/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - The 2018 Nobel Laureate in Physics to visit the National Research Council of Canada/

Dr. Donna Strickland to give a lecture on her work

OTTAWA, Jan. 17, 2019 /CNW/ - Mr. Iain Stewart, President of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) will welcome Dr. Donna Strickland, the 2018 Nobel Laureate in Physics back to the NRC. Dr. Strickland will deliver a lecture on her work in laser physics and chirped pulse amplification research that paved the way toward the Nobel Prize.  

Dr. Strickland began her career at the NRC as a summer student in metrology, and returned in 1988 as a Postdoctoral Fellow working with NRC Researcher and University of Ottawa Canada Research Chair in Attosecond Photonics, Dr. Paul Corkum. She is presently a Professor at the University of Waterloo.

Where:	National Research Council of Canada Auditorium 100 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6
When:	January 18, 2019 Media arrival: 9:45 a.m. Remarks: Media photo opportunity from 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Who:	Dr. Donna Strickland, the 2018 Nobel Prize Laureate for Physics Mr. Iain Stewart, President of the National Research Council of Canada

                       

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