Ursula Keller

Swiss laser physicist and university teacher (born 1959)
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Ursula Keller

Summary

Ursula Keller is a human[1]. Born in Zug[2], she… she was born on +1959-06-21T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a physicist[4], inventor[5], entrepreneur[6], university teacher[7], and scientist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Zug[2], Ursula Keller…
  • Ursula Keller was born on +1959-06-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ursula Keller was born on +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Ursula Keller held citizenship in Switzerland[11].
  • Ursula Keller worked as a physicist[4].
  • Ursula Keller worked as an inventor[5].
  • Ursula Keller worked as an entrepreneur[6].
  • Ursula Keller worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Ursula Keller's professions included scientist[8].
  • Ursula Keller worked as a laser physicist[12].
  • Ursula Keller's field of work was ultrafast laser[13].
  • Ursula Keller's field of work was physics[14].
  • Ursula Keller's field of work was optics[15].
  • Ursula Keller's field of work was photonics[16].
  • Ursula Keller's field of work was laser[17].
  • Ursula Keller's field of work was spectroscopy[18].
  • Among Ursula Keller's employers was ETH Zurich[19].
  • Ursula Keller received the Charles Hard Townes Award[20].
  • Ursula Keller received the Zeiss Research Award[21].
  • Ursula Keller received the Philip Morris Research Prize[22].
  • Ursula Keller received the Weizmann Women & Science Award[23].
  • Ursula Keller received the IEEE Photonics Award[24].
  • Ursula Keller received the European Inventor Award[25].
  • Ursula Keller was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[26].
  • Ursula Keller was a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Zug[2], Ursula Keller… Recorded date of birth include +1959-06-21T00:00:00Z[3] and +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].

Education

Ursula Keller earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], inventor[5], entrepreneur[6], university teacher[7], scientist[8], and laser physicist[12]. Fields of work include ultrafast laser[13]; physics[14], a branch of science[29]; optics[15], a branch of physics[30]; photonics[16], a branch of physics[31]; laser[17]; and spectroscopy[18], an analytical chemical technique[32]. Among Ursula Keller's employers was ETH Zurich[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Charles Hard Townes Award[20], a science award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1980[35]; Zeiss Research Award[21], a science award[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1987[38]; Philip Morris Research Prize[22], a science award[39], in Germany[40]; Weizmann Women & Science Award[23], a science award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1994[43]; IEEE Photonics Award[24], a technical field award[44], founded in 2002[45]; and European Inventor Award[25], an award[46], founded in 2006[47].

Why It Matters

Ursula Keller ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48]

FAQs

Where was Ursula Keller born?

Ursula Keller was born in Zug[2].

What did Ursula Keller do for work?

Ursula Keller worked as physicist[4], inventor[5], entrepreneur[6], university teacher[7], and scientist[8].

What awards did Ursula Keller receive?

Honors received include Charles Hard Townes Award[20], Zeiss Research Award[21], Philip Morris Research Prize[22], and Weizmann Women & Science Award[23].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . optica.org. optica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . rts.ch. rts.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . leopoldina.org. leopoldina.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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