Paul Corkum
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 82 |
| Date of birth | October 30,1943 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Saint John |
| Canada | |
| Fields | Attophysics |
| Laser science | |
| Awards | Royal Medal |
| Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering | |
| Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science | |
| King Faisal International Prize | |
| Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | |
| Lomonosov Gold Medal | |
| SPIE Gold Medal | |
| Harvey Prize in Science and Technology | |
| Charles Hard Townes Award | |
| Wolf Prize in Physics | |
| H index | 118 |
| Education | Lehigh University |
| Acadia University | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Affiliations | University Of Ottawa |
| Interests | Physics |
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| ID | 705166 |
Paul Corkum Life story
Paul Bruce Corkum OC OOnt FRSC FRS is a Canadian physicist specializing in attosecond physics and laser science. He holds a joint University of Ottawa–NRC chair in Attosecond Photonics. He is one of the students of strong field atomic physics, i.e. atoms and plasmas in super-intense laser fields.