrial Affiliates Symposium, Stanford University, Organizer |
| 1975 2nd Intl. Conf. on Laser Spectroscopy, Megève, Co-Chairman |
| (since 1987 Co-Chairman) |
| 1973 - Steering Committee, International Conference on Laser Spectroscopy, |
| Committees, Boards, and Advisory Panels |
| 2009 King Abdullah Institute of Nanotechnology, Chairman, Intl. Science Council |
| 2009 IQOQI, Innsbruck & Wien, Austria, Scientific Advisory Board Member |
| Research Council (Forschungsausschuß), LMU, Munich |
| Member of Jury, Berthold Leibinger Innovation Award |
| 2007- Advisory Board, Dahlem Conferences, Free University of Berlin |
| Directive Council (Kuratorium), 850th Birthday of the City of Munich |
| 2006- Directive Council (Kuratorium), Deutsches Museum, München |
| 2005- SUPA Advisory Committee, Scottish Universities Physics Alliance |
| Universiteit van Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| 2004 Assessment Committee, Physics Research, |
| Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innsbruck |
| 2004- Advisory Board, Center for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, |
| 1999 - Advisory Board, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt |
| 1997 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize Committee (APS) |
| 1996 - Scientific Advisory Board, Max-Born-Institut, Berlin |
| 1993 - King Faisal International Prize Committee |
| 1994 - 97 Stern-Gerlach-Preis-Komitee (DPG) |
| 1994 - 96 STAC Committee, VIRGO Gravitational Wave Observatory |
| 1993 - Executive Council, LENS, Florence, Italy |
| 1992 - 93 NSF Review Panel, LIGO Gravitational Wave Observatory |
| 1991 Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, Physics Department, Scientific Board |
| 1990 - 97 Rudolf-Kaiser-Preis-Komitee (DPG) |
| 1989 - 90 BMFT Referee Board, BESSY II - Project, Berlin |
| 1988 Italgas Prize Committee |
| 1986 Davisson Germer Prize Committee (APS), Chairman |
| 1985 Herbert P. Broida Prize Committee (APS) |
| 1984 Frederic Ives Medal Committee (OSA) |
| Panel on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, U.S. Natl. Res. Council |
| 1983 - 85 Steering Committee, Physics Survey, U.S. National Research Council |
| 1982 - 86 IUPAP, Commission on Quantum Electronics |
| 1981 Herbert P. Broida Prize Committee (APS) |
| 1979 R. W. Woods Prize Committee (OSA) |
| 1978 - 84 Executive Committee, Center for Materials Research, Stanford University |
| 1977 – 85 Joint Council of Quantum Electronics (Representative of OSA) |
| 1977 - 83 Evaluation Panel, Optical Physics Division, National Bureau of Standards |
| 1977 - 79 Numerical Data Advisory Board, U.S. National Research Council |
| 1977 R. W. Woods Prize Committee (OSA) |
| 1976 - 78 Board of Directors, Optical Society of Northern California |
| 1976 William F. Meggers Award Committee (OSA) |
| Editorial Boards |
| 2007- Laser & Photonics Review, Editorial Board |
| 1998 - Springer Series in Optical Sciences, Editorial Board |
| 1997 - 06 Physics in Perspective, Board of Editors |
| 1985 - 95 Physics Today, Advisory Committee |
| 1983 - Applied Physics B (Springer Verlag), Board of Editors |
| 1981 - 84 Journal of the OSA, Associate Editor |
| 1975 - Optics Communications, Advisory Editor |
| 1975 - 83 Metrologia |
| Memberships |
| 2011 Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, Honorary Member |
| 2010 European Physical Society, Honorary Member |
| Academia Europea, Member |
| German University Association (DHV), Germany, Honorary Member |
| 2009 Optical Society of America, Honorary Member |
| 2008 Intl. Raoul Wallenberg Foundation, (IRWF), NY, USA, Honorary Member |
| 2007 European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Austria, Honorary Member |
| Leibniz Society, Zwickau, Honorary Member |
| Physikalischer Verein, Frankfurt/Main, Honorary Member |
| Pontifical Academy of Science, Member |
| 2006 German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina, Member |
| The Society of Sigma Xi, Life Member |
| Académie des Sciences, Institut de France, Foreign Associate |
| 2005 Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, Member |
| Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy, Foreign Associate |
| 2002 U.S. National Academy of Science, Foreign Associate |
| 2000 Laser Institute of America, Life Member |
| 1991 Bavarian Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member |
| 1986 The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Life Member |
| 1983 American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member |
| Optical Society of America, Fellow |
| 1973 American Physical Society, Fellow |
| Honors and Awards |
| 2011 Honorary Membership, German Physical Society (DPG) Honorary Doctorate, University of Strathclyde (Doctor of Science) |
| 2010 Honorary Professor, National Chiang Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Honorary Chair Professor, University System of Taiwan Sayling Wen Excellent Lecture Award, National Central University, Taiwan Bavarian Constitution Medal in Gold, Order of Merit Advanced Grant, European Research Council |
| 2009 James Joyce Award, University College, Dublin, Ireland |
| Orden Pour Le Mérite f. Scientists & Arts, Germany |
