Speakers

Dr. James C. Wyant

Keynote Speaker

OSA President in 2010 and dean of the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona

James C. Wyant is the dean of the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona. He received a BS in physics from Case Western Reserve University and an MS and PhD in optics from the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester.

Wyant is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of OSA, SPIE, and the Optical Society of India. He was the 1986 President of SPIE and has held many leadership positions in OSA. He has been an elected member of the OSA Board of Directors and a member of the Executive Committee, the Publications Long-Term Planning Group (chair), Fraunhofer Committee (chair), Adolph Lomb Committee, Education Committee, Finance and Investment Committee, Ives Medal Committee, Investment Subcommittee, Fellows and Honorary Members Committee, and CLEO Optical Metrology Committee.

He has been involved in many journal activities, including the editorial advisory panel of Optics Letters, the associate editor of the Journal of the Optical Society of America (JOSA), associate editor of Applied Optics, topical editor of JOSA, topical editor of Applied Optics, topical editor of Optics Letters, editor of the Optical Technology Division of Applied Optics, associate editor of Optics Express, and editor-in-chief of Applied Optics.

He has received several awards for his technical work, including the OSA Joseph Fraunhofer Award; SPIE Gold Medal; SPIE Technology Achievement Award; R&D 100 Award five times; and Photonics Circle of Excellence awards for optical products five times. He received the University of Rochester College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award and a Doctorado Honoris Causa from the Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica in Puebla, Mexico.

Wyant has also been involved in several entrepreneurial activities. He was a co-founder of the WYKO Corporation and 4D Technology and the president of WYKO from 1984 to 1997, when the company was sold to Veeco Instruments. He has served on several boards of directors, including WYKO (chair) from 1984 to 1997, ILX Lightwave from 1988 to the present, Veeco Instruments from 1997 to 1999, Optics 1 from 1999 to 2008, and 4D Technology (chairman) from 2002 to the present.

For his entrepreneurial activities, Wyant has received several awards, including the University of Arizona College of Business and Public Administration Entrepreneurial Fellow; Arizona’s “Innovator of the Year” Product Award; the Tom Brown Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award; and the University of Arizona Technology Innovation Award.

Wyant is the author of more than 300 written publications and invited talks on interferometry, holography and optical testing. He has been the major advisor of 31 graduated PhD students and 25 MS students.

Dr. Vladimir M. Shalaev

Keynote Speaker

The Robert and Anne Burnett Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University

Education:

• Ph.D. Krasnoyarsk State University (Russia), physics and mathematics, 1983;
• M.S. Krasnoyarsk State University (Russia), physics (with highest distinction), 1979.

Professional Career:

• Robert and Anne Burnett Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University since 2004
• Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University since 2005
• Professor of ECE Department, Purdue University 2001-2004
• George W. Gardiner Professor of Physics, New Mexico State University 1997-2001
• Associate Professor, New Mexico State University 1993-1997
• Research Associate Professor, University of Toronto (Canada) 1991-1993
• Humboldt Foundation Fellow, University of Heidelberg (Germany) 1990-1991
• Director of Summer School on Physics & Math for gifted students at Krasnoyarsk State University 1983-1984
• Assistant Professor, Krasnoyarsk State University (Russia) 1983-1990
• Research Fellow, Institute of Physics, Krasnoyarsk (Russia) 1983-1990

Professional Recognitions, Awards, and Honors:

