University of Colorado President Hank Brown:
"I congratulate John Hall for receiving the Nobel Prize for his extraordinary contributions. The importance of a laboratory like JILA and a partnership with NIST can not be underestimated. The longstanding partnership between NIST and CU has over the years elevated the university's status as a premiere teaching and research university. What many people do not know, is that this important relationship allows CU students to work directly with Nobel laureates, of which CU now has four."
Interim CU-Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano:
"This awarding of the Nobel Prize in physics to John Hall brings great honor to his research, his colleagues at JILA and NIST, to the university and to the citizens of Colorado. It is another example of the prestige and quality of CU-Boulder scientists and the opportunities available for students to work with faculty of Nobel quality."
Interim CU-Boulder vice provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs Susan Avery:
"The long-term partnerships and interdisciplinary research between CU-Boulder and many federal entities such as NIST have truly led to world-class discoveries and wonderful educational programs. All of us are very proud of John Hall and the CU-NIST collaboration that helped to make this achievement possible."
CU-Boulder Physics Department Chair John Cumalat:
"John Hall has been with the physics department since 1966 and he has been the thesis advisor of 15 physics doctorate students. He is recognized as the person who defined the speed of light and as the world guru of laser stabilization with his innovations having major impacts on a range of applications on such projects as LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory), Accelerator projects, and laser innovation."
Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez
"All of us in the Department of Commerce are extremely proud of our colleague Jan Hall of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology, one of the co-recipients of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics. He and his co-winners, Roy J. Glauber of Harvard University and Theodor Hänsch of the Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics, were among the foremost figures in the development of the laser as a tool of science and industry. In his dedication to science and the measurement mission of NIST, and just as importantly in his dedication to education and to helping young scientists advance their careers, Jan exemplifies the best in both science and public service."
NIST Director William Jeffrey
"All of us at NIST are extremely proud to count Jan Hall as one of our own. His work over the past four decades gave us a firm foundation in precision laser technology- now an essential tool of advanced physics-and has helped keep us at the forefront of the field. We are equally grateful for his life-long work in training and mentoring new generations of inspired physicists, several of whom we now consider among our star researchers. On behalf of all of NIST, I congratulate Jan and his colleagues Ted Hänsch and Roy Glauber for this well-deserved recognition."