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102
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61169
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1521
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2001 - Nobel Prize for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates
  • 2000 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 1999 - Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1998 - Lorentz Medal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1996 - Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1990 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1990 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to highresolution laser spectroscopy and its application to studies of electroweak parityviolating phenomena in atoms, and to the development and application of lightforce atomic traps
  • 1984 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Carl E. Wieman is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with a particular focus on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Media Technology, Computer Science Applications, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's scholarly output includes frequent publications in venues such as Physical Review Physics Education Research, arXiv (Cornell University), International Journal of STEM Education, PLoS ONE, and Frontiers in Education.

They have contributed to a significant body of work on topics including:

  • Innovative Teaching Methods
  • Science Education and Pedagogy
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
  • Experimental Learning in Engineering
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Education and Critical Thinking Development

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a consistent engagement with various aspects of education and problem-solving in science and engineering contexts. Key recent papers include:

  • "Developing scientific decision making by structuring and supporting student agency," 2020, Physical Review Physics Education Research
  • "Perspectives on Active Learning: Challenges for Equitable Active Learning Implementation," 2022, Journal of Chemical Education
  • "Examining the potential and pitfalls of ChatGPT in science and engineering problem-solving," 2024, Frontiers in Education
  • "Template for teaching and assessment of problem solving in introductory physics," 2020, Physical Review Physics Education Research
  • "Evaluating the problem-solving skills of graduating chemical engineering students," 2020, Education for Chemical Engineers

Collaborations feature prominently in this scientist's career, with frequent co-authors including Eric Burkholder, Shima Salehi, Argenta Price, Karen D. Wang, and Leonora Kaldaras.

Throughout their career, they have been recognized with several awards, including:

  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences (2007)
  • Nobel Prize (2001) for work related to Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms and studies of condensates properties
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute (2000)
  • Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society (1999)
  • Lorentz Medal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998)
  • Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (1996)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1995)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1990)
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (1990) for contributions to high-resolution laser spectroscopy and atomic physics
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1984)

Best Publications

  • Observation of Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Dilute Atomic Vapor

    M. H. Anderson;J. R. Ensher;M. R. Matthews;C. E. Wieman

  • Vortices in a Bose-Einstein Condensate

    M R. Matthews;B P. Anderson;P C. Haljan;D S. Hall

  • PRODUCTION OF TWO OVERLAPPING BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES BY SYMPATHETIC COOLING

    C J. Myatt;E A. Burt;R W. Ghrist;Eric A. Cornell

  • Improved learning in a large-enrollment physics class.

    Louis Deslauriers;Ellen Schelew;Carl Wieman

  • Measurement of Parity Nonconservation and an Anapole Moment in Cesium

    C. S. Wood;S. C. Bennett;D. Cho;B. P. Masterson

  • Using diode lasers for atomic physics

    Carl E. Wieman;Leo Hollberg

  • Nobel Lecture: Bose-Einstein condensation in a dilute gas, the first 70 years and some recent experiments

    Eric A. Cornell;C E. Wieman

  • Dynamics of component separation in a binary mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates

    D S. Hall;M R. Matthews;J R. Ensher;C E. Wieman

  • Very cold trapped atoms in a vapor cell.

    C. R. Monroe;W. Swann;H. Robinson;C. E. Wieman

  • Dynamics of collapsing and exploding Bose–Einstein condensates

    Elizabeth A. Donley;Elizabeth A. Donley;Neil R. Claussen;Neil R. Claussen;Simon L. Cornish;Simon L. Cornish;Jacob L. Roberts;Jacob L. Roberts

  • Doppler-Free Laser Polarization Spectroscopy

    C. Wieman;T. W. Hänsch

  • New Instrument for Measuring Student Beliefs about Physics and Learning Physics: The Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey.

    W. K. Adams;K. K. Perkins;N. S. Podolefsky;M. A. Dubson

  • Collective Excitations of a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Dilute Gas

    D S. Jin;J R. Ensher;M R. Matthews;C E. Wieman

  • Atom-molecule coherence in a Bose-Einstein condensate.

    Elizabeth A. Donley;Neil R. Claussen;Sarah T. Thompson;Carl E. Wieman

  • Stable (85)Rb Bose-Einstein Condensates with Widely Tunable Interactions

    Simon L. Cornish;Neil R. Claussen;Jacob L. Roberts;Eric A. Cornell

  • A narrow‐band tunable diode laser system with grating feedback, and a saturated absorption spectrometer for Cs and Rb

    K. B. MacAdam;A. Steinbach;C. E. Wieman

  • Coherence, Correlations, and Collisions: What One Learns about Bose-Einstein Condensates from Their Decay

    E A. Burt;R W. Ghrist;C J. Myatt;M J. Holland

  • Vortices in a Bose-Einstein Condensate

    Brian Anderson;Paul Haljan;Michael Matthews;David Hall

  • Observation of Bose-Einstein condensation in a dilute atomic vapor below 200 nanokelvins

    M H. Anderson;J R. Ensher;M R. Matthews;C E. Wieman

  • Dynamics of Component Separation in a Binary Mixture of Bose-Einstein Condensates [Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 1539 (1998)]

    D. S. Hall;M. R. Matthews;J. R. Ensher;C. E. Wieman

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric A. Cornell
Eric A. Cornell University of Colorado Boulder
Katherine K. Perkins
Katherine K. Perkins University of Colorado Boulder
Christopher Monroe
Christopher Monroe University of Maryland, College Park
Noah D. Finkelstein
Noah D. Finkelstein University of Colorado Boulder
Scott B. Papp
Scott B. Papp National Institute of Standards and Technology
Theodor W. Hänsch
Theodor W. Hänsch Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
David J. Wineland
David J. Wineland University of Oregon
Sandro Stringari
Sandro Stringari University of Trento
Leo W. Hollberg
Leo W. Hollberg Stanford University

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