• The 2010 Max Born Award of the Optical Society of America
• The 2010 Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics
• Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• The 2009 Herbert Newby McCoy Award - Purdue University's most prestigious research award
• The Acorn Award: Seed for Success, 2007
• The 2006 Top 50 Nano Technology Award Winner for "Nanorod Material"
• The 2006 College of Engineering Research Award
• Fellow of the American Physical Society
• Fellow of the Optical Society of America
• Fellow of The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
• Robert and Anne Burnett Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2004-pres
• George W. Gardiner Endowed Professorship, New Mexico State University, 1997-2001
• Program co-Chair for the 2009 CLEO/IQEC conference
• Chair of the OSA Technical Group "Photonic Metamaterials", 2008-2010
• Chair of the OSA Topical Group: Photonic Metamaterials: from Random to Periodic, 2004-2007
• Vice-Chair of the OSA Topical Group: Waves in Random and Periodic Media, 2002-2004
• Co-Editor of Applied Physics B - Lasers and Optics
• Co-Editor for Advances in Nano-Optics and Nanophotonics book series (Elsevier), 2006-2008
• Co-Editor for Series in Nanooptics and Nanophotonics, Taylor & Francis Books, Inc.2008-
• Topical Editor for J. of Optical Society of America B, 2005-
• Editorial Advisory Board Member for Laser and Photonics Reviews, 2008-
• Editorial Advisory Board Member for Laser Physics Letters, 2006-
• Editorial Board Member for "Metamaterials" Journal, 2006-
• Editorial Board Member for Journal of Nanotechnology, 2008-
• Editorial Advisory Board Member for International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Group Theory, and Nonlinear Optics
• Editorial Advisory Board Member for The J. Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials (JNOPM)
• Editor for Special Issue "Optics on the Nanoscale: Pronciples, Instrumentation and Applications" of Applied Physics B, v. 84, ##1 and 2, July/Aug. 2006.
• Guest Co-Editor for J. of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics special issue on Metamaterials, 2005.
• Associate Guest Editor for IEEE's Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics (JSTQE) on Nonlinear Optics, 2005
• Guest Editor/Coordinator for Journal of Optical Society of America B (JOSA-B) Focus Issue on Metamaterials, 2005
• Editor for Feature Issue of J. of the Optical Society of America A and B on "Photonic Metamaterials", v. 24, #10, 2007
• OSA Max Born Award Committee, Member, 2005, 2006
• Organizer of a number of symposia for ACS, OSA, APS, and CLEO/QELS Annual Meetings, 1997-2005
• Chair and Member of Program Committees and International Advisory Committees for a number of International Conferences, Symposia, and Schools
• Visiting Professorships (1999-2000; sabbatical year) at:
  • Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles, Paris
  • University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
  • Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat, Munich
• The Associated Western Universities Faculty Fellowship (Sandia National Laboratories), 1995
• International Humboldt Foundation Scholar (Paris-Sud Universite, France), 1991
• Humboldt Foundation Fellow (Heidelberg, Germany, and Paris, France), 1990-1991
• USSR Academy of Science Grant for Young Investigators, 1988-1990
• 2nd Prize in the USSR Academy of Science Competition on Fundamental Studies, 1983

Research Interests:

Photonics and materials science. Optoelectronic properties of mesoscopic and nanostructured systems. Nonlinear optics and spectroscopy. Optical sensors. Optical properties of nanostructured materials. Metal-dielectric nanocomposites and thin metal films. Nanoparticles and their aggregates. Fractal and percolation composites. Optical communication and quantum electronics. Photonic crystals. Plasmonic nanomaterials.

Dr. Jean-luc Doumont

Keynote Speaker

Founding partner

An engineer from the Louvain School of Engineering and PhD in applied physics from Stanford University, Jean-luc Doumont now devotes his time and energy to training engineers, scientists, business people, and other rational minds in effective communication, pedagogy, statistical thinking, and related themes.

With his rational background, Jean-luc approaches communication in an original, engineering-like way that contrasts sharply with the tradition of the field, rooted in the humanities. He is thus well received by students and professionals in search of a method they can apply with the same rigor they have come to value in every other aspect of their occupations.

An articulate, entertaining, and thought-provoking speaker, Jean-luc successfully reaches a wide range of audiences around the world, in English, French, Dutch, and Spanish—as a trainer or invited speaker at an array of companies, top-ranked universities, research laboratories, and international confer

Dr. Rachel Won

Keynote Speaker

Associate Editor Nature Photonics

Working as an editor of Nature Photonics Rachel's main responsibility is to ensure that the journal publishes top-quality research in all areas of photonics. She assesses and selects high-quality work for peer review, and makes decisions on publications. She also plays an important role in shaping the journal's content by giving ideas on Focus issues, reviews, commentaries and Technology Focus issues. She commissions and edits news articles, and writes research highlights, interviews, editorials and press releases. Attending conferences and visiting research institutions worldwide are also essential in her role to keep her up-to-date with the latest photonics research progress and strengthen links with the scientific community.

Before joining Nature Photonics, Rachel worked for Aston University's Business Partnership Unit in Birmingham, UK, as a research commercialization officer commercializing research output of the university, particularly that of photonics research. She obtained her PhD in microwave photonics and nonlinear optics as a member of Aston's Photonics Research Group. Prior to that, she worked for Philips Optical Storage in Singapore as an Optics Engineer. She holds a Master's degree from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore doing research in optical fibre sensing and a Bachelor's degree from the National University of Malaysia.