Shaul Mukamel
| Shaul Mukamel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 December 1948 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Tel Aviv University |
| Known for | Non-linear Optics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical Chemistry |
| Institutions |
Tel-Aviv University Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of California-Berkeley Rice University Weizmann Institute of Science University of Rochester University of California at Irvine |
Shaul Mukamel (born 1948) is a chemist, currently serving as a professor at the University of California, Irvine.[1]
Career
Mukamel received his B.Sc. degree in 1969, with the distinction cum laude and his M.Sc. and Ph.D., both summa cum laude, in 1971 and 1976 respectively from Tel Aviv University. He finished his PhD working under Joshua Jortner. He has worked at several universities in United States including University of Rochester, where he worked from 1982 to 2003.[1] He has been at University of California, Irvine since then.[1][2][3]
Mukamel is known for his work in the field of nonlinear optics, especially the time domain extensions which culminated in the widely appreciated book entitled Principles of Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy (1995). His present and past works encompass wide range of topics ranging from excitons to multi-dimensional spectroscopy, and femtosecond spectroscopy. During his career, he has published more than 800 scientific papers. Mukamel has received numerous prizes and distinctions including the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics, and the Ahmed Zewail ACS Award in Ultrafast Science and Technology.
Awards and honors
References
- 1 2 3 The Mukamel Group
- ↑ Tien Nguyen (February 28, 2017). "Lead dressed like gold: Laser-altered molecules cast alchemy in a different light". News at Princeton. Princeton University. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Theorists smooth the way to modeling quantum friction". phys.org. May 16, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
