Gordon Memorial Speakership
Foundation
Gordon Memorial Speakership
Present on quantum information and optics at CLEO.
Program Prize
US$1,500 honorarium
Foundation
Established in 2014 with the support of the Gordon family, the James P. Gordon Memorial Endowment provides funding for a speakership on Quantum Information and Quantum Optics to a CLEO invited speaker. This speakership pays tribute to Jim's numerous high-impact contributions to quantum electronics and photonics, including the demonstration of the maser.
Application Information
How To Apply
There is no application process. The honoree is selected by the CLEO General Chairs.
Applicant Requirements
- Be an invited speaker at the CLEO conference
- Have a presentation related to quantum information and/or quantum optics
- Demonstrate high-impact contributions to quantum electronics and photonics
- Attend and present at CLEO
- Be recommended for consideration by a CLEO Program Chair
- Agree to let the Foundation use their picture, name and story in program marketing opportunities
Application Requirements
- CLEO Program Chairs will nominate a maximum of two invited speakers who fulfil the criteria for eligibility
- CLEO General Chairs will review all recommendations and select a maximum of one speakership recipient
- The recommendation of the CLEO General Chairs is reviewed by the Optica Foundation for final approval
If you have questions, please contact apply@optica.org.
2025 Recipient
Kartik Srinivasan
National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland, USA
For their paper: “Chip-scale lasers and frequency combs based on wideband nonlinear integrated photonics”
Past Recipients
Hannes Bernien
University of Chicago, USA
For their paper "Quantum Networks with Atom Arrays as Processing Nodes"
Tracy Northup
University of Innsbruck, Austria
For their paper "Levitated Optomechanics: Towards Quantum Control of Mechanical Motion"
Ekkerhard Peik
Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany
For their paper "Optical Clocks With Trapped Ions: Atomic and Nuclear Clocks"
Chao-Yang Lu
University of Science and Technology in China, China
For their paper "Quantum Computational Advantage Using Photons"
Jelena Vuckovic
Stanford University, USA
For their paper "Integrated Quantum Photonics"
Mark Kasevich
Stanford University, USA
For their paper "Hot Topics in Quantum Sensing"
Mikhail Lukin
Harvard University, USA
For their paper "Recent Advances in Quantum Information Science Using Quantum Optical Systems"
Paul Kwiat
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
For their paper "Synchronized Spontaneous Downconversion Supplies Scalable Single-Photon Source"
H. Jeff Kimble
California Institue of Technology, USA
For their paper "Quantum Matter Built from Atoms and Photons in Nanoscopic Dielectric Lattices"
Jean-Michel Raimond
Universite Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, France
For their paper "Quantum State Control with Atoms and Cavities"
Contributors
This speakership is endowed by the Gordon family and supporters of the James P. Gordon Memorial Fund and is administered by the Optica Foundation.
About the Endowment
Selection Committee
The recipient is selected by the CLEO Conference and General Chairs.
