George Gibson

Department Head and Professor

Physics

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Research Interests

We are studying the behavior of atoms and molecules in intense laser fields using ultra-fast time resolved techniques with the ultimate goal of producing highly excited electronic states using non-resonant multiphoton ionization.

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Education

• Ph.D., Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1990
• B.A., Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1983

Experience

• September 1993 – Present, Professor, Physics, University of Connecticut
• January 2008 – June 2008, Visiting Professor, ICFO – Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Spain
• September 1990 – August 1993 Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland at College Park, and Visiting Scientist, Bell Laboratories

Professional Societies

• Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS)
• Optical Society of America (OSA)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Honors

• Bell Laboratories Ph.D. Fellowship (1983)
• ARCS Foundation Scholarship (1983)
• NSF Early Career Development Award (1994)
• Cottrell Scholars Award (1996)
• APS Outstanding Referee (2008)

Course links

Syllabus for P1075Q – Summer 2020