Shaul Mukamel

Shaul Mukamel
Born (1948-12-11) 11 December 1948 (age 76)
Baghdad, Iraq[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationTel Aviv University
Known forNonlinear Optics, attosecond spectroscopy
AwardsWillis E. Lamb Award
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical Chemistry
InstitutionsTel Aviv University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California-Berkeley
Rice University
Weizmann Institute of Science
University of Rochester
University of California at Irvine

Shaul Mukamel (born 11 December 1948) is a chemist and physicist, currently serving as a Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Irvine.[2] He is known for his works in non linear optics and spectroscopy.

Early life and education

Shaul Mukamel was born in Baghdad, Iraq on December 11, 1948.[1] Mukamel received his B.Sc. degree in 1969, with the distinction cum laude and his M.Sc. and Ph.D., both summa cum laude, in 1971 and 1976 respectively from Tel Aviv University. His Masters supervisor was Uzi Kaldor. He finished his PhD working under Joshua Jortner. Following graduation, Mukamel served as postdoc at MIT and the University of California, Berkeley.[3]

Career

Mukamel has worked at Rice University and the Weizmann Institute before joining University of Rochester, where he worked from 1982 to 2003.[3] He has been at University of California, Irvine since then.[2][4][5]

Mukamel is known for his work in the field of nonlinear optics, especially the time domain extensions which culminated in the book entitled Principles of Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy (1995). His works covers topics ranging from excitons to multi-dimensional spectroscopy, and femto– and attosecond spectroscopy. During his career, he has published more than 1000 scientific papers.[citation needed]

Mukamel has received prizes and distinctions including the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award,[6] the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics,[7] and the Ahmed Zewail ACS Award in Ultrafast Science and Technology.[8]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b Mukamel, Shaul (2011-05-12). "Autobiography of Shaul Mukamel". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 115 (18): 5039–5046. doi:10.1021/jp202339s. ISSN 1520-6106. PMID 21542651.
  2. ^ a b "The Mukamel Group: Bio". mukamel.ps.uci.edu. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "The 2013 Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics". Retrieved December 1, 2019.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ Tien Nguyen (February 28, 2017). "Lead dressed like gold: Laser-altered molecules cast alchemy in a different light". Princeton University. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Theorists smooth the way to modeling quantum friction". Phys.org. May 16, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Shaul Mukamel wins Humboldt Award". Vol. 25, no. 18. University of Rochester.
  7. ^ a b "Hamburg Prize in Theoretical Physics". Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  8. ^ Rick Mullin (February 9, 2015). "Ahmed Zewail Award In Ultrafast Science & Technology". American Chemical Society. pp. 32–33.
  9. ^ "APS Fellow Archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "Shaul Mukamel". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  11. ^ "Ellis R. Lippincott Award". The Optical Society of America. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  12. ^ "Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy & Dynamics". American Physical Society. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  13. ^ "Shaul Mukamel". Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  14. ^ "Shaul Mukamel". National Academy olf Sciences. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  15. ^ "William F. Meggers Award in Spectroscopy". The Optical Society of America. Retrieved December 1, 2019.