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July 30, 2003
Shaul Mukamel, C. E. Kenneth Mees Professor of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy
at the University of Rochester, has been selected by the Optical Society of America
(OSA) to receive the 2003 Ellis R. Lippincott Award. The international award is
presented to individuals who make innovative contributions to vibrational spectroscopy,
a way of detecting the vibrations of individual molecules.
"Shaul is a first-class theoretician, and is held in the highest esteem by
everyone who is familiar with his work," says Bill Jones, C. F. Houghton
Professor of Chemistry and chair of the Department of Chemistry.
Mukamel has been a professor of chemistry at the University since 1982. His research
interests in theoretical nonlinear optics focus on the design of novel ultrafast
coherent optical and infrared pulse sequences for disentangling complex spectra
in order to probe molecular structure and dynamics with high resolution.
Mukamel also holds the Sackler Professorship at Tel Aviv University, where he
co-founded the Gordon-Keenan Summer School program in Theoretical Chemical Physics.
He serves as an advisory editor to Chemical Physics and to Chemical
Physics Letter. He is also the author of more than 450 publications, and the
popular textbook, Principles of Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy. He is an
OSA fellow and an American Physical Society fellow, and has received the Alfred
P. Sloan, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus, the Guggenheim, and the Alexander Von
Humbolt awards.
Mukamel was awarded a doctorate from Tel Aviv University in 1976. Following postdoctoral
work at MIT and the University of California at Berkeley, he held faculty positions
at the Weizmann Institute and at Rice University before taking his current position.
"The OSA Board of Directors takes great pride in presenting these awards,"
says OSA president, G. Michael Morris, who is also a professor of optics at the
University of Rochester. "The caliber of each candidate never ceases to amaze
us, and this year's recipients have made significant advancements to not only
the science, but also to the entire optics community, through their dedication
to the people, organizations and resources that drive the industry forward. We
applaud their achievements, motivation and drive."
OSA bestows the Ellis R. Lippincott Award annually, with the formal presentation
ceremony taking place during the society's annual meeting, which this year occurs
Oct. 5 to 9 in Tucson, Ariz.
The award was established in 1975 by OSA, the Coblentz Society, and the Society
for Applied Spectroscopy to honor the unique contributions of Ellis R. Lippincott
to the field of vibrational spectroscopy. It is presented to an individual who
has made significant contributions to vibrational spectroscopy as judged by his
or her influence on other scientists. Because innovation was a hallmark of Lippincott's
work, this quality must also be demonstrated by candidates for the award. The
award consists of a commemorative crystal box and $1,500.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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