David Aveline

Dr. David Aveline is the Cold Atom Lab Science Module and Ground Testbed Lead, as well as a Co-Investigator conducting research on the Cold Atom Lab related to the formation and study of BEC bubble-shells using radiofrequency-dressed traps. He received a NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal in August of 2019 for years of work developing integrated quantum technologies. His research includes laser cooling and ultracold atoms, quantum sensors, atom chip technology, optical micro-resonators, and photonics. He received his bachelor of science from Cornell University in applied and engineering physics and his Ph.D in physics from University of Southern California.

Additional Roles

• Cold Atom Lab Science Module lead
• Cold Atom Lab Ground Testbed lead

Awards

• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics' Space Science Award "for developing and delivering the highly innovative Cold Atom Laboratory to the ISS and for seminal scientific achievements.
• JPL Voyager Award for “Leading integration, test, and verification of Atom Interferometry capable Science Module in Cold Atom Lab Ground Testbed.” April, 2020.
• NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal for “design of integrated quantum technologies for space applications and their successful infusion in NASA’s Cold Atom Lab,” August 2019.
•  NASA Group Achievement Award, “Cold Atom Laboratory Team,” August 2019.
• JPL team award “Cold Atom Lab Operations,” August 2018.
• JPL Voyager Award for “Outstanding contributions to the Cold Atom Lab,” March 2015.
• NASA Group Achievement Award, “MSR Planetary Protection Technology Team,” August 2012.
• 9 NASA Tech Brief Awards, 2004-2014
• JPL Mariner Award “IIP Gravity Gradiometer Physics Package System Design and Implementation,” Sept. 2007.
• NASA Group Achievement Award, “Bose-Einstein Condensate Team,” June 7, 2006.
• JPL Award, “Generating First Bose-Einstein Condensation in Southern California,” July 2005.