Paul Corkum

Paul B. Corkum
Born (1943-10-30) October 30, 1943 (age 81)
NationalityCanadian
Alma materAcadia University (BSc.)
Lehigh University (MSc.), (PhD)
AwardsWolf Prize in Physics (2022)
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2022)
Scientific career
FieldsAttosecond physics
Laser science
InstitutionsUniversity of Ottawa

Paul Bruce Corkum OC OOnt FRSC FRS (born October 30, 1943) is a Canadian physicist specializing in attosecond physics and laser science.[1] He holds a joint University of OttawaNRC chair in attosecond photonics.[1] He also holds academic positions at Texas A&M University and the University of New Mexico. Corkum is both a theorist and an experimentalist.

  1. ^ a b "Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering" (Press release). NSERC. 16 March 2009., as published in Physics in Canada, 65(2) 58.