Summary of OSA and Other Awards to Rochester Faculty and Alumni in Physics and Optics (Nov. 20 , 2004)

Optical Society of America (OSA) and other Selected Awards

(with Rochester Faculty and Alumni Highlighted)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Institute of Optics, Laboratory
for Laser Energetics, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics.

For APS Awards see :  http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~bodek/dept/APSsummary.html
For OSA Awards see: http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~bodek/dept/OSAsummary.html
                          for DOE OJI Awards see: http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~bodek/dept/OJIsummary.html

For Posters see: http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~bodek/dept/Poster-APS-summary.ppt
  and http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~bodek/dept/Poster-OSA-summary.ppt

Also: http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~bodek/dept/Poster-APS-summary.jpg
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Optical Society of America - Frederic Ives Medal 

Frederic Ives Medal / Quinn Endowment Winners
http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award06.asp

(8 of 65 Awarded to U of R Physics and Astronomy or Optics Alumni)

Recognizing overall distinction in optics, the Frederic Ives Medal is the highest award of the Society. It was endowed in 1928 by Herbert E. Ives, a distinguished charter member and OSA President, 1924 and 1925, to honor his father who was noted as the inventor of modern photoengraving and for his pioneering contributions to color photography, three-color process printing, and other branches of applied optics. The medalist is asked to present a plenary address at OSA's Annual Meeting. The prize is funded by the Jarus W. Quinn Ives Medal Endowment raised by members at the time of Quinn's retirement in recognition of his 25 years of service as OSA's first Executive

Ives Medal: 1995: Robert M. Boynton Professor of Optics, University of Rochester (1955-72) Human Color Vision by Robert Boynton	Ives Medal: 1993: Leonard  Dubridge Professor of  Physics,  University of  Rochester (1964-2000) Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics Leonard Mandel, Emil Wolf	Ives Medal:  1977: Emil Wolf - Wilson Professor  of Physics and Optics,  University of Rochester (1954-) Principles of Optics - Max Born and Emil Wolf	Ives Medal: 1974: David L. MacAdam   Professor of Optics, University of Rochester (1977-1996)   Sources of Color Science -David L. MacAdam
Ives Medal: 1973: Rudolf Kingslake Professor of Optics, University of Rochester(1929-2003) Applied Optics and Optical Design by A. E. Conrady, Rudolf Kingslake	Ives Medal: 1970: Robert E. Hopkins - Professor of Optics, University of Rochester(1943-)	Ives Medal: 1951: Brian O'Brien Professor of Optics, University of Rochester(1930-1955)	Ives Medal: 1943: Loyd A. Jones   Professor of Optics, University of Rochester (1929-1943) (Click for Ives Medal - complete list by year)

Optical Society of America - Max Born Award 

http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award16.asp

(5 of 22 are Rochester Faculty or Alumni)

This award honors Max Born, who made distinguished contributions to physics in general and to optics in particular. The award is presented to a person who has made outstanding contributions to physical optics, theoretical or experimental. It was established in 1982, the centenary of Born's birth, and is endowed by the United Technologies Research Center.

Born Award: 1996: H. Jeffrey Kimble- Caltech UR Physics PhD 1978	Born Award: 1988: Girish Saran Agarwal  Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, India (UR Physics PhD 1969)	Born Award: 1987: Emil Wolf Wilson Professor of Physics and Optics, University of Rochester (1954-
Born Award: 1986: Herch M. Nussenzveig -University of Rio de Janeiro (Visiting Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy Univ. of Rochester, 1975) Diffraction Effects in Semiclassical Scattering Nussenzveig, H. M. Herch Nussenzveig, Rene Thom, Michael Berry	Born Award:1982: Leonard Mandel-   Dubridge Professor of Physics , University of Rochester ( 1964-2000)	Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics Leonard Mandel, Emil Wolf	Principlesof Optics - Max Born and Emil Wolf Click for Complete List Max Born Medal by year)

Optical Society of America -Esther Hoffman Beller Medal

(2 of 11 are Rochester faculty or alumni)

