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John E. Thomas
Fritz London Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics
Physics
jet@phy.duke.edu
Box 90305, Durham, NC 27708-0305
185 Physics Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
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Nonequilibrum Fermi Gases
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research ·
2010 - 2013
Simulating Strongly Correlated Electrons with a Strongly Interacting Fermi Gas
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Department of Energy ·
2009 - 2012
Strongly Interacting Fermi Gases in Reduced Dimensions
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
2005 - 2011
Fermi Gases with Optically-Controlled Interactions
Equipment
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
2010 - 2011
Trapped Fermi gases as models of strongly interacting matter
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2008 - 2011
Strongly-Interacting Fermic Gases in Reduced Dimensions
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
2005 - 2008
Trapped Fermi Gases as Models of Strong Interacting Matter
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2005 - 2008
Quantum Dynamics of Optically-Trapped Fermi Gases
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Department of Energy ·
2001 - 2007
Quantum Coherence in Ultracold Fermionic Vapors (Supplement)
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration ·
2005 - 2007
Quantum Coherence in Ultracold Fermionic Vapors
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration ·
2001 - 2006
All-Optical Production of Degnerate Fermi Gas Mixtures
Equipment
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
2005 - 2006
Light and Matter Wave Scattering in an Optically Trapped Fermi Gas
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
2002 - 2006
All-Optical Production of Degenerate Fermi Gas Mixtures
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
2002 - 2005
Resonance Fermi-Superfluidity in a CO2 Laser Trap
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2002 - 2005
Imaging and Interactions of Li Fermions in an Ultrasound CO2 Laser Trap
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
1999 - 2002
Ultrastable CO2 Laser Trap for Lithium Fermions
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
1999 - 2002
Optical Characterization of an Ultracold Fermi Gas
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
2000 - 2002
Optical Phase Space Tomography
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
1997 - 2000
Optical Phase Space Tomography
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
1997 - 2000
Optical Phase Space Tomography
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
1997 - 2000
Atom Noise
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
1996 - 1999
Atom Imaging
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
1996 - 1999
Atom Imaging
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
1996 - 1998
Atomic Noise
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
1996 - 1998
Ultra-cold Atom Imaging
Equipment
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
1996 - 1997
Atom Imaging with Diode Lasers
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
1996 - 1996
Atom Imaging
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
1993 - 1996
Precision Position Measurement of Single Atoms
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
1993 - 1996
Atomic Coherence
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
1992 - 1996
Continuous Sources of Atomic Coherence for Optical Processing
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research ·
1993 - 1994
Continuous Spatial Photon Echoes for Non-Linear Optical Processing
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research ·
1991 - 1993
Uncertainty Limited Atomic Position Measurement Using Optical Fields
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
1990 - 1993
Uncertainty Limited Atomic Position Measurement Using Optical Fields
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
1990 - 1993
Uncertainty Limited Atomic Position
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
1990 - 1993
Collision Induced Processes in Macroscopic Optical Coherence
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
1990 - 1992
Continuous Spatial Photon Echoes for Non-Linear Optical Processing
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research ·
1991 - 1992
Precision Atomic Position Measurement Using Optical Fields
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Department of Commerce ·
1993 - 1992
Collision Induced Process in Macroscopic Optical Coherence
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
1990 - 1992
Precision Atomic Position Measurement Using Optical Fields
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Department of Commerce ·
1990 - 1991
Nonlinear Optics in Dense Frequency Narrow Supersonic Beams
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research ·
1988 - 1991
Quantum Superposition State Scattering
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
1987 - 1990
Nonlinear Optics in Dense Frequency Narrow Supersonic Beams
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research ·
1988 - 1990
