- Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Joint Faculty in: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Phone: 979-845-8932
- FAX: 979-845-3259
- Email: prhemmer@tamu.edu
- Office: WEB 235G
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 1984
- B.S., University of Dayton – 1976
Research Interests
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- Solid materials for quantum optics, especially "dark resonance" excitation
- Materials and techniques for resonant nonlinear optics
- Phase-conjugate-based turbulence aberration and compensation
- Spectral hole burning materials and techniques for ultra-dense memories and high temperature operation
- Quantum computing in solid materials
- Quantum communication and teleportation in trapped atoms
- Holographic optical memory materials
- Smart pixel devices and optical correlators
- Photorefractive applications and atomic clocks
- Laser trapping and cooling
Awards & Honors
- Fellowship, National Science Foundation
- Summa Cum Laude, University of Dayton
- Air Force Research Laboratory Chief Scientist’s Award – 1993
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Star Team Award – 1990, 1992, 1994
Selected Publications
- Hemmer, Philip, and Carmen Gomes. "Single Proteins under a Diamond Spotlight." Science, vol. 347, no. 6226, 6 Mar. 2015, pp. 1072-1073. Science, doi:10.1126/science.aaa7440.
- Hemmer, Philip. “Toward Molecular-Scale MRI.” Science, vol. 339, no. 6119, 1 Feb. 2013, pp. 529-530. doi:10.1126/science.1233222.
- Hemmer, Philip, and Jörg Wrachtrup. “Where Is My Quantum Computer?” Science, vol. 324, no. 5926, 24 Apr. 2009, pp. 473-474. doi:10.1126/science.1170912.