The Esther Hoffman Beller Medal is presented for outstanding contributions to optical science and engineering education. Consideration is given to outstanding teaching and/or original work in optics education that enhances the understanding of optics. The scope of the award is international. Candidates at every career stage should be considered. This award was endowed by a bequest from the estate of Esther Hoffman Beller, presented to OSA in 1992. The award was established in 1993.

 http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award07.asp

Esther Hoffman Beller Medal 2002: Emil Wolf- Wilson Professor  of Physics and Optics, University of Rochester (1954)		(Click for Esther Hoffman Beller Medal Complete List by year) Also awarded the  Michelson Medal and many honorary doctorates
Esther Hoffman Beller Medal 1993:  Robert G. Greenler  BS Physics 1951, University of Rochester

Optical Society of America (OSA) - Presidents

http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/leaders/default.asp
OSA Past Presidents (17  out of 71 were Rochester Faculty or Alumni)

OSA President 1930-1931: Loyd A. Jones - Professor of Optics University of Rochester (1929-1943)	OSA President: 1933-1934: Wilbur B. Rayton Professor of Optics University of Rochester (1929-1931)	OSA President: 1947-1948: Rudolf Kingslake Professor of Optics, University of Rochester (1929-2003) Applied Optics and Optical Design by A. E. Conrady, Rudolf Kingslake	OSA President: 1951-1952: Brian O'Brien Professor of Optics, University of Rochester (1930-1955)	OSA President: 1962: David L. MacAdam  Professor of Optics, University of Rochester     Sources of Color Science -David L. MacAdam
OSA President: 1970: W. Lewis Hyde  Professor of Optics, University of Rochester(1963-1968)	OSA President: 1973: Robert E. Hopkins Professor of  Optics, University of Rochester (1943-) UR Optics Alumnus MS 1939, PhD 1954 (OSA Fraunhofer Award 1983)	OSA President: 1974: F. Dow Smith- PhD Optics, University of Rochester 1951 (left)	OSA President: 1978: Emil Wolf- Wilson Professor  of Physics and Optics University of Rochester (1954-)	OSA President: 1982: Robert P. Madden  BS Physics, University of Rochester, 1950
OSA President: 1985: Robert R. Shannon (BS  Optics - 1954 University of Rochester) The Art and Science of Optical Designe -Robert R. Shannon	OSA President 1987: Robert G. Greenler BS Physics - 1951 University of Rochester.	OSA President: 1996: Duncan T. Moore Professor of Optics, University of Rochester ( 1974-) UR Optics Alumnus MS 1970, PhD 1974 (Also OSA Leadership Award 2001)	OSA President: 2003 -  G. Michael Morris  Professor of Optics, University of Rochester (1980-2002 ) (Click for OSA Presidents,  Complete List by year)	OSA President: 2004: Peter Knight -Imperial College ( Research Associate Dept. Physics)  University of Rochester   (1972-744)
OSA President Elect (2004 -> OSA President 2005) : Susan Houde- Walter Professor of Optics, University of Rochester	OSA President Elect (2005 -> OSA President 2006) Joseph H. Eberly Carnegie Professor of Physics and Optics, University of Rochester (1967-)	Rudolf Kingslake, David L. MacAdam, Stanley S. Ballard, Karl G. Kessler, W. Lewis Hyde, Robert E. Hopkins, F. Dow Smith

 

Optical Society of America - Charles Towns Award

(1 of 26 are Rochester Faculty or Alumni)

This award was established in 1980 to honor Charles Hard Townes, whose pioneering contributions to masers and lasers led to the development of the field of quantum electronics. It is given to an individual or a group of individuals for outstanding experimental or theoretical work, discovery or invention in the field of quantum electronics. Bell Laboratories originally endowed the award. Hewlett-Packard, The Perkin Fund, and students and colleagues of Charles Townes contributed generously in a Townes Award Endowment Campaign. 

http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award23.asp
Charles Hard Townes Award Winners

Charles Towns Award  1994: Joseph H. Eberly - Carnegie Professor of Physics and Optics, University of Rochester (1967-)
Lasers  by Peter W. Milonni, Joseph H. Eberly	al Resonance and Two Level Atoms by L. Allen, J.H. Eberly (Click for Charles Towns Award Complete List by year

Optical Society of America - Honorary Members 

  (4 of 37 are U of R Faculty or Alumni, as of 2004) 

An individual who has made unique, unparalleled contributions to the field of optics is eligible for election to honorary membership. The stature of this designation is evident when reviewing OSA's living honorary members: James G. Baker, Steven Chu, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Willis Lamb, André Maréchal, William D. Phillips, Charles H. Townes, and Emil Wolf.

