was still a doctoral student under Mourou. Their invention of chirped pulse amplification for lasers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics in Rochester led to the development of the field of high-intensity ultrashort pulses of light beams. Because the ultrabrief and ultrasharp light beams are capable of making extremely precise cuts, the technique is used in laser micromachining, laser surgery, medicine, fundamental science studies, and other applications. It has enabled doctors to perform millions of corrective laser eye surgeries. She said that after developing the technique they knew it would be a significant discovery. When she received the Nobel Prize, many commentators were surprised that she had not reached the rank of full professor. In response, Strickland said that she had "never applied" for a professorship; "it doesn't carry necessarily a pay raise… I never filled out the paper work… I do what I want to do and that wasn't worth doing." Strickland had not applied to be a full professor prior to her Nobel prize, but in October 2018, she told the BBC that she had subsequently applied and was promoted to full professorship at the University of Waterloo. Order of Canada Strickland was appointed as a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2019, one of Canada's highest civilian honours. Wikipedia presence Strickland's Wikipedia page did not exist when she became a Nobel laureate. Her Wikipedia page was created thereafter. Personal life Strickland is married to Douglas Dykaar, who received a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Rochester. They have two children: Hannah, a graduate student in astrophysics at the University of Toronto, and Adam, who is studying comedy at Humber College. Strickland is an active member of the United Church of Canada. Selected publications See also List of University of Waterloo people Notes References External links Faculty profile at the University of Waterloo including the Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2018 Generating High-Intensity Ultrashort Optical Pulses Living people 1959 births 20th-century Canadian women scientists 20th-century Canadian physicists 21st-century Canadian women scientists 21st-century Canadian physicists People from Guelph Nobel laureates in Physics Canadian Nobel laureates Women Nobel laureates McMaster University alumni University of Waterloo faculty University of Rochester alumni Laser researchers Fellows of Optica (society) Presidents of Optica (society) Canadian Fellows of the Royal Society Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences Sloan Research Fellows Scientists from Ontario BBC 100 Women Companions of the Order