Wolfgang Ketterle(1957)
PhysicsWolfgang Ketterle is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (2001) from Germany. They have received 2 major awards in total. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Heidelberg University. They have been affiliated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
2
Major Awards
566
Publications
50,613
Citations
106
h-index
223
i10-index
89.4
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
Researcher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, US
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Heidelberg University
Technical University of Munich
Doctoral Advisors
Dan Stamper-KurnSubhadeep GuptaMartin W. ZwierleinHerbert Walther
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesPontifical Academy of Sciences
Top Publications
Spin transport in a tunable Heisenberg model realized with ultracold atoms
Nature2020230 citations
Observation of microwave shielding of ultracold molecules
Science2021134 citations
Dipolar spin-exchange and entanglement between molecules in an optical tweezer array
Science2023107 citations
Rotational Coherence Times of Polar Molecules in Optical Tweezers
Physical Review Letters202173 citations
Control of reactive collisions by quantum interference
Science202266 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
RG
Reinhard Genzel
Nobel Prize in Physics (2020)
TW
Theodor W. Hänsch
Wolf Prize in Physics (2007)
PG
Peter Grünberg
Nobel Prize in Physics (2007)
JB
John Bardeen
Japan Prize (1985)
Gerd Faltings
Abel Prize (2026)
John Clarke
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
Michel H. Devoret
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
John M. Martinis
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
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