Only one honorary member can be elected in a calendar year and the number of honorary members can not exceed 1 / 1000 of the total membership. Election requires the unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, based on the recommendation of the Fellows & Honorary Members Committee.

An OSA member may nominate someone to the status of honorary membership by sending a brief letter discussing the candidate, a vita, and list of publications to OSA headquarters (Attn: Fellows & Honorary Members Committee). Arrange for at least two supporting letters from others familiar with the nominee's career.
http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/fellows/honorary.asp

OSA- Honorary Member:  2003: Steve Chu Stanford University   Physics and Astronomy (and Math) BS '70,  University of Rochester (Nobel Laureatte Physics 1997, King Feisal Prize....+more)

OSA -Honorary Member 1984: Rudolf Kingslake Professor of Optics, University of Rochester(1929-2003) Applied Optics and Optical Design by A. E. Conrady, Rudolf Kingslake

OSA- Honorary Member:  1987: Emil Wolf - Wilson Professor  of Physics and Optics,  University of Rochester (1954-)   Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics Leonard Mandel, Emil Wolf

OSA- Honorary Member:  1957: C. E. Kenneth Mees Professor of Physics and Optics University of Rochester 1929-1943

Principles of Optics - Max Born and Emil Wolf For complete list of OSA Honorary Members list see: http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/ fellows/honorary.asp

Optical Society of America -

 Adolph Lomb Medal

( 7 of 40 awards to University of Rochester faculty and alumni) 

 Adolph Lomb was OSA's treasurer from its founding until his death in 1932. In recognition of his devotion to OSA and the advancement of optics, the Adolph Lomb Medal, established in 1940, is presented to a person who has made a noteworthy contribution to optics at an early age. The candidate cannot be older than the age of 35 in the calendar year of presentation.

http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award10.asp

Adolph Lomb Medal 1995-Turan Erdogan Optics PhD U of R, 1992 Professor of Optics, University of Rochester (1992-2001   Govind Agrawal, Turan Erdogan, Robert Boyd et Susan Houde-Walter

Adolph Lomb Medal 1988 Janis A. Valdmanis - Optics PhD, University of Rochester, 1984

Adolph Lomb Medal 1974 James Forsyth - Optics BS, University of Rochester, 1964, PhD. 1968,  Professor of Optics 1969-85. (left) For a complete list of OSA Lamb Medal winners by year  Click here (OSA Lamb Medals)

Adolph Lomb Medal 1968- Douglas C. Sinclair - Optics PhD, University of Rochester 1964, Professor of Optics, U of R 1965-1967, 1970-1980.

Adolph Lomb Medal 1964- Gordon H. Spencer  Optics, BS University of Rochester 1957, PhD. 1963.  Richard C. Lord (left) presents Adolph Lamb Medal of OSA to Gordon H. Spencer, 1964, Spring meeting in Washington

Adolph Lomb Medal 1956 -Walter R. J. Brown Optics MS, University of Rochester, 1949.

Adolph Lomb Medal 1940-  David L. MacAdam   Professor of Optics, University of Rochester (1977-1996) Sources of Color Science - David L. MacAdam

Optical Society of America -OSA Leadership Award New 

Focus/Bookham Prize   

(1 of 7 are Rochester faculty or Alumni)

The OSA Leadership Award/New Focus Prize was established in 1997 with the support of Milton Chang and New Focus, Inc. to strengthen the link between the optics community and the public. The award recognizes: 1) An individual or group of optics professionals whose actions or policy outside the technology arena has made a significant contribution to society; this contribution may be social, economic, political or humanitarian; or 2) An individual or group whose action, policy or support has made a significant impact on the field of optics. Either a single contribution or a cumulative record of achievements may be recognized.

http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award29.asp

OSA Leadership Award New Focus/Bookham Prize 2001-Duncan T. Moore Professor of Optics, University of Rochester ( 1974-) UR Optics Alumnus MS 1970, PhD 1974

