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Visiting Physicist. On sabbatical from Louisiana State University August 2009-June 2010.

I am a theoretical AMO physicist who specializes in strong field physics. My current research centers on the theory of intense laser-matter interactions with an emphasis on the generation and application of attosecond pulses. Our research group, consisting of myself and Mette Gaarde, has the unique capability to investigate all phases of the attosecond pulse generation process, from the microscopic single atom interaction to the macroscopic propagation and phase matching of the emitted radiation. The research is interdisciplinary, combining atomic and optical physics, and centered around high performance computing for non-perturbative solutions of both the time- dependent Schroedinger equation and the Maxwell wave equation.

Honorary Doctorate (Hedersdoktor) of Technology, Lund University, Sweden, 2009. Fellow, Optical Society of America, 2009.

Ball Family Professor in Physics & Astronomy at LSU since 2007. LSU Distinguished Faculty Award, 2003. Fellow, American Physical Society, 2003. Fulbright Fellow, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2001-02. STINT Fellow, Lund, Sweden, 2001. LSU College of Basic Sciences Faculty Research Award, 1999. National Science Foundation Early Career Award, 1998. Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1989.