William Daniel Phillips
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William Daniel Phillips is an American physicist who won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997 for his work in laser cooling and atom trapping. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to parents who valued education and reading, and was encouraged to pursue his scientific interests from a young age. He graduated summa cum laude from Juniata College and earned his PhD from MIT with a thesis on the magnetic moment of the proton in H2O. He then joined the staff of the National Bureau of Standards, where he built upon the works of Steven Chu and collaborated with Claude Cohen-Tannoudji to develop new and improved methods for measuring the temperature of laser-cooled atoms.
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Who is it? Physicist
Birth Day November 05, 1948
Birth Place Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Age 74 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Alma mater MIT Juniata College
Known for Laser cooling
Awards Nobel Prize in physics (1997)
Fields Physics
Institutions NIST University of Maryland, College Park
Doctoral advisor Daniel Kleppner

💰 Net worth

William Daniel Phillips, a highly regarded physicist in the United States, is anticipated to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in the year 2024. With his remarkable contributions to the field of physics, particularly in developing innovative methods to study and control atoms using laser cooling and trapping techniques, Phillips has garnered both critical acclaim and financial success. His net worth is an impressive reflection of his achievements and recognition within the scientific community. His work has significantly advanced our understanding of fundamental concepts and has earned him a prominent position in the world of physics.

Biography/Timeline

1959

Phillips was born to william Cornelius Phillips of Juniata, Pennsylvania and Mary Catherine Savino of Ripacandida, Italy. He is of Italian descent on his mother's side and of Welsh descent on his father's side. His parents moved to Camp Hill (near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) in 1959, where he attended high school and graduated valedictorian of his class. He graduated from Juniata College in 1970 summa cum laude. After that he received his physics doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1978 he joined NIST.

1979

Phillips married Jane Van Wynen shortly before he went to MIT. Neither had been regular churchgoers early in their marriage. However, in 1979, they joined the Fairhaven United Methodist Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland because they appreciated its diversity. He is a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion. He and his wife have two daughters; Caitlin Phillips (b 1979) who founded Rebound Designs, and Christine Phillips (b 1981) who works in Science Communication.

1981

He is one of three well-known Scientists and Methodist laity who have involved themselves in the religion and science dialogue. The other two Scientists and fellow Methodists are Chemist Charles Coulson and 1981 Nobel laureate Arthur Leonard Schawlow.

1996

In 1996, he received the Albert A. Michelson Medal from The Franklin Institute.

2010

In Oct 2010 Phillips participated in the USA Science and Engineering Festival's Lunch with a laureate program where middle and high school students got to engage in an informal conversation with a Nobel Prize–winning scientist over a brown-bag lunch. Phillips is also a member of the USA Science and Engineering Festival's Advisory Board.

2013

During a seminar at the UMCP Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry titled Coherent Atoms in Optical Lattices Phillips stated, "Rubidium is God's gift to Bose–Einstein condensates."

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