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Appendix D: Biographies of Committee Members
Appendix D: Biographies of Committee Members
Pages 331-341
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He served 32 months as acting chief scientist for avionics for the Avionics Directorate in Wright Laboratory. He was the technical lead for more than 500 scientists and engineers, and he was responsible for the technical content of all electro-optical and microwave sensor development, electron device development, and automatic target recognition as well as avionics systems, concepts, and simulation.
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His professional activities have included serving as president of the IEEE Photonics Society (formerly the Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, or LEOS) , co-chair of the Science and Engineering Council of the OSA, vice president for technical affairs of IEEE Photonics Society, Photonics Division chair of OSA, editor-in-chief of the OSA Optics Letters, editor-in-chief of IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, editor-in-chief of IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, chair of the IEEE TAB Ethics and Member Conduct Committee, and general and program co-chair of the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.
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in physics from the University of Michi gan, where his thesis research, under the supervision of Professor Emmett Leith, concerned optical propagation in volume holograms. His early research at Bell Labs included the demonstration of novel waveguide electro-optic devices and cir cuits -- including switch/modulators, polarization controllers, tunable filters -- and their applications in high-capacity light wave transmission and switching systems.
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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. He is a lifetime member of the OSA; the American Physical Society; and SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering; and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Photonics Society (formerly LEOS)
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, and a former presi dent of the IEEE Photonics Society and the LIA. He is well known for sharing his experience freely and writes monthly business columns for Laser Focus World and contributes articles to Photonics Spectra.
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In 2008 she received the Oak Ridge Associated Universities Junior Faculty Enhancement Fellowship for her research on the impact of offshoring on technology directions, and in 2011 she received a National Science Foundation CAREER award for her research rethinking national innovation systems. During 2011, she played a growing role in national meetings on the future of U.S.
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WAGUIH S ISHAK, Alternate Co-Chair, is the division vice president and director of the Corning West Technology Center, Corning Incorporated.
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In 2004 he received the Fifth International Quantum Communication Award from Tamagawa University, Tokyo, Japan. He has been a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Photonics Society (2008-2010)
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Wood Prize from the OSA, the International Prize in Optics from the International Commission for Optics, and the IEEE Third Millennium Medal. He is a fellow of OSA, IEEE, the American Physical Society, the Royal Society, and the Royal Society of Edinburgh; holds honorary doctorates from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Heriot-Watt University; and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.
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Manufacturing. His academic awards include the Raymond Vernon Prize from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, the Economic History Association's Fritz Redlich Prize, the Business History Review's Newcomen Prize, and the Cheit Outstanding Teaching Award.
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White took an interim position as president and chief executive officer of JML Optical, a manufacturer of precision optical components and assemblies, and in 2010 he founded Edward White Consulting, LLC. His consulting business specializes in helping engineering and manufactur ing companies solve challenging business and operational issues around the world.
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