/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

Twitter: @nrc_cnrc

SOURCE National Research Council Canada