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William E. Moerner

William Esco Moerner, also known as W. E. Moerner, (born June 24, 1953) is an American physical chemist and chemical physicist with current work in the biophysics and imaging of single molecules. He is credited with achieving the first optical detection and spectroscopy of a single molecule in condensed phases, along with his postdoc, Lothar Kador.…

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Alma mater
Washington University in St. Louis · Cornell University
Born
William Esco Moerner (1953-06-24) June 24, 1953 (age 73) Pleasanton, California, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Albert J. Sievers
Fields
Chemistry, applied physics, biophysics
Other academic advisors
James Gegan Miller
Thesis
Vibrational relaxation dynamics of an IR-laser-excited molecular impurity mode in alkali halide lattices (1982)

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William E. Moerner → Alumni Alumni Achievement Award, Chemistry Tree, LouisDescription, Moerner, Moerner DetailsW, Moerner Laboratory Homepage, Moerner Profile, Moerner's, MoernerList, MoernerMicrosoft Academic Search, Nobel, Nobelprize, St, Stanford UniversityGoogle Scholar Profile, Stanford UniversityW, Washington University, Washington UniversityWilliam, William
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William E. Moerner → Cornell University, Washington University in St. Louis
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William E. Moerner → Stanford University, UC San Diego
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William E. Moerner → William Esco Moerner (1953-06-24) June 24, 1953 (age 73) Pleasanton, California, U.S.
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William E. Moerner → Albert J. Sievers
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William E. Moerner → Chemistry, applied physics, biophysics
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William E. Moerner → James Gegan Miller
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William E. Moerner → Vibrational relaxation dynamics of an IR-laser-excited molecular impurity mode in alkali halide lattices (1982)

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William E. MoernerAlma materWashington University in St. Louis1.00infobox
William E. MoernerAlma materCornell University1.00infobox
William E. MoernerBornWilliam Esco Moerner (1953-06-24) June 24, 1953 (age 73) Pleasanton, California, U.S.1.00infobox
William E. MoernerDoctoral advisorAlbert J. Sievers1.00infobox
William E. MoernerFieldsChemistry, applied physics, biophysics1.00infobox
William E. MoernerOther academic advisorsJames Gegan Miller1.00infobox
William E. MoernerThesisVibrational relaxation dynamics of an IR-laser-excited molecular impurity mode in alkali halide lattices (1982)1.00infobox
William E. MoernerWorkplacesStanford University1.00infobox
William E. MoernerWorkplacesUC San Diego1.00infobox
William E. Moernerrelated to External linksChemistry Tree0.60section
William E. Moernerrelated to External linksWilliam0.60section
William E. Moernerrelated to External linksMoerner DetailsW0.60section

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