English: Date: 1977

Place: University of Waikato, New Zealand - confirming

Photographer: Ron Carmichael

Additional information: This photo was taken at Howard Carmkichael's PhD graduation ceremony. Dan Walls was a well-renowned New Zealand physicist specialising in the field of quantum optics. He is one of the namesakes of the Dodd-Walls Centre a national research centre for quantum and photonic technologies in New Zealand. Howard Carmichael was one of Dan Wall's first two PhD students. He went on to contribute significantly to the field of quantum optics, particularly through his 'quantum trajectory theory'.

Copyright has been donated to the Dodd-Walls Centre