Contacts:
Linda Joy
(301) 975-4403
linda.joy@nist.gov
NIST FELLOW WILLIAM D. PHILLIPS
ELECTED TO NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
William D. Phillips, a leading researcher in laser cooling of atoms at the
National Institute of
Standards and Technology, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences on
April 29.
Election to the NAS is considered one of the highest possible honors for a
U.S. scientist or
engineer.
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