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Named recipient of the 2019 Herbert Walther Award
Professor Sir Peter Knight has been named as recipient of the 2019 Herbert Walther Award.
This joint OSA, DPG award honors path-breaking contributions to quantum optics, quantum information science.
Congratulations Peter!
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