David J. Wineland: advisors and students

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David J. Wineland

American physicistborn 1944

Wikidata names Norman Foster Ramsey as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, ORCID, and 7 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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Norman Foster Ramsey

The line above and below4 steps

The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

1 step up
stated by WikidataNorman Foster Ramsey
2 steps up
stated by WikidataIsidor Isaac Rabi
3 steps up
stated by WikidataAlbert Potter Wills
4 steps up
stated by WikidataArthur Gordon Webster

Education and career8

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records. Each place opens its Wikidata item.

until 1965
University of California, Berkeley
studied
until 1970
Harvard University
studied
1970 to 1975
University of Washington
worked
from 2018
University of Oregon
worked
undated
Encina High School
studied
undated
National Institute of Standards and Technology
worked
undated
University of Colorado Boulder
worked
undated
Colorado State University
worked

At a glance

known as: physicist, university teacher, academic
fields: optics, quantum mechanics
awards: Nobel Prize in Physics, 2012, Frederic Ives Medal, 2004, Herbert Walther Prize, 2009, Benjamin Franklin Medal, 2010, National Medal of Science, 2007, Wolfgang Paul Lecture, 2013, Einstein Prize for Laser Science, 1996, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, 1990, Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, 2001, William F. Meggers Award, 1990, I. I. Rabi Award, 1998, Samuel Wesley Stratton Award, 2003
member of: National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, from 2013, Optica, from 2017
Wikipedia: in 73 languages

stated by WikidataStated by Wikidata, shown apart from the thesis records.

Elsewhere9

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaDavid J. Wineland
stated by WikidataWikidataQ61045
stated by WikidataORCID0000-0002-9770-5220
stated by WikidataVIAF266509715
stated by WikidataGND1026756170
stated by WikidataIdRef034253467
stated by WikidataISNI0000000382920494

papers

stated by WikidataGoogle Scholar6quvCpAAAAAJ
stated by WikidataDBLP42/9725

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  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{David J. Wineland: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q61045},
  note = {read on 2026-10-27}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 27). David J. Wineland: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-27]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q61045