Donna Strickland

Marie Curie is in a class all her own as the first female winner and still the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two different science categories. An astounding scientist. ”

We proved that we could increase laser intensity by orders of magnitude. In fact, CPA led to the most intense laser pulses ever recorded. Our findings changed the world's understanding of how atoms interact with high-intensity light. ”

We must give scientists the opportunity through funding and time to pursue curiosity-based, long-term, basic-science research. ”

As for me, I want to have fun while I’m working. Now not everyone thinks physics is fun, but I do. I think experimental physics is especially fun, because not only do you get to solve puzzles about the universe or on Earth, there are really cool toys in the lab." ”

I was very good at math and physics. And that’s all. I can’t do music, art, so there was not a lot of choice for me. I think people should go with their strength and that was my strength." ”

We read to our kids at bedtime because we want to have literacy, but what are we doing to make sure kids are equally fascinated by science? ”

I still try to make different types of lasers that other people don’t have. ”

There’s no point in me being something other than me. ”

I feel that women should start to get to be recognized more because for some reason not all men want to recognize us or not all people, but I think that's a minority. I think the majority of people are ready. ”

I got paid the same as my male counterpart grad students and onward. ”