Statement by Dr. Katharine B. Gebbie, Director, Physics Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, on the award of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics to Dr. William D. Phillips of NIST:
This is a wonderful honor for Bill Phillips, for his colleagues in the Physics Laboratory and for NIST. Bill is an extremely talented and special person. Those who have worked with him or heard him speak are keenly aware of his passion for physics. His pioneering work in laser cooling and trapping of atoms has formed the basis for many advances in measurement science and standards. Current applications of importance to science and technology include atomic clocks, atom lasers, atom optics and atomic lithography. We are delighted that Bill has shared this prize with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, and we wish them all the very best in their future endeavors.October 15, 1997
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