Brian CulshawUniversity of Strathclyde, UK
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David AndrewsSchool of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, UK
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Jacobus (Jim) OschmannBall Aerospace & Technologies Corp., USA
| Brian Culshaw has just completed a five-year term as Head of Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at Strathclyde University, which he joined in 1983 after working at Cornell University, Bell Northern Research, University College London and Stanford. He has published five textbooks on fibre sensors and one on smart structures. He co-founded OptoSci Ltd, a leading producer of optoelectronic systems, components and instrumentation in 1994. He is a former director of SPIE and was the founding editor of the International Journal of Optoelectronics. He currently serves as an Associate Editor of Applied Optics. | David Andrews leads research on molecular photonics, energy harvesting and transport, optomechanical forces, quantum and nonlinear optics at the University of East Anglia. He has over 250 research papers and a dozen books to his name. The current focus of his research group is on novel optically nonlinear fluorescence processes, optical nanomanipulation and switching, and light-harvesting in nanostructured systems. Andrews is a Fellow of SPIE, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Institute of Physics. | Jim Oschmann is Vice President and General Manager AVT, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. His technical interests are business aspects of high technology endeavors, optical systems and components from UV through Radio Frequency spectrum, astronomical telescopes and instrumentation, communications and active sensing (optical through RF spectrum). He is an active member of SPIE. He currently serves as a Symposium Chair for the Optical Engineering + Applications symposia (part of SPIE Optics + Photonics), is an SPIE Fellow, and member of the SPIE Board of Directors. | |
Jason M. EichenholzOcean Optics Inc., USA
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Jennifer RicklinAir Force Research Laboratory, USA
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John DexheimerPrivate Equity Investing, USA
| Jason M. Eichenholz is Chief Technology Officer at Ocean Optics. He is charged with maintaining Ocean Optics technology and product leadership position in the optical sensing and spectroscopy markets. He oversees Ocean Optic’s product development roadmaps and product development process. Jason has been actively involved in laser and photonics research and product development for more than 15 years. He holds six US patents and has written and delivered over 30 papers at conferences and in refereed journals in the areas of fiber optics, photonics, and solid-state, ultrafast, and frequency-agile lasers. Jason has served as the principal investigator for the Air Force and DARPA STTRs and SBIRs. | Jennifer C. Ricklin is the Chief Technologist, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. As the principal adviser and consultant to the commander, she is responsible for advising him on the Air Force's $2.2 billion science and technology program; additional customer funded research and development of $2.2 billion; and a global workforce of approximately 10,800 in the laboratory's component technology directorates. Dr. Ricklin has over 27 years of science and technology leadership experience: Army Research Laboratory; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and Director, Strategic Technologies at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. | John Dexheimer focuses on optical and sensing systems and applications, enterprise software-services, and alternative energy solutions. John has advised or led investments in more than 100 completed company financings and mergers in communications, software, electronics, materials, and optics. Companies include: Philips, SAIC-Telcordia, JDS Uniphase, Novell, EMC, EDS, United Technologies, Cisco, KLA, Intel, Raytheon, and Schott. Since 1999 he has helped materials and optics firms receive over $800 million of equity investments. He has an MBA from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology. | |
Kenneth KaufmannHamamatsu, USA
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Marc D. HimelJenoptik Optical Systems, USA
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Marc NantelResearch & Innovation at Niagara College,
| Kenneth Kaufmann has been with Hamamatsu Corp. for 24 years and is currently Vice President of Marketing. He received a Bachelor of Science from City College of New York and a PhD from MIT in physical chemistry. Ken, as VP of Marketing for Hamamatsu, has been an active participant in the Prism Awards since 2008, as an applicant, award winner, presenter, and a judge. | Marc D. Himel received his BS degree in Physics from the California Polytechnic State University, his PhD in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona, and an MBA from the University of Connecticut. He has worked in the design and development of advanced lithography systems at AT&T Bell Labs (Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography), at SVG Lithography Systems working on excimer laser based illumination systems, and a Product Manager at Tessera North America (application of diffractive micro-optics for advanced lithography and inspection). Dr. Himel has more than 46 published papers and one patent. He joined Jenoptik Optical Systems in 2011. | Marc Nantel is the Associate VP of Research & Innovation at Niagara College. Previously, Marc was the Director of Research, Commercialization and Talent Programs at the OCE, in the areas of nanotechnology and advanced health technologies. After obtaining his PhD in x-ray laser spectroscopy (Université du Québec), Dr. Nantel spent 4 postdoc years in France and at the University of Michigan, pursuing ever shorter laser-produced visible and x-ray pulses and their applications. Marc was an Adjunct Professor of Physics at the University of Toronto from 1998 to 2008. Since 2000, he has worked with Ontario colleges and universities to establish new programs in photonics. | |
Maria YzuelUniv Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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Mark BendettLockheed Martin Aculight, USA
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Marta de la FuenteIndra Sistemas SA, Spain