| 2008 Honorary Doctorate, Bar-Ilan-University, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2007 Medal “De Scientia et Humanitate Meritis”, Acad. Sci., Czech Republic |
| Honorary Citizen, City of Florence, Italy |
| Carl Friedrich von Siemens Prize and Chair |
| Rudolf Diesel Gold Medal, German Institute of Interventions |
| Garbsen Ring, City of Garbsen |
| Grosses Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern (Order of Merit, Germany) |
| Ioannes Marcus Marci Medal, Czech Spectroscopic Society |
| 2006 Honorary Doctorate, University of St. Andrews (Doctor of Science) |
| Honorary Doctorate, Free University, Berlin (Dr. rer. nat. h.c.) |
| Grand Officer Cross (Order of Merit, Republic of Italy) |
| 2006 Honorary Citizen, City of Garching |
| Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Prof. J. L. Hall and Prof. R. Glauber |
| Bambi Award, Burda Media |
| Bavarian of Year, Bavarian Television |
| Otto-Hahn-Prize, DPG, GDCh, and City of Frankfurt/M |
| Frederic Ives Medal, Optical Society of America |
| 2005 I. I. Rabi Award, IEEE |
| Bayerischer Maximiliansorden (Order of Merit, Bavaria) |
| 2003 Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse (Order of Merit, Germany) |
| Alfried Krupp Prize for Science |
| 2002 Matteucci-Medal, Italian National Academy of Sciences |
| SUNAMCO Medal, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics |
| 2001 Quantum Electronics and Optics Prize, European Physical Society |
| Philip Morris Research Prize (atom laser) |
| Arthur L. Schawlow Award, Laser Institute of America |
| 2000 Stern-Gerlach Medal, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft |
| Bavarian of the Year, Bavarian Television |
| 1998 Philip Morris Research Prize (atomic clock) |
| 1996 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize for Laser Science, American Physical Society |
| 1995 Einstein Medal for Laser Science |
| 1989 King Faisal International Prize for Science, Saudi Arabia |
| 1988 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Preis, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
| 1987 Italgas Prize for Research and Innovation, Italgas, Torino |
| 1986 Michelson Medal, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia |
| 1985 William F. Meggers Award, Optical Society of America |
| Herbert P. Broida Prize, American Physical Society |
| 1983 Cyrus B. Comstock Prize, U.S. National Academy of Science |
| 1980 Otto Klung Prize, Freie Universität Berlin |
| 1977 Alexander von Humboldt Senior U.S. Scientist Award |
| Alfred P. Sloane Research Fellow |
| 1973 California Scientist of the Year, Calif. Museum of Science and Industry |
| Science Prize, Helmholtz-Gymnasium, Heidelberg |
| 1961 Scheffel-Prize, Helmholtz-Gymnasium, Heidelberg |
| 1960 Munich Fellow, Helmholtz-Gymnasium, Heidelberg |
| Named Lectures |
| Texas A & M University at Doha, Quatar Foundation Distinguished Lecturer |
| Technical University of Prague, Nobel Initiative, Honeywell Lecture |
| 2009 University of Bonn, Plücker Lecture |
| 2008 University of Ottawa, New Horizons Lecture |
| 2007 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, David and Edith Harris Lecture |
| Czech Spectroscopic Society, Ioannes Marcus Marci Lecture |
| University of Oxford, Cherwell Simon Lecture |
| Free University, Berlin, Einstein Lecture |
| University of Lund, Rydberg Lecture |
| 2006 University of Ulm, Willis Lamb Lecture |
| 2004 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, John Anderson Lecture |
| Humboldt University, Berlin, Max von Laue Lecture |
| University of Uppsala, Angström Lecture |
| 2004 University of Toronto, Harry L. Welsh Lectures |
| University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Llewellyn G. Hoxton Lecture |
| 2004 Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Lecture |
| Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Erwin Schrödinger Lecture |
| 2002 Northwestern University, Evanston, Walter and Christine Heilborn Lectures |
| 2000 Scuola Normale, Pisa, Enrico Fermi Lectures |
| 1999 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Richard C. Lord Lecture |
| 1996 Scuola Normale, Pisa, Adriano Gozzini Lecture |
| 1994 University of California, Berkeley, Emilio Segré Distinguished Lecture |
| Visiting Professorships |
| 2001 Caltech, Pasadena, Gordon Moore Distinguished Scholar |
| 1995 - University of Florence, Italy |
| 1992 Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris |
| 1988 - Stanford University, Consulting Professor |
| 1982 Fudan University, Shanghai, China |
| 1979 University of Florence, Italy |
| 1979 University of Kyoto, Japan |
| 1978 College de France, Paris |
| Appointments |
| 1986 - Director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany and Professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| 1975 - 86 Professor of Physics, Stanford University |
| 1972 - 75 Associate Professor of Physics, Stanford University |
| 1970 - 72 NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, with Arthur L. Schawlow |
| 1969 - 70 Assistant Professor, University of Heidelberg, Institute of Applied Physics |
| Education |
| (Physics Diploma 1966, Doctor degree „summa cum laude“ 1969) |
| 1961 - 69 University of Heidelberg |
| 1952 - 61 Helmholtz-Gymnasium, Heidelberg (Abitur 1961) |
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