John Kitching — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of the Governor General's Silver Medal (1990) for highest academic standing at McGill University.
Fellow and Group Leader at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Pioneered the development of chip-scale atomic clocks and magnetometers, based on a 2001 patent.
Leads the "NIST on a Chip" program, developing compact SI-traceable standards.
Several of his patented inventions have been successfully commercialized.
Holds a PhD in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology (1995).
Holds a BSc in Physics from McGill University (1990).

Biography

John Edward Kitching is a British–Canadian–American physicist and inventor, and a Fellow and Group Leader at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). His research focuses on the development of compact "chip-scale" devices, such as atomic clocks and magnetometers, which combine elements of atomic spectroscopy, photonics, and microelectromechanical systems.