Awarded January 6, 2004, at the 34th Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics.

Karl-Ludwig Kompa, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik

For pioneering contributions to laser chemistry and chemical lasers, especially the development of the oxygen-iodine laser.

Stuart A. Rice, University of Chicago

For pioneering contributions to quantum statistical dynamics, especially the laser control of chemical reactions.

Lu Jeu Sham, University of California at San Diego (bio)

For pioneering contributions to the quantum theory of molecules and solids, especially the Kohn-Sham density functional theory.