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SPIE Fellows

75 New SPIE Fellows Elected

Each year, SPIE promotes members as new Fellows of the Society. SPIE will honor 75 new Fellows of the Society this year. Fellows are Members of distinction who have made significant scientific and technical contributions in the multidisciplinary fields of optics, photonics, and imaging. They are honored for their technical achievement, for their service to the general optics community, and to SPIE in particular. More than 900 SPIE members have become Fellows since the Society's inception in 1955.

2012 SPIE Fellows

Prof. Rafat Ansari

Prof.  Rafat Ansari

NASA , United States
for achievements in biomedical optics, optical, photo-optical and optoelectronic applied science.
Prof. Xiaoyi Bao

Prof.  Xiaoyi Bao

Univ of Ottawa , Canada
for achievements in optical fibre sensing, most notably those based on Brillouin Scatter.
Dr. Christopher Barty

Dr.  Christopher Barty

Lawrence Livermore National Lab , United States
for achievements in a leadership role in the advancement and development of new laser technology.
Prof. Pablo Benitez

Prof.  Pablo Benitez

Univ Politécnica de Madrid , Spain
for technical advancement of freeform surfaces design.
Dr. Julie Bentley

Dr.  Julie Bentley

Univ of Rochester , United States
for developing new courses in lens design from undergraduate through graduate level with real-world student projects at the University of Rochester.
Dr. Sandra Biedron

Dr.  Sandra Biedron

Colorado State Univ , United States
for achievements in detection systems and sensors, and nonlinear harmonic emission in high-gain harmonic generation free-electron lasers.

Dr.  Don Boroson

MIT Lincoln Lab , United States
for achievements in satellite laser communications.
Prof. John Canning

Prof.  John Canning

Univ of Sydney , Australia
for achievements in photosensitivity, waveguide gratings and devices, optical fibers and self-assemby.
Dr. Sang Choi

Dr.  Sang Choi

NASA Langley Research Ctr , United States
for successful development of several breakthrough technologies, smart optics, bionanobattery, quantum apertures, thermo-electric materials, magnetic liquid metals, new bandgap semiconductor materials, etc.
Prof. James Coleman

Prof.  James Coleman

Univ of Illinois , United States
for achievements in quantum well and strained-layer semiconductor lasers.
Dr. Gerard Coté

Dr.  Gerard Coté

Texas A&M Univ , United States
for achievements in biomedical optical sensing.
Dr. Paolo De Natale

Dr.  Paolo De Natale

Istituto Nazionale di Ottica , Italy
for achievements in frequency metrology for atomic and molecular physics.
Prof. Henry Du

Prof.  Henry Du

Stevens Institute of Technology , United States
for achievements in nanotechnology-enabled photonic crystal fiber sensors.
Dr. Mark Dubinskii

Dr.  Mark Dubinskii

US Army Research Lab , United States
for achievements in new laser materials, new laser concepts and scalable solid-state lasers.
Prof. Majid Ebrahim-Zadeh

Prof.  Majid Ebrahim-Zadeh

ICFO - Institute of Photonic Sciences , Spain
for achievements in optical parametric sources and nonlinear frequency conversion technology.
Dr. Zhigang (Zeke) Fan

Dr.  Zhigang (Zeke) Fan

Xerox Corp , United States
for achievements in document imaging and digital imaging systems.
Dr. Theodore Fedynyshyn

Dr.  Theodore Fedynyshyn

MIT Lincoln Lab , United States
for achievements in photoresist materials and process technology.
Dr. Alexei Glebov

Dr.  Alexei Glebov

OptiGrate Corp , United States
for achievements in interconnects, micro-optics, and electrooptic packaging.
Prof. Yeong Ha

Prof.  Yeong Ha

Kyungpook National Univ , Korea
for achievements in digital color and image processing.
Prof. Michael Hamblin

Prof.  Michael Hamblin

Wellman Ctr for Photomedicine , United States
for achievements in laser photomedicine.
Prof. Michael Hayat

Prof.  Majeed Hayat

Univ of New Mexico , United States
for achievements photonics (photodetectors) and optics (image processing for infraed sensors).
Dr. Michael Hayduk

Dr.  Michael Hayduk

Air Force Research Lab , United States
for achievements in photonic sensors, nanocomputing, quantum computing, A-D conversion, and fiber lasers.
James Heaney

