David J. Wineland

David J. Wineland is an American physicist, university teacher, and academic. Born in Wauwatosa in 1944, he was educated at Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley. His doctoral advisor was Norman Foster Ramsey. Wineland’s work focuses on optics and quantum mechanics. He has been employed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Oregon, and the University of Washington.

He has received the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Frederic Ives Medal, the Benjamin Franklin Medal, and the National Medal of Science. Wineland is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Optica. His work is recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection, the Nobel Physics collection, the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, and the National Medal Of Science collection. He speaks English and has worked in Boulder and Eugene.