Wolfgang Ketterle
- Born: October 21, 1957 (Heidelberg, Germany)
Education
- 1978: Vordiplom, University of Heidelberg
- 1982: Diplom, Technical University of Munich
- 1986: PhD, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1982–1985: Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Research Assistant
- 1985–1988: Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Staff Scientist
- 1989–1990: University of Heidelberg, Research Scientist, Department of Physical Chemistry
- 1990–1993: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Associate
- 1993–1997: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1997–1998: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Physics
- 1998–present: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John D. MacArthur Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 2007–present: Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Director, Center for Ultracold Atoms
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1997: American Physical Society, I. I. Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
- 1997: American Physical Society, Fellow
- 1990: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
- 2001: Nobel Prize in Physics
- 2002: National Academy of Sciences, Member