For a complete list of OSA Leadership Award New Focus/Bookham Prize Click here

Optical Society of America - OSA William F. Meggers Award

(3 of 45 Awarded to Rochester Faculty and Alumni)

 This award, endowed by the family of William Meggers, several individuals and a number of optical manufacturers, honors Meggers for his notable contributions to the field of spectroscopy and metrology. It is awarded for outstanding work in spectroscopy.

http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award21.asp

1994 OSA William F. Meggers Award -  Steve Chu Stanford University   Physics and Astronomy (and Math) BS '70,  University of Rochester (Nobel Laureatte Physics 1997, King Feisal Prize....+more)

1983 OSA William F. Meggers Award-  William C. Martin  - MS Optics, University of Rochester, 1972.

1978 OSA William F. Meggers Award-  Robert P. Madden  BS Physics, University of Rochester, 1950 For a complete list of OSA William F. Meggers Award Click here

Optical Society of America -

OSA  Ellis R. Lippincott Award

This award was established in 1975 by OSA, the Coblentz Society and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy to honor the unique contributions of Ellis R. Lippincott to the field of vibrational spectroscopy. It is presented to an individual who has made significant contributions to vibrational spectroscopy as judged by his or her influence on other scientists. Because innovation was a hallmark of Lippincott's work, this quality must also be demonstrated by candidates for the award. The award is presented at the national meeting of one of the sponsoring societies.
http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award20.asp

2003 OSA Ellis R. Lippincott Award - Shaul Mukamel  Professor of Chemistry and Physics  University of Rochester

For a complete list of OSA  Ellis R. Lippincott Award - Click here

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Joseph Fraunhofer Award / Robert M. Burley Prize

(6 of 24 awarded to U of R Physics or Optics faculty or alumni)

The Fraunhofer Award was established in 1982 to recognize significant accomplishments in the field of optical engineering. Established in 1992, the accompanying prize honors the memory of Robert M. Burley, who exemplified many of the highest attributes of the optical engineer and was the first recipient of the Fraunhofer Award. The award is made possible by an endowment from the Baird Corporation.
http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award18.asp

2002 OSA Joseph Fraunhofer Award / Robert M. Burley Prize Daniel Malacara - MS Optics, Univrsity of Rochester 63', PhD. 65'.  (right)

2001 OSA Joseph Fraunhofer Award / Robert M. Burley Prize Warren J. Smith -  BS Optics University of Rochester 1944.

1993 OSA Joseph Fraunhofer Award / Robert M. Burley Prize Erwin G. Loewen - Professor of Optics, University of Rochester 1988-1998)

1992 OSA Joseph Fraunhofer Award / Robert M. Burley Prize James C. Wyant - MS Optics University of Rochester 1967, PhD 1968.

1990 OSA Joseph Fraunhofer Award / Robert M. Burley Prize Thomas I. Harris - MS Optics University of Rochester 58

1983 OSA Joseph Fraunhofer Award / Robert M. Burley Prize  Robert E. Hopkins Professor of  Optics, University of Rochester (1943-) UR Optics Alumnus MS 1939, PhD 1954 (OSA president 1973)

For a complete list of OSA  Joseph Fraunhofer Award / Robert M. Burley Prize Click here

OSA- General Distinction Awards  http://www.osa.org Distinguished Service Award  (1 of 12 are Rochester faculty or Alumni)

The Distinguished Service Award, established in 1973 by the Board of Directors. It is presented to individuals who, over an extended period of time, have served the Optical Society of America in an outstanding way, especially through volunteer participation in its management, operation or planning in such ways as editorship of a periodical, organization of meetings, or other service to the Society. The award is endowed by contributions from individual members and by the American Optical Corporation in memory of Stephen M. MacNeille

This award is now presented only in even years. Nominations not solicited for 2005. http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award08.asp

Winners

Year	Name
1994	F. Dow Smith  - PhD Optics, University of Rochester 1951 (Smith, left)

OSA- Engineering Excellence Award  (4 of 68 awarded to Rochester faculty and alumni) To increase the visibility of the optical engineer, OSA annually presents the Engineering Excellence Awards. These awards recognize technical achievements in optical engineering. Nominations are solicited in: products, engineering publication, process, software, patents, engineering education, contributions to society, engineering management and furthering public appreciation of optical engineering. http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award17.asp Deadline: June 15, 2004 Engineering Excellence Award Winners Year Names 2004  Paul R. Dumas - University of Rochester BS Optics 1990, MS 1992. 1994 Peter P. Clark  - University of Rochester BS Optics 1971  1994  Jay M. Eastman - University of Rochester BS Optics 1970, PhD 1974, Professor of Optics 1974-1978.  1989  Gary Starkweather   - University of Rochester MS Optics 1966.

