Richart Elliott Slusher is a Regents Researcher, a Principal Research Scientist at the Georgia Tech Research Institute

Georgia Tech Research Institute

The Georgia Tech Research Institute is the nonprofit applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States...

, and the director of the Georgia Tech Quantum Institute

Georgia Tech Quantum Institute

The Georgia Tech Quantum Institute is a multi-disciplinary research center within the Georgia Tech Research Institute and the Georgia Institute of Technology that focuses on research within quantum computing and related fields.-History:...

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Education

Slusher received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1965.

Work

Slusher worked at Bell Laboratories from 1965 to 2007, where he directed a research department focused on optical and quantum device physics from 1977 to 2005. Since 2005, he has worked at the Georgia Tech Research Institute

Georgia Tech Research Institute

The Georgia Tech Research Institute is the nonprofit applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States...

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Awards

Slusher received the 1995 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science

Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science

The Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science is a prize that has been awarded annually by the American Physical Society since 1991. The recipient is chosen for "outstanding contributions to basic research which uses lasers to advance our knowledge of the fundamental physical properties of...

 from the American Physical Society

American Physical Society

The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...

 and the 2006 Max Born Award

Max Born Award

The Max Born Award is given by the Optical Society for "outstanding contributions to physical optics", and is named after Max Born.-Recipients:* 2011 Carlton M. Caves* 2010 Vladimir M. Shalaev* 2009 Mordechai Segev...

 from the Optical Society of America

Optical Society of America

The Optical Society is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of light—optics and photonics—in theory and application, by means of publishing, organizing conferences and exhibitions, partnership with industry, and education. The organization has members in more than 100 countries...

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