John Kitching (physicist) explained

John Kitching (born July 28, 1968) is a British–Canadian–American physicist and inventor, and a fellow and group leader at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. His research focuses on the development of compact "chip-scale" devices such as atomic clocks[1] and magnetometers.[2]

Early life and education

Kitching was born in Chester, UK, to a physicist father and educator mother. His family emigrated to Canada when he was very young and he went to elementary and middle school in Edmonton, Alberta. He moved to Vancouver, BC, when he was 15 years old and attended Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, winning the Governor General's Bronze Medal.[3] He obtained his undergraduate degree in physics at McGill university in 1990, receiving the Governor General's Silver Medal[4] for achieving the highest academic standing in the university that year. He completed his PhD in applied physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1995 under the supervision of Amnon Yariv.[5]

Career and research

Kitching's research focuses on the development of compact devices and instruments that combine elements of precision atomic spectroscopy, silicon micromachining and photonics. In the early 2000s, he and his group pioneered the development of chip-scale atomic clocks[6] and magnetometers.[7] based on a patent[8] filed with the USPTO in 2001. These instruments achieve an unprecedented combination of stability/sensitivity and small size, low power consumption, and manufacturability.

Kitching has also been heavily involved in the application of his compact instruments to problems in biomagnetism and nuclear magnetic resonance. He is currently leading in the development of compact, SI-traceable standards of length, time, voltage, current, and temperature under NIST's "NIST on a Chip" program.[9]

Several of Kitching's patented inventions have been successfully commercialized. His original chip-scale atomic clock was on display for about a decade in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum[10]

Awards and honors

2023: Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors[11]

2021: Fellow of the IEEE[12]

2021: Department of Commerce Gold Medal[13]

2020: Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award, Optica[14]

2018: Fellow of the American Physical Society[15]

2017: Federal Laboratories Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer[16]

2016: IEEE I. I. Rabi Award[17]

2015: IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award[18]

2014: Department of Commerce Gold Meda[19] l

2014: Rank Prize in Optoelectronics[20]

2013: NIST Fellow[21]

2008: Arthur S. Flemming Award[22]

2007: Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award, NIST[23]

2005: Jack Raper Award for Outstanding Technology-Directions[24]

2005: Department of Commerce Silver Medal[25]

2005: European Young Scientist Award, presented by the European Frequency and Time Forum[26]

1990: Governor General of Canada's Silver Medal[27]

1986: Governor General of Canada's Bronze Medal[28]

Notes and References

  1. Knappe . Svenja . Shah . Vishal . Schwindt . Peter D. D. . Hollberg . Leo . Kitching . John . Liew . Li-Anne . Moreland . John . 2004-08-30 . A microfabricated atomic clock . Applied Physics Letters . en . 85 . 9 . 1460–1462 . 10.1063/1.1787942 . 2004ApPhL..85.1460K . 0003-6951.
  2. Chip-scale atomic magnetometer . 2024-01-20 . Applied Physics Letters . 10.1063/1.1839274 . 2004 . Schwindt . Peter D. D. . Knappe . Svenja . Shah . Vishal . Hollberg . Leo . Kitching . John . Liew . Li-Anne . Moreland . John . 85 . 26 . 6409–6411 . 2004ApPhL..85.6409S . 27900453 .
  3. Web site: John Kitching . 2024-01-20 . The Governor General of Canada . en.
  4. Web site: John E. Kitching . 2024-01-20 . The Governor General of Canada . en.
  5. Quantum noise reduction in semiconductor lasers using dispersive optical feedback . California Institute of Technology . 1995 . phd . en . John E. . Kitching.
  6. News: Austen . Ian . 2004-09-30 . Time on a Chip: The Incredible Shrinking Atomic Clock . 2024-01-20 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  7. News: Eisenberg . Anne . 2012-08-25 . Early Detection for Brain Injuries . 2024-01-20 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  8. US6806784B2. Miniature frequency standard based on all-optical excitation and a micro-machined containment vessel. 2004-10-19. Hollberg. Kitching. Leo. John.
  9. 2019-11-21 . NIST on a Chip . NIST . en.
  10. Web site: Experimental Chip-Size Atomic Clock Time and Navigation . 2024-01-20 . timeandnavigation.si.edu . en.
  11. Web site: Rittenhouse . Rebekah . 2023-12-12 . NAI Announces 2023 Class of Fellows . 2024-01-20 . NAI . en-US.
  12. Web site: IEEE Fellows Class of 2022 . 2024-01-20 . IEEE.
  13. Web site: Department of Commerce Award Program Booklet .
  14. Web site: 2-Photon Optical Clock Collaboration Awarded OSA's 2020 Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence A Optica . 2024-01-20 . www.optica.org.
  15. Web site: APS Fellow Archive . 2024-01-20 . www.aps.org . en.
  16. Web site: FLC Awards Publications . 2024-01-20 . federallabs.org.
  17. 2015-11-01 . 2015 Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award – John Kitching . NIST . en.
  18. Web site: FLC Awards Publications . 2024-01-20 . federallabs.org.
  19. Web site: Department of Commerce Award program Booklet 2014 .
  20. Web site: Optoelectronics Winners Archive . 2024-01-20 . Rank Prize . en-GB.
  21. 2018-10-29 . John Kitching . NIST . en.
  22. Web site: Arthur S. Flemming Awards The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration The George Washington University . 2024-01-20 . The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration . en.
  23. 2007-12-05 . Thirteen Earn NIST Awards . NIST . en.
  24. Nguyen and Kitching receive Jack Raper award at ISSCC 2006 . IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Newsletter . 2006 . 11 . 2 . 8–9 . 2024-01-20 . 10.1109/N-SSC.2006.6500132 .
  25. Web site: Department of Commerce Awards Program Booklet 2005 .
  26. Web site: European Frequency and Time Forum Awards Page .
  27. Web site: John E. Kitching . 2024-01-20 . The Governor General of Canada . en.
  28. Web site: John Kitching . 2024-01-20 . The Governor General of Canada . en.

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