Associate Research Scientist Grégory Moille has received the Distinguished Research Scientist Prize from the College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland. The award comes with a $5,000 prize and celebrates his research excellence. 

“I'm deeply honored and grateful for this recognition,” Moille says. “While it's an individual award, what it really highlights for me is the collaborative environment that makes our work possible. None of this meaningful science would happen without the talented colleagues I work with every day. This award inspires me to keep pushing forward with our research.”Grégory Moille and CMNS Dean Amitabh Varshney

Moille works with JQI Fellow Kartik Srinivasan. His current research investigates the ways that light waves interact with matter and can be harnessed for practical applications. In particular, he is investigating how light behaves in microresonators—racetracks about as wide as a human hair—where light can circulate many times and create powerful interactions. These tiny devices offer an opportunity to study new physics and develop new measurement devices, especially smaller optical-atomic clocks that could help improve GPS and other ultra-precision timing applications. 

 

Original story by Bailey Bedford: https://jqi.umd.edu/news/jqi-researcher-awarded-distinguished-research-scientist-prize