Nobel laureate Eric Cornell and his wife, Celeste Landry, met with the media on April 12 to discuss his recovery from necrotizing fasciitis. Cornell is a research physicist and fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and adjoint professor of physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Necrotizing fasciitis, caused by the bacteria that causes strep throat, is a serious illness that caused Cornell to be hospitalized at the end of October, 2004. He was discharged from the hospital on Dec. 16, 2004, and has been undergoing rehabilitation and recovery since then.

Cornell and Carl Wieman, distinguished professor of physics at CU-Boulder, led a team of physicists that created the world's first Bose-Einstein condensate in 1995. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 2001 for their creation of the new form of matter.

Eric Cornell Prepared Remarks. April 12, 2005

Eric Cornell And Celeste Landry Discuss His Recovery. April 12, 2005

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Nobel laureate Eric Cornell, fellow and research physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and adjoint professor of physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, talks with graduate students (from left to right) Laura Sinclair and Russell Stutz and research associate Aaron Leanhardt in his laboratory. Photo by Larry Harwood/University of Colorado at Boulder

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Fall 2004 Statements

Statement From The Family Of Eric Cornell. Dec. 17, 2004

Statement From The Family Of Eric Cornell. Dec. 1, 2004

Statement From The Family Of Eric Cornell. Nov. 24, 2004

Statement From The Family Of Eric Cornell. Nov. 18, 2004

Statement From The Family Of Eric Cornell. Nov. 11, 2004

Statement From The Family Of Eric Cornell. Nov. 2, 2004

NIST, CU Scientist Eric Cornell In Critical Condition. Oct. 30, 2004

CU's Wardenburg Health Center Supports Students, Faculty, Staff With Facts, Counseling, Medical Care. Oct. 30, 2004 5