Eric Betzig
Eric Betzig | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Eric Betzig[1] January 13, 1960 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology Cornell University |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Employer | Janelia Farm Research Campus |
| Organization | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| Known for | Nanoscopy, fluorescence microscopy |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied physics |
| Institutions | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| Thesis | Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy (1988) |
| Website | Eric Betzig, PhD |
Robert Eric Betzig (born January 13, 1960) is an American physicist based at the Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia.[2] He was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy"[3] along with Stefan Hell and William E. Moerner.[4]
Life and career
Betzig was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of Robert Betzig. For his undergraduate degree, Betzig studied Physics at the California Institute of Technology, graduating with a BS degree in 1983. He then went on to study at Cornell University where he obtained an MS degree and a PhD degree in Applied and Engineering physics in 1985 and 1988, respectively.[5]
After receiving his doctorate, Betzig worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories in the Semiconductor Physics Research Department. In 1996, Betzig left academia to become vice president of research and development at Ann Arbor Machine Company, then owned by his father.[4] Here he developed Flexible Adaptive Servohydraulic Technology (FAST) but did not achieve commercial success.[5][6]
Betzig then returned to the field of microscopy, developing photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM), and in 2006 he joined the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus as a group leader to work on developing super high-resolution fluorescence microscopy techniques.[4]
Awards
Betzig was awarded the William L. McMillan Award in 1992 and the 1993 National Academy of Sciences Award for Initiatives in Research.[5] In 2014, Betzig was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Stefan Hell and William E. Moerner.[3]
References
- ^ "Eighty-Ninth Annual Commencement – California Institute of Technology" (PDF). caltechcampuspubs.library.caltech.edu. California Institute of Technology. June 10, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 14 (help) - ^ "Eric Betzig, PhD". hhmi.org. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ^ a b "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ^ a b c "Eric Betzig Wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry". HHMI News. hhmi.org. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ^ a b c "Eric Betzig". janelia.org. Janelia Farm Research Campus. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
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External Links
- Chemistry Tree: Eric Betzig Details
- Eric Betzig talk: Developing PALM Microscopy
