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Lene V. Hau

Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics

Primary Teaching Area

Applied Physics

Contact

Lyman 229
hau@fas.harvard.edu
(617) 496-5967

Lab

Hau Lab
Cruft Hall 112-114 and 211-214

Research Areas

Applied Physics
Biophysics Photonics

Related News

Feb 7, 2013

Making optical molasses

Lene Hau asks, "What would happen if I sent the fastest thing in the universe into the coldest thing ever made?" (Radiolab)

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Applied Physics

Apr 7, 2010

Cold atoms and nanotubes come together for the first time

Atoms spiral towards a charged carbon nanotube under dramatic acceleration before splitting apart

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Applied Physics

Jan 27, 2010

Lene Hau named DOD National Security Fellow

Award from Department of Defense provides long-term financial support to conduct unclassified, basic research

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Applied Physics

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