Marlan Scully

Marlan O. Scully
Born (1939-08-03) August 3, 1939 (age 85)
Casper, Wyoming, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Casper College
University of Wyoming
Yale University
Known forQuantum optics
Laser physics
AwardsAdolph E. Lomb Medal (1970)
Elliott Cresson Medal (1990)
Charles Hard Townes Award (1998)
Quantum Electronics Award (2003)
Arthur L. Schawlow Prize (2005)
Herbert Walther Award (2011)
Frederic Ives Medal (2012)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsBaylor University
Texas A&M University
Princeton University
Yale University
MIT
University of Arizona
University of New Mexico
Max Planck Inst. of Quantum Optics
Thesis Quantum theory of an optical maser  (1967)
Doctoral advisorWillis Lamb
Doctoral studentsJulio Gea-Banacloche
Patrick A. Lee
Mikhail Lukin
Wolfgang P. Schleich
Eric Van Stryland

Marlan Orvil Scully (born August 3, 1939) is an American physicist best known for his work in theoretical quantum optics. He is a professor at Texas A&M University and Princeton University.[1] Additionally, in 2012 he developed a lab at the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative in Waco, Texas.[2]

He has authored over 700 scientific articles, as well as standard textbooks such as Laser Physics (with W. Lamb and M. Sargent) and “Quantum Optics” (with M. S. Zubairy).[3][4]

  1. ^ "Scully — Princeton University — Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering". Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  2. ^ "Baylor University || Media Communications || News". Baylor.edu. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
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