Science is a field of study that needs in-depth researches, time, and understanding. Science leads to discoveries and later, the development of technology that if applied, can make our everyday lives a whole lot easier. Furthermore, studying science leads us to understand things that are far greater than what we see with our naked eyes. However, only a few genius people found their way towards the greater understanding of science. One mans who successfully does is Allan Migdall.

Allan M. Migdall ATTY is one of the physicists in the Quantum Measurement Division of the Quantum Optics Group. A true science wizard, he has produced an in-depth research in the field of quantum optics related to single-photon sources, detectors, processors, and quantum memory for quantum cryptography and quantum computation. 

He led the Quantum Optics Group at the National Institute of Science and Technology. He is associated with the Joint Quantum Institute at the University of Maryland and the American Physical Society. He is also a member of the Optical Society of America and the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

To further his accomplishments and dedication to his field, he organized various conferences and workshops regarding single photon detector and source technology. He also wrote a manuscript under the same topic which was published under the name Single Photon Detector which was endorsed by the NIST. Another conference that he headed was on the applications and metrology of that certain technology. The said research has continually and biannually at metrology laboratories in United Kingdom and Italy in 2011.

More of his achievements, Allan M. Migdall has been an OSA Eastman/Presidential Speaker since 1997. As a speaker for the said organization, he gives lectures at a lot of universities and colleges and provided research opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students. Added to that, he was also the science advisor for a National Academy of Sciences in middle school optics programs.

His contributions did not come unnoticed as he was awarded with an NRC postdoctoral fellowship in 1984. He then became a member of the American Physical Society in 2007 and was awarded the Commerce Department in 2009 with a Bronze Medal for his notable achievements in single photon technology.