John L. Hall (1934- )

Awarded the Prize “for contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique.”

John L. Hall is an American Physicist who was born on 21 August 1934 in Denver, CO. USA. Hall holds three degrees from Carnegie Institute of Technology, a B.S. in 1956, an M.S. in 1958, a Ph.D. in 1961. He completed his postdoctoral studies at the Department of Commerces National Bureau of Stards, now the National Institute of Stards Technology (NIST). He is currently a NIST Senior Fellow, Emeritus remains a Fellow at JILA, formerly the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics Professor in University of Colorado.