Mr.  James Heaney

SGT Inc , United States
for achievements in cryogenic space optics and thin film optics.
Dr. Mark Hersam

Dr.  Mark Hersam

Northwestern Univ , United States
for achievements in carbon-based nanoelectronic and nanophotonic materials and devices.
Dr. Kenneth Hintz

Dr.  Kenneth Hintz

George Mason Univ , United States
for achievements in information-based approach to heterogeneous sensor management, landmine detection, signal and image processing.
Prof. Jiri Homola

Prof.  Jiri Homola

Institute of Photonics and Electronics , Czech Republic
for achievements in optical biosensing.
Prof. Minghui Hong

Prof.  Minghui Hong

National Univ of Singapore , Singapore
for achievements in laser microprocessing and nanoengineering.
Dr. F. Kenneth Hopkins

Dr.  F. Kenneth Hopkins

Air Force Research Lab , United States
for achievements in the development of MWIR and LWIR lasers by developing unique materials.
Dr. John Hubbs

Dr.  John Hubbs

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp , United States
for advancements in radiometric and radiation characterization of detector arrays.
Prof. Helena Jelínková

Prof.  Helena Jelínková

Czech Technical Univ in Prague , Czech Republic
for achievements in quantum electronics, and lasers.
Prof. Saulius Juodkazis

Prof.  Saulius Juodkazis

Swinburne Univ of Technology , Australia
for achievements in femtosecond laser processing and mechanisms of light-matter interaction.
Dr. Gerd Keiser

Dr.  Gerd Keiser

National Taiwan Univ of Science and Technology , Taiwan
for achievements in optical fiber communications, fiber-to-the-premises networks, and biophotonics.
Dr. Jed Khoury

Dr.  Jed Khoury

Air Force Research Lab , United States
for achievements in optical pattern recognition, and nonlinear optical information processing.
Dr. Karl Klein

Dr.  Karl Klein

Fachhochschule Giessen-Friedberg , Germany
for achievements in silica fiber optics, UV damage in glass, and optical spectroscopy.

Prof.  Hong Jin Kong

KAIST , Korea
for achievements in optical design, and high power laser system using Stimulated Brillouin Scattering.
Dr. Paul Lane

Dr.  Paul Lane

US Naval Research Lab , United States
for research dealing with the optical properties of molecular and polymer semiconductors, and the development of efficient and stable organic opto-electronic devices.
Dr. James Leary

Dr.  James Leary

Purdue University , United States
for achievements in high speed flow cytometry and nanomedicine.
Paul Lewis

Mr.  Paul Lewis

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , United States
for advancements in airborne remote sensing and its applications for emergency response, homeland security, natural disaster recovery, and remediation.
Prof. Xingde Li

Prof.  Xingde Li

Johns Hopkins Univ , United States
for achievements in optical coherence tomography and nonlinear optical imaging.
Prof. Yu-Cheng Lin

Prof.  Yu-Cheng Lin

National Cheng Kung Univ , Taiwan
for achievements in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and biomedical microsystems (BioMEMS).
Prof. Jose López-Higuera

Prof.  Jose López-Higuera

Univ of Cantabria , Spain
for achievements in fibre optic sensing systems, their dissemination and their implementation.
Prof. Laura Marcu

Prof.  Laura Marcu

Univ of California Davis , United States
for achievements in biomedical optics: Fluorescence Lifetime Spectroscopy and Imaging.
Prof. Rick Millane

Prof.  Rick Millane

Univ of Canterbury , New Zealand
for achievements in diffraction and reconstruction algorithms for biophysical imaging.
Prof. Roberto Morandotti

Prof.  Roberto Morandotti

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique , Canada
for achievements in nonlinear optics and magneto-optics.
Dr. Lalgudi Natarajan

Dr.  Lalgudi Natarajan

SAIC , United States
for for insightful linear and nonlinear optical materials development and applications.
Dr. Patrick Naulleau

Dr.  Patrick Naulleau

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab , United States
for achievements in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography and associated technologies.
Dr. Andrew Neureuther

Dr.  Andrew Neureuther

Univ of California Berkeley , United States
for achievements in research and modeling in optical lithography.
Dr. Rüdiger Paschotta

Dr.  Rüdiger Paschotta

RP Photonics Consulting GmbH , Germany
for achievements in passively mode-locked lasers, including high-power lasers, and high repetition rates.
Prof. Ammasi Periasamy

