BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA -- SPIE 2010 President Ralph James announced recent election results at the Annual General Meeting of the Society on 3 August in San Diego, CA, USA. Terms begin 1 January 2011.
Katarina Svanberg was elected by SPIE members to serve as the 2011 President. Svanberg is professor of Oncology and Chief Physician in Oncology at Lund Univ., Sweden. She received her M.D. and Ph.D. in Medical Science from Lund Univ. Svanberg is an SPIE Fellow, a recipient of the SKAPA Innovation Prize, and has given invited talks at over 85 international conferences and 30 international universities. Some of her technical interests are clinical oncology for the abatement of human malignant diseases and optical spectroscopy for detection and treatment of malignant tumors. She has supervised activities for a large number of Ph.D. students in biomedical optics.
Eustace Dereniak was elected by SPIE members to serve as the 2011 President-Elect. Dereniak is a professor at the College of Optical Sciences, Univ. of Arizona. He received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and his Ph.D. in Optical Sciences from the Univ. of Arizona. Dereniak is an SPIE Fellow, and also serves on the SPIE Strategic Planning Committee. His technical interests include infrared detectors and 2D arrays, photodetector arrays, materials of detectors, and germanium versus silicon. He received the Award of Distinction for Undergraduate Teaching from the Univ. of Arizona College of Optical Sciences in 2006, and has served as an SPIE Conference Chair in Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays, Infrared Photoelectronics, Semiconductor Photodetectors, Imaging Spectrometers, and Infrared Technology.
William Arnold was elected by SPIE members to serve as the 2011 Vice President. Arnold is Chief Scientist and Vice President of Technology Development Center at ASML USA, Inc. He received his M.S. in Physics from the Univ. of Chicago, and a B.A. in Physics from Hampshire College. Arnold is an SPIE Fellow and has served on numerous committees, including as Chair of the Publications Committee. He has been Senior Editor of the SPIE Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMs, and MOEMs (JM3) since 2002. His technical interests include optical and EUV lithography, semiconductor devices, and chip manufacturing and nanoscale processing for future electronic and photonics devices.
Brian Lula was elected by SPIE members to serve as the 2011 Secretary/Treasurer. Lula is the president and CEO of PI (Physik Instrumente) LP. He graduated in mechanical engineering from Centennial College in Canada, and completed advanced engineering courses at the Univ. of Michigan. Lula is an SPIE Fellow and serves on the Financial Advisory, Strategic Planning, and Corporate and Exhibitor committees. His technical interests include nanopositioning technologies, telescope mechanical/optical system design and fabrication, and astronomical imaging. Lula is a world-class CCD astronomical imager/educator with published photos in popular astronomy magazines such as Sky & Telescope and Astronomy, CBS national and local television news, and NASA's Astrophoto of the Day (APOD), and was featured in a personal exhibit at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
The newly elected Society Directors, who will serve three-year terms for 2011-2013, are:
Peter Hartmann, Director, Market and Customer Relations, Advanced Optics, SCHOTT AG
Joseph Howard, Optical Engineer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Lisa Tsufura, Marketing Manager/Product Manager, CVI Melles Griot
Toyohiko Yatagai, Professor, Utsunomiya Univ.
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