C. Kumar N. Patel

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C. Kumar N. Patel
British India
NationalityIndian/American
Alma materCollege of Engineering, Pune (B.E.)
Stanford University (M.S.)
Stanford University (PhD)
AwardsStuart Ballantine Medal (1968)
IEEE Medal of Honor (1989)
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Chandra Kumar Naranbhai Patel (born 2 July 1938) is an

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Patel was born in

continuous-wave and pulsed power
output at very high conversion efficiencies.

From 1993–1999, Patel served as vice chancellor for research at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he is also professor of physics and adjunct professor of electrical engineering.[3]

Patel discussing his career and his invention of the carbon dioxide laser.

In 1996, President Bill Clinton awarded Patel the National Medal of Science, "[f]or his fundamental contributions to quantum electronics and invention of the carbon dioxide laser, which have had significant impact on industrial, scientific, medical, and defense applications."[4] In addition to the carbon dioxide laser, he also developed the "spin-flip" infrared Raman laser.[5]

Patel currently holds 36 U.S.

Optical Society of America,[8] the Laser Institute of America,[9] the American Society of Laser Medicine and a Senior Fellow of the California Council on Science and Technology.[10]

In 2018 C. Kumar N. Patel became an Honorary Member of the American Laser Study Club[11] which a year later named an award in his honor.[12]

Awards and honors

References

  1. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.136.A1187
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  2. ^ "C. Kumar N. Patel". The American Institute of Physics. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ^ "The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details". The National Science Foundation. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. ^ "C. Kumar N. Patel". Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. ^ "MIT Inventor of the Week: Kumar Patel". The Lemelson-MIT Program. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  6. ^ "UCLA Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". UCLA. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  7. ^ "AAAS Fellows" (PDF). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  8. ^ "C. Kumar N. Patel". The Optical Society. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Fellow Award". Laser Institute of America. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  10. ^ "C. Kumar N. Patel". CCST. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  11. ^ "American Laser Study Club Names C. Kumar N. Patel as Honorary Member". India West. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Kumar Patel Prize". American Laser Study Club. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  13. doi:10.1063/1.3034571
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  14. ^ "IEEE Medal of Honor Revcipients" (PDF). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  15. ^ "National Medal of Science". National Science and Technology Medals Foundation. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

External links

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