Carlton M. Caves

Carlton M. Caves

Infobox Scientist
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fields = Physicist
workplaces = University of New Mexico
Caltech
University of Southern California
alma_mater = Rice University
Caltech
doctoral_advisor = Kip Thorne
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doctoral_students = Samuel L. Braunstein
Steven Flammia
Michael Nielsen
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known_for = Quantum information
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Carlton Morris Caves holds the position of Distinguished Professor in physicsat the University of New Mexico. He is notable for his work in the areas of physics of information; information, entropy, and complexity; quantum information theory; quantum chaos, quantum optics; theory of non-classical light; theory of quantum noise; and the quantum theory of measurement.

Education

He received his BA in physics and mathematics from Rice University, 1972; and his PhD from Caltech under Kip Thorne, 1979, in the area of gravitation leading to a thesis entitled "Theoretical Investigations of Experimental Gravitation."

Career

In 1979-81, he was a Research Fellow, Caltech; in 1982-87, he was a Senior Research Fellow, Caltech; in 1987-92, he was an associate professor at the University of Southern California; and in 1992-2006, he was Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico.

Honors

He has received a number of honors including Fellow of the American Physical Society; National Science Foundation (NSF) Predoctoral Fellow, 1972-75; Richard P. Feynman Fellow, Caltech,1976-77; first Öcsi Bacsi Fellow, Caltech, 1976-77; and the Einstein Prize for Laser Science, Society for Optical and Quantum Electronics, 1990.

ee also

* Quantum Aspects of Life

External links

* [http://info.phys.unm.edu/~caves/ Caves' homepage]
* [http://info.phys.unm.edu/~caves/commentary/026.html Caves' father]
* [http://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=112856 Caves' math genealogy]


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