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2002 Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics to
Gerald Gabrielse
Harvard University

Citation:
"For pioneering work in trapping, cooling, and precision measurements of the properties of matter and antimatter in ion traps."

Background:

Dr. Gabrielse received his B.S. (honors) Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1973, M.S. University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1975, and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1980.

Dr. Gabrielse has held and/or received the following positions, fellowships, and honors: Undergraduate at Trinity Chr. College, Palos Heights, Illinois, 1969-71, Trinity Faculty Scholarship, 1970-71, Undergraduate at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1971-73, Calvin Faculty Scholarship, 1971-73, Teaching Assistantship, 1971-72, Research Assistantship (including full-time summer), 1972-73, Graduate Student at University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1973-78, Danforth Graduate Fellowship, 1973-78, Research Assistantship, 1975-76, Argonne Graduate Fellowship, 1976-78, Instructor of Physics at Trinity Chr. College (part-time), 1976-78, Research Associate at the Univ. of Washington, Seattle, Wash., 1978-82, Chaim Weizmann Post Doctoral Fellowship, 1979-82, Research Assistant Professor at the Univ. of Wash., Seattle, Wash., 1982-1985, Assistant Professor at the Univ. of Wash., Seattle, Wash., 1985-1986, Associate Professor at the Univ. of Wash., Seattle, Wash., 1986-1987, Professor at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1987-
Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1992- , Consultant, Intermagnetics General Corporation, 1995, Scientist in Residence, Lexington Christian Academy, 1995-1996, Consultant, PolyChip, Inc., 1999, Harvard’s Levenson Prize for Excellence in the Education of Undergraduates, 2000, Chair of the Harvard Physics Department, 2000 - 2003.

SAMPLE OF COMMITTEES AND SERVICES

Exec. Comm., APS Topical Group for Precision Measurement, 1990-1993
Exec. Comm., APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 1990
Board of Directors (Vice Chair), North Shore Christian School, 1994-1995
Board of Trustees, Calvin College, 1995-2000
Chair of Education Committee, 1998-2000