Carl E. Wieman

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Nobel laureate human physicist university teacher

Carl E. Wieman is an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in Bose–Einstein condensation and contributions to physics education.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel laureate → human → physicist → university teacher →
awardReceived	Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics → National Medal of Science → Nobel Prize in Physics → Oersted Medal →
coAuthor	Eric A. Cornell → Wolfgang Ketterle →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	Massachusetts Institute of Technology → Stanford University →
employer	Stanford University → University of British Columbia → University of Colorado Boulder →
familyName	Wieman →
fieldOfWork	Bose–Einstein condensation → atomic physics → physics → physics education research →
givenName	Carl →
hasAcademicDiscipline	STEM education →
hasWebsite	https://www.cwsei.ubc.ca/people/wieman.htm →
influenced	university-level physics teaching practices →
knownFor	Bose–Einstein condensation → physics education reform → ultracold atomic gases →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → American Physical Society → National Academy of Sciences →
name	Carl E. Wieman →
NobelPrizeCategory	Physics →
NobelPrizeMotivation	for the achievement of Bose–Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates →
notableStudent	Eric A. Cornell →
notableWork	first creation of a Bose–Einstein condensate in a dilute gas of alkali atoms →
occupation	physicist → university professor →
positionHeld	director of science education initiatives → professor of education → professor of physics →
researchInterest	active learning in science → assessment of teaching effectiveness in STEM →
sexOrGender	male →
sharesNobelPrizeWith	Eric A. Cornell → Wolfgang Ketterle →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bose–Einstein condensate →	firstCreatedBy
Eric A. Cornell →	hasAcademicAdvisor
Oersted Medal →	hasRecipient
Carl E. Wieman →	name
Eric A. Cornell →	sharesNobelPrizeWith