Eric Cornell

American physicist, professor (born 1961)

Eric Allin Cornell (born December 19, 1961) is an American physicist. Together with Carl E. Wieman he synthesized the first Bose–Einstein condensate in 1995. In 2001 Cornell, Wieman, and Wolfgang Ketterle shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work.

Eric Allin Cornell
Cornell in June 2015
Born (1961-12-19) December 19, 1961 (age 63)
NationalityUnited States
Alma materStanford University
MIT (Ph.D.)
Known forBose–Einstein condensation
AwardsKing Faisal International Prize in Science (1997)
Lorentz Medal (1998)
Nobel Prize in Physics (2001)
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics (2000)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Colorado Boulder
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
JILA
ThesisMass spectroscopy using single ion cyclotron resonance (1990)
Doctoral advisorDavid E. Pritchard
Eric Allin Cornell
Born December 19, 1961(age 57)


Palo Alto, California, USA

Residence Boulder, Colorado, USA
Nationality United States
Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Stanford University

Known for Bose–Einstein condensation
Awards King Faisal International Prize in Science (1997)

Lorentz Medal (1998) Nobel Prize in Physics(2001) Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics(2000)

Scientific career
Fields Physics
Institutions University of Colorado Boulder

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) JILA