Sprangle, Phillip
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Institute for Research in Electronics & Applied Physics
Physics
Institute for Research in Electronics & Applied Physics
Physics
3351 A.V. Williams Building
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Applied Physics, Cornell University, 1973
- M.S., University of Puerto Rico, 1969
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 1967
HONORS AND AWARDS:
- Presidential Rank Award (2015) highest government award given to a civilian
- Advanced Accelerator Concept Prize (2014)
- James Clerk Maxwell Prize (2013)
- Fred E. Saalfeld Award (2012) highest scientific award that ONR confers
- Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award (2011) highest scientific award that NRL confers
- IEEE Plasma Science Award (2008)
- Top Navy Scientist and Engineer of the Year Award (2008)
- Sigma Xi Pure Science Award (1994)
- International Free Electron Laser Prize (1991)
- Washington Technology's Top Ten Talents (1989)
- E. O. Hulburt Science and Engineering Award (1986)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS, 1981)
- Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE, 1997)
- Fellow of the Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS, 2005)
- Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA, 2010)
- Atmospheric propagation of high-energy lasers
- Ultra-short pulse laser matter interaction and propagation
- Nonlinear optics
- Free electron lasers
- Nonlinear plasma physics
- Laser driven accelerators
Professor Sprangle retains a partial position at the Naval Research Laboratory, where he serves as a Senior Scientist for Directed Energy Physics.