| Prof. Maria Yzuel is at the Department of Physics, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain, since 1983. Formerly, she was a Professor of Optics at the Universities of Zaragoza and Granada, Spain. She earned her Physics degree and PhD from the University of Zaragoza, Spain. She has worked in diffraction image theory, image quality evaluation, apodization, applications to photolithography, optical pattern recognition, color information in correlators, design of filters. She also worked in medical optics and, recently, she is working in liquid crystal panels in diffractive optics. She has published more than 250 papers. | Mark Bendett has been at Lockheed Martin Aculight since May of 2005 and is currently serving in a business development role. In his previous role, he was responsible for transitioning advanced laser technology to product in medical and defense applications. During his 30 years in the photonics industry, he has been responsible for the development of numerous photonic products in manufacturing and medical applications, founded a telecommunications component company, and generated over 30 publications and 20 patents. He currently serves on several university advisory boards and on the Finance Committee for SPIE. | Marta C. de la Fuente is the Group Manager of the Optical Design Group at Indra Sistemas. She has worked with many small and medium companies to help them innovate their processes and products and become more viable in the optical community. Following this goal she has supported the founding of the cluster SECPhO, being currently a member of its Executive Committee. Marta is also a member of the European Technology Platform Photonics21 and its Spanish mirror Fotonica21. | |
Patrick EnnisIntellectual Ventures, USA
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Ralph JamesBrookhaven National Laboratory, USA
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Randy HeylerOndax, Inc., USA
| Patrick Ennis is currently at Intellectual Ventures where he invests in innovation world-wide. Prior experience: Managing Director of ARCH Venture Partners, positions with Lucent Technologies, AT&T, and Bell Labs. Before joining Bell Labs in 1992, Patrick conducted research in Nuclear Physics from 1984 to 1992 at universities and national labs in North America and Europe. He has published many articles describing his work in scientific journals. His degrees include: a PhD, MS and MPhil in Physics from Yale University, an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Mathematics and Physics from the College of William and Mary. | Ralph James has served as the Associate Laboratory Director for the Energy, Environment and National Security Directorate with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory from 2001-2008. He is currently a Program Manager at BNL, where he leads basic and applied research devoted to materials, electronic and imaging devices, and integrated circuits. He also serves on several Boards of Long Island businesses. Dr. James has received numerous prestigious international honors in recognition of his scientific accomplishments. Dr. Ralph James was the 2010 President of SPIE. | Randy Heyler is President and CEO of Ondax, Inc., the leading manufacturer of high-performance Volume Holographic Grating (VHG) filters and wavelength-stabilized laser sources. He has nearly 30 years of leadership experience in the photonics industry, most recently with Newport Corporation, where his responsibilities included general management, technology planning, strategic and product marketing, OEM business development, branding and product positioning, and industry trade and technical association leadership. He was a founder and VP of the Photonics Packaging and Advanced Automation Division at Newport. He also spent 10 years with Spectra-Physics. Randy holds both a BSME and an MS in Engineering Management from Stanford University. | |
Robert HuangWavelength Technology Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore
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Robert LiebermanIntelligent Optical Systems Inc, USA
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Ryszard S. RomaniukWarsaw Univ of Technology, Poland
| Robert Huang is founder and CEO of Singapore Wavelength Technology Pte Ltd, a company engaged in laser optics coating and infrared imaging lens assembly. He is also founder of WaveLab Scientific Pte Ltd which distributes optical design software and training across Asia. Robert co-founded Precision Laser Solutions Pte Ltd in 2009 which offers unique laser indexing application for hard disk media industry. He actively serves as vice-chair of Singapore Optics & Photonics Society and works with other Asian Photonics communities. Prior to that, Robert was General Manager of a laser system integration company. Robert holds an optical engineering degree from Zhejiang University of China and MBA from South Australia University. | Robert Lieberman received his PhD in Physics from the University of Michigan with an emphasis on solid-state physics and biophysics. After working at AT&T Bell Laboratories for 10 years, Dr. Lieberman joined Physical Optics Corporation (POC), where he became VP and GM of Research and Development. In 1998, he founded Intelligent Optical Systems (IOS), and since then he has been a co-founder or senior executive of 5 other companies. He served as the Principal Investigator on optical sensor projects with NIH, NSF, NASA, and the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense. Dr. Lieberman holds 33 U.S. patents, is the author of numerous scientific articles, and has chaired numerous symposia on biological, physical, and chemical sensors. | Ryszard S.Romaniuk is a Professor of Electronics Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) in Poland. He is research director of the Institute of Electronic Systems at WUT; a fellow of SPIE; an Eisenhower fellow; a member of board in Photonics Society of Poland; a member of IEEE, OSA and EOS; and a member of the editorial boards of professional journals, including Photonics Spectra. He also is scientific secretary of the Committee of Electronics and Telecommunications, Polish Academy of Sciences. He has authored several manuals on optoelectronics, 300 papers on optical fiber technology and photonic/electronic systems for high-energy physics experiments. He is a member of the development team for the European X-FEL. | |
Wilhelm G. KaendersTOPTICA Photonics, Germany
| | | Wilhelm Kaenders is founder and President/CEO of TOPTICA Photonics AG, a high-tech optical company that focuses on high-precision lasers and laser systems as test and measurement tools in industry and academia. He worked on tunable diode laser technology in collaboration with the LM University/Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics groups of Theodor Hänsch. Since 2003, the commercial activities have been extended to fiber-based femtosecond lasers for spectroscopy, metrology, inspection and microscopy. Kaenders received his diploma in Physics on research in atom physics using synchrotron and VUV pulsed laser radiation at Bonn University and the International Diploma of Imperial College, London, before finalizing the doctorate at the University of Hannover. | | |
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