William E. Moerner(1953)
ChemistryWilliam Esco Moerner, also known as W. E. Moerner, is an American physical chemist and chemical physicist with current work in the biophysics and imaging of single molecules.
United StatesStanford University
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Major Awards
666
Publications
40,196
Citations
101
h-index
319
i10-index
60.4
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Thomas Jefferson High School
Cornell University(doctorate)
Cornell University(Master of Science)
Washington University in St. Louis(Bachelor of Science)
Washington University in St. Louis(Bachelor of Arts)
Career Timeline
Stanford University?–present
IBM Almaden Research Center?–present
University of California, San Diego?–present
ETH Zurich?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
Three-Dimensional Localization of Single Molecules for Super-Resolution Imaging and Single-Particle Tracking
Chemical Reviews2017472 citations
Super-resolution Microscopy with Single Molecules in Biology and Beyond–Essentials, Current Trends, and Future Challenges
Journal of the American Chemical Society2020183 citations
3D single-molecule super-resolution microscopy with a tilted light sheet
Nature Communications2018173 citations
Multicolour localization microscopy by point-spread-function engineering
Nature Photonics2016162 citations
Genome-wide CRISPR screens reveal a specific ligand for the glycan-binding immune checkpoint receptor Siglec-7
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences2021130 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
KB
K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
OY
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Priestley Medal (2023)
Karl Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
Morten Meldal
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
David MacMillan
Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2021)
Benjamin List
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2021)
Ahmed H. Zewail
Davy Medal (2011)
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