Prof.  Ammasi Periasamy

Univ of Virginia , United States
for achievements in optical imaging.
Dr. Alberto Piqué

Dr.  Alberto Piqué

Naval Research Lab , United States
for achievements in laser forward transfer and deposition of functional materials.
Prof. Adrian Podoleanu

Prof.  Adrian Podoleanu

Univ of Kent , United Kingdom
for achievements in ophthalmic imaging and optical coherence tomography.
Prof. Jürgen Popp

Prof.  Jürgen Popp

Institut für Photonische Technologien eV , Germany
for achievements in biophotonics.
Prof. Reinhart Poprawe

Prof.  Reinhart Poprawe

Fraunhofer-Institut für Lasertechnik , Germany
for achievements in high power laser development and applications in materials processing.
Dr. Shen-En Qian

Dr.  Shen-En Qian

Canadian Space Agency , Canada
for achievements in on-board satellite near lossless data compression, advancements in optical remote sensing, and leadership in development of optical spacecraft payloads for satellite missions and space exploration.
Prof. Graham Reed

Prof.  Graham Reed

Univ of Surrey , United Kingdom
for for pioneering research in the area of silicon photonics.

Prof.  Fan Ren

Univ of Florida , United States
for advances in optoelectronic processing and devices.
Prof. Joseph Rosen

Prof.  Joseph Rosen

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Israel
for achievements in digital holography and coherence optics.
Dr. Yong Rui

Dr.  Yong Rui

Microsoft Corp , China
for achievements in image processing, analysis and understanding.
Dr. Alan Schaum

Dr.  Alan Schaum

US Naval Research Lab , United States
for achievements in target acquisition and spectral data analysis.
Prof. Angela Seddon

Prof.  Angela Seddon

Univ of Nottingham , United Kingdom
for achievements in developing novel inorganic glasses for passive and active infrared photonics.
Dr. Shenoy Devanand

Dr.  Devanand Shenoy

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency , United States
for achievements Radio Frequency Photonics, electro-optic based electric field sensors, hemispherical array detectors for curved focal plane arrays, synthetic nanopores for DNA sequencing and nanophotonic and biophotonic materials technology.
Prof. Michael Shur

Prof.  Michael Shur

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , United States
for achievements in electro-optics and photonics including plasma wave devices and THz detectors.
Dr. Vivek Singh

Dr.  Vivek Singh

Intel , United States
for achievements in optical and photoresist modeling and optical proximity correction for semiconductor lithography.
Dr. David Stork

Dr.  David Stork

Rambus Inc , United States
for achievements in pattern recognition, computer vision, joint design of optics and image processing.

Prof.  Yan-Kuin Su

National Cheng Kung Univ , Taiwan
for achievements in compound semiconductor materials and optoelectronic devices technology research.
Dr. Koji Sugioka

Dr.  Koji Sugioka

RIKEN , Japan
for achievements in laser-based micro/nanoscale material processing.

Prof.  Takunori Taira

Institute for Molecular Science , Japan
for significant achievement in the field of solid-state lasers and nonlinear optics.
Prof. Scott Teare

Prof.  Scott Teare

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology , United States
for specific achievements in the area of adaptive optics.
Dr. David Wick

Dr.  David Wick

Sandia National Labs , United States
for achievements in deformable mirrors and MEMS optical devices for optical correction and imaging.
Dr. Andrew Wood

Dr.  Andrew Wood

Qioptiq Ltd , United Kingdom
for technical achievements in lens design, diffractive optics, and IR systems.
Dr. Hanchang Wu

Dr.  Hanchang Wu

National Institute of Standards and Technology , United States
Prof. Hon Fai Yau

Prof.  Hon Fai Yau

National Central Univ , Taiwan
for achievements in photorefractive crystals.
Dr. Richard Youngworth

Dr.  Richard Youngworth

Riyo LLC , United States
for optical system design and tolerancing, specifically for manufacturability and producibility.
Dr. Roberto Zamboni

Dr.  Roberto Zamboni

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Italy
for achievements in organic material applications including OLEDs, TFTs, OLETs and ultrafast optical switches.
Prof. Anatoly Zayats

Prof.  Anatoly Zayats

King's College London , United Kingdom
for achievements in integrated and nonlinear plasmonics and nonlinear plasmonic metamaterials.

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