Dietrich Leibfried (Fed)

Dietrich Leibfried received his diploma (1991) and PhD (1995) in physics while working on precision laser spectroscopy of hydrogen with Theodor W. Hänsch at the Max-Planck Institute for Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany. He has been working in the field of quantum information since his post-doctoral appointment in David Wineland’s group at NIST in 1995. From 1998 to 2001 he collaborated with Rainer Blatt holding an assistant professor position at the University of Innsbruck. In 2001 he joined NIST in a staff position as co-leader of the group working on quantum information processing, quantum networking and quantum control and with trapped ions. He has published more than 160 peer-reviewed articles.

A complete up-to-date list of publications is available on Google Scholar. 

• Helmholtz-award for precision measurement of the federal technical institute (PTB), Braunschweig, Germany (1993).
• START award of the Austrian Fonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaften (FWF) for work in the field of quantum information (2000).
• Rudolf-Kaiser award of the German Stifterverband der Wissenschaften for experimental achievements of young scientists (2004).
• Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for seminal contributions to the field of quantum information processing using trapped ions (2006).
• Samuel Wesley Stratton Award (NIST) granted for outstanding scientific or engineering achievements in support of NIST objectives (2008).
• Arthur Flemming award (George Washington University), granted for exemplary service of a US government employee in the category of basic science (2010).
• Humboldt professor grant of the Alexander von Humboldt Society and the Federal Republic of Germany (2010).
• Department of Commerce Bronze Medal (2018).
• Department of Commerce Gold Medal (2020).
• Department of Commerce Bronze Medal (2021).