Dan Walls

Dan Walls
Dan Walls
	Dan Walls
Born	Daniel Frank Walls; 13 September 1942; Napier, New Zealand
Died	12 May 1999 (aged 56); Auckland, New Zealand
Alma mater	University of Auckland (BSc, MSc); Harvard University (PhD);
Known for	Quantum optics; Squeezed coherent states
Awards	Einstein Prize for Laser Science (1990); FRS (1992); IOP Dirac Medal (1995);
	Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical physics; Quantum optics
Institutions	University of Auckland; University of Waikato;
Thesis	Topics in Non-Linear Quantum Optics (1969)
Doctoral advisor	Roy J. Glauber
Doctoral students	Howard Carmichael; Peter Drummond; Gerard J. Milburn; Margaret Reid; Monika Ritsch-Marte;
Website	www.royalsociety.org.nz/publications/reports/yearbooks/year1999/obituaries/dan-walls

Daniel Frank Walls FRS (13 September 1942 – 12 May 1999) was a New Zealand theoretical physicist specialising in quantum optics.

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