OSA - General Distinction Awards OSA- Archie Mahan Prize (2 of 14 awarded to U of R faculty or alumni) This biennial award, established in 1992 at the bequest of former OSA Treasurer Archie Mahan, recognizes the best feature article in Optics & Photonics News. The last presentation of this award, in this format, will be in 2004. http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award11.asp Winners 2004  Heidi Hofer  (Optics PhD UR 2004)  and     David R. Williams - Professor of Optics. University of Rochester  (1988 - present) 1998  Keith T. Knox - PhD Optics, University of Rochester, 1975  (

OSA - Specialty Awards Edgar D. Tillyer Award  (3 of 29 are Rochester Faculty or Alumni) The Tillyer Award was established in 1953 through an endowment from the American Optical Co. It is presented not more than once every two years to a person who has performed distinguished work in the field of vision, including (but not limited to) the optics, physiology, anatomy or psychology of the visual system. http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award22.asp This award is presented in even years only. Nominations not solicited for 2005. Edgar D. Tillyer Award Year Name 1998 David R. Williams - Professor of Optics. University of Rochester  (1988 - present) 1986 Donald H. Kelly - BS Optics, University of Rochester, 1944 1972 Robert M. Boynton - Professor of Optics , University of Rochester 1955-1972)

OSA- General Distinction Awards http://www.osa.org David Richardson Medal (5 of 40 are Rochester faculty or alumni) In establishing this prize, OSA sought to recognize the unique contributions to applied optics and spectroscopy made by David Richardson. The award, endowed by Howard Cary, recognizes those who have made significant contributions primarily to technical optics, but not necessarily in a manner manifested by an extensive publication record or traditional academic reputation. David Richardson received the first award in 1966 for his distinctive contributions to the ruling and replicating of gratings. http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award13.asp   Winners 1991 Gary K. Starkweather - MS Optics 1966, University of Rochester Also: Honorary member of Imaging Science and Technology Society 2004 : http://www.imaging.org/membership/h_and_a/current.cfm for his distinguished contributions to imaging over 40 years, including invention of the laser printer http://www.imaging.org/membership/h_and_a/alpha.cfm 1987 John W. Evans - Professor of Optics, University of Rochester (1956-1965) 1984 Erwin G. Loewen - Professor of Optics, University of Rochester (1988-1998) 1980 Richard F. Weeks  MS Physics U of R 1957, PhD Physics and Optics, 1959 1979 William P. Ewald - Professor of Optics  1956-1965

OSA- General Distinction Awards Edwin H. Land Medal  (1 of 12 awarded to University of Rochester faculty or alumni) The Edwin H. Land Medal was established in 1992. Land's interests were centered on the science of optics, the mechanisms of vision, the properties and use of light, and the creation, manipulation and communication of images of all kinds. The award recognizes individuals in one of these areas who, like Land, have demonstrated, from a base of scientific knowledge, pioneering entrepreneurial creativity that has had major public impact. The entrepreneurial activity can be carried on in an industrial or business setting, in academe or in government. The Land Medal is a joint award of OSA and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology, made possible through the support of the Polaroid Foundation. http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award09.asp Edwin H. Land Medal Winners Year Name(s) 1998 (also American Society of Prescision  Engineers Lifetime Achievemnet  award) Paul F. Forman - BS Optics, Univ. of Rochester, 1956

