When was Serge Haroche born?

Serge Haroche was born on 11 September 1944 in Casablanca.

What positions has Serge Haroche held?

Positions held by Serge Haroche include: Director of the Collège de France (2012–2015); director (1994–2000).

Where did Serge Haroche study?

Serge Haroche was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Pierre and Marie Curie University, École Normale Supérieure, Science Faculty of Paris.

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Serge Haroche

French physicist, Nobel laureate

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Serge Haroche (French pronunciation: [sɛʁʒ aʁɔʃ]; born 11 September 1944) is a French physicist who was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physics jointly with David J. Wineland for "ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems", a study of the particle of light, the photon. This and his other works developed laser spectroscopy. Since 2001, Haroche is a professor at the Collège de France and holds the chair of quantum physics and in 2022 he had the Fermi Chair of Physics at University of Rome La Sapienza.

Quick facts

Born: 11 September 1944 wd
Place of birth: Casablanca wd
Citizenship: France wd
Occupation: physicist, professeur des universités, scientist, researcher wd
Education: Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Pierre and Marie Curie University, École Normale Supérieure, Science Faculty of Paris, Lycée Carnot, University of Paris wd
Official website: college-de-france.fr/site/serge-haroche/bibliographie.htm wd

Positions held wd

Director of the Collège de France (2012–2015)
director (1994–2000)

Awards wd

CNRS Gold medal (2009)
Nobel Prize in Physics (2012)
Herbert Walther Prize (2010)
Albert A. Michelson Medal (1993)
Jean-Ricard Prize (1983)
Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize (1991)
Charles Hard Townes Award (2007)
Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics (2014)
Silver Medal of the President of the Senate (2013)
Einstein Prize for Laser Science (1988)
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (2026)

About

In 1971 he defended his doctoral thesis in physics at the University of Paris VI: his research had been conducted under the direction of Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.

Questions

When was Serge Haroche born?: Serge Haroche was born on 11 September 1944 in Casablanca.
What positions has Serge Haroche held?: Positions held by Serge Haroche include: Director of the Collège de France (2012–2015); director (1994–2000).
Where did Serge Haroche study?: Serge Haroche was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Pierre and Marie Curie University, École Normale Supérieure, Science Faculty of Paris.

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