Education
AB, Columbia College, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1952.
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Arthur Ashkin
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Arthur Ashkin, Physicist. Recipient Charles Hard Townes award Optical Society American, 1988, Rank prize Quantum Elec. award Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Fellow Optical Society American, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society; member National Academy Science, National Academy Engineering.
Career
Staff member radiation laboratory, Columbia University, 1942-1946; assistant nuclear studies laboratory, Cornell University, 1948-1952; member technical staff research department, Cornell University, 1952-1963; head department laser science, Cornell University, 1963-1987; member technical staff, Bell Labs, since 1988.
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Membership
Fellow Optical Society American, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society. Member National Academy Science, National Academy Engineering.
