Donna Strickland

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Nobel laureate academic human laser physicist physicist

Donna Strickland is a Canadian physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for her pioneering work in laser physics, particularly the development of chirped pulse amplification.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel laureate → academic → human → laser physicist → physicist →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Engineering Physics → PhD in optics →
awardReceived	Companion of the Order of Canada → Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement → Governor General’s Innovation Award → Nobel Prize in Physics → Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 →
coAuthor	Gérard Mourou →
continentOfCitizenship	North America →
countryOfCitizenship	Canada →
doctoralAdvisor	Gérard Mourou →
educatedAt	McMaster University → University of Rochester →
employer	University of Waterloo →
familyName	Strickland →
fieldOfWork	laser physics → optics → physics →
givenName	Donna →
influencedField	high-intensity laser physics → laser-based eye surgery → micromachining →
knownFor	chirped pulse amplification → ultrashort laser pulses →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	National Academy of Sciences → Optica (formerly OSA) → Royal Society → Royal Society of Canada →
name	Donna Strickland →
nationality	Canadian →
NobelPrizeCategory	Physics →
NobelPrizeMotivation	for method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses →
NobelPrizeYear	2018 →
notableAchievement	co-invention of chirped pulse amplification →
notableWork	1985 paper on chirped pulse amplification →
occupation	physicist → university professor →
placeOfBirth	Guelph, Ontario, Canada →
positionHeld	associate professor at the University of Waterloo →
sexOrGender	female →
sharesNobelPrizeWith	Arthur Ashkin → Gérard Mourou →
workInstitution	University of Waterloo →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Donna Strickland →	name
John Polanyi →	notableStudent