Wolfgang

Ketterle

By: Stephen Mason & Layne

Garcia

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1. He graduated and got

a diploma from Technical

University of Munich and

Ph.D. in physics from the

University of Munich. 2. His observation of

Bose-Einstein condensation

in a gas in 1995 and the

first realization of an atom

laser in 1997 were recognized with the Nobel

Prize in Physics in 2001.

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3. He leads a research group exploring the properties of ultracold

gases.

4. He made an observation of Bose-Einstein condensation

(BEC) in an atomic gas.

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5.He had the first realization of an atom

laser.

6.6. He developed important tools to manipulate and study

Bose-Einstein condensates.

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7. He made several

seminal studies of the

properties of Bose-Einstein condensates.8. He developed an

optical trap to confine

condensates and transport them over large distances.

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9. He made the first

measurement of the

speed of sound.10. Wolfgang Ketterle

is a fellow of the American Physical Society.