Donna Strickland

Summary

Donna Strickland is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Guelph^[2]. She was born on May 27, 1959^[3]. She worked as a physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (509 views/month, #7,131 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Guelph^[2], Donna Strickland…
• Donna Strickland was born on May 27, 1959^[3].
• Donna Strickland held citizenship in Canada^[7].
• Donna Strickland worked as a physicist^[4].
• Donna Strickland's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Donna Strickland's field of work was optics^[8].
• Donna Strickland's field of work was laser science^[9].
• Donna Strickland's field of work was nonlinear optics^[10].
• Among Donna Strickland's employers was University of Waterloo^[11].
• Among Donna Strickland's employers was Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory^[12].
• Donna Strickland's education included a stint at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute^[13].
• Donna Strickland's doctoral advisor was Gérard Mourou^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Donna Strickland is Compression of amplified chirped optical pulses^[15].
• Donna Strickland received the Nobel Prize in Physics^[16].
• Donna Strickland received the Fellow of the Optical Society^[17].
• Donna Strickland received the Sloan Fellowship^[18].
• Donna Strickland received the BBC 100 Women^[19].
• Donna Strickland received the Companion of the Order of Canada^[20].
• Donna Strickland received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[21].
• Donna Strickland was a member of Optica^[22].
• Donna Strickland was a member of Royal Society of Canada^[23].
• Donna Strickland was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Donna Strickland was a member of Pontifical Academy of Sciences^[25].
• Donna Strickland was a member of Royal Society^[26].
• Donna Strickland is recorded as female^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Guelph^[2], Donna Strickland… she was born on May 27, 1959^[3].

Education

Donna Strickland was educated at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute^[13]. Her doctoral advisor was Gérard Mourou^[14]. She studied under Gérard Mourou^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include optics^[8], a branch of physics^[29]; laser science^[9], a branch of physics^[30]; and nonlinear optics^[10], a branch of physics^[31]. Employers include University of Waterloo^[11], a public research university^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1956^[34], headquartered in Waterloo^[35] and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory^[12], a research institute^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1952^[38], headquartered in Livermore^[39].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Donna Strickland is Compression of amplified chirped optical pulses^[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Nobel Prize in Physics^[16], a physics award^[40], in Sweden^[41], founded in 1901^[42]; Fellow of the Optical Society^[17], a science award^[43], founded in 1959^[44]; Sloan Fellowship^[18], a fellowship grant^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1955^[47]; BBC 100 Women^[19], an award^[48], in United Kingdom^[49], founded in 2013^[50]; Companion of the Order of Canada^[20], a grade of an order^[51], in Canada^[52], founded in 1967^[53]; and Fellow of the Royal Society^[21], a fellowship award^[54], in United Kingdom^[55].

Why It Matters

Donna Strickland ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (509 views/month, #7,131 of 1,000,298).^[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

FAQs

Where was Donna Strickland born?

Donna Strickland was born in Guelph^[2].

What did Donna Strickland do for work?

Donna Strickland worked as physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Donna Strickland go to school?

Donna Strickland was educated at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute^[13].

What awards did Donna Strickland receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Physics^[16], Fellow of the Optical Society^[17], Sloan Fellowship^[18], and BBC 100 Women^[19].