OSA- General Distinction Awards C.E.K. Mees Medal  (3 of 22 awarded to Rochester faculty and alumni) This award was established in 1961 in memory of C. E. K. Mees, who contributed preeminently to the development of scientific photography. It is presented biennially to a recipient who exemplifies the thought that "optics transcends all boundaries," interdisciplinary and international alike. The award was endowed by the Mees family. http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award12.asp C. E. Kenneth Mees was also Professor of Physics and Optics University of Rochester 1929-1943 This award is presented in odd years only. Winners 2003 Christopher Dainty - Professor of Physics and Optics, University of Rochester, 1960-61. 1973 Erik P. G. Ingelstam - Professor of Optics, University of Rochester 1960-61. 1971 Giuliano Toraldo di Francia-  Professor of Optics, University of Rocheste

OSA- General Distinction Awards  R. W. Wood Prize (1 of 30 awarded to Rochester faculty or alumni)  Established by OSA in 1975 to honor the many contributions that R.W. Wood made to optics, this award recognizes an outstanding discovery, scientific or technical achievement, or invention in the field of optics. The accomplishment for which the prize is given is measured chiefly by its impact on the field of optics generally, and therefore the contribution is one that opens a new era of research or significantly expands an established one. It is endowed by the Xerox Corporation. http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/theawards/awardsdesc/award14.asp  Winners 2004 Rangaswamy Srinivasan, (Postdoctoral Alumnus, University of Rochester) 2004 (also APS Biological Physics Prize 1968) 1995  Gerard Mourou (Prof. Optics  University of Rochester) also IEEE 2004 Award Quantum Electronic Award http://www.cleoconference.org/Conference_Program/award.aspx He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is the recipient of R. W. Wood Prize from the OSA, the Harold E. Edgerton Award, from the SPIE, the D. Sarnoff Award from IEEE. He received from the University of Michigan the Russel Award. He is a fellow of the Optical Society of America, a fellow of the IEEE, and a member of the American Physical Society of America.

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Congressional Science & Engineering Fellowships

1996-1997  OSA / MRS Congressional Fellowship:  Michal Freedhoff http://www.mrs.org/pa /fellowship/pastfellows .html#michall Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry University of Rochester      with Rep. Edward J. Markey	2001-2002 OSA / SPIE Congressional Fellowship  Kristen Kulinowski http://oemagazine.com/ fromTheMagazine/aug01/ spie_congressional.html       Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry University of Rochester    with Rep. Edward J. Markey	1999-200 APS Congressional Fellowship Duncan T. Moore http://www.optics.rochester.edu/ people/faculty_students_staff/ faculty/moore.html Professor of Optics, University of Rochester ( 1974-) UR Optics Alumnus MS 1970, PhD 1974	1990-'91 APS Congressional Fellow -  PRISCILLA AUCHINCLOSS http://www.pas.rochester.edu /~psa/psa_vitae.html Research Associate Dept. of Physics & Astronomy University of Rochester With   Rep. Louise Slaughter
For a complete list of OSA and APS  Congressional Science & Engineering Fellowships	http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/congress/ http://www.osa.org/publicpolicy/fellowships/ http://www.osa.org/publicpolicy/fellowships/mrs/ http://www.osa.org/publicpolicy/fellowships/spie/   http://www.aps.org/public_affairs/fellow/directory.cfm

APS Division of Laser Science

APS Division of Laser Science (DLS) Distinguished Traveling Lecturer  2002-2003 Carlos Stroud University of Rochester Professor, Department of Physics Professor, Institute of Optics http://www.physics.sdsu.edu/~anderson/DTL/lecturers.html
APS Division of Laser Science (DLS) Distinguished Traveling Lecturer  2002-2003 Jim Kafka B.S. and Ph.D. Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester in 1977 and 1983, http://www.physics.sdsu.edu/~anderson/DTL/lecturers.html

SPIE  International Society for Optical Engineering

http://www.spie.org/

http://www.spie.org/AboutSPIE/index.cfm?fuseaction=Awards

GOLD MEDAL OF THE SOCIETY The Gold Medal is the highest honor that the Society bestows. It is awarded annually in recognition of outstanding engineering or scientific accomplishments in optics, electro-optics, or photographic technologies or applications. The recipient(s) shall have made an exceptional contribution to the advancement of relevant technology. Honorarium $10,000.
2003   James C. Wyant  - PhD  Optics MS  67  PhD  68
2000   Robert E. Fischer   UR Optics BS 65, MS 67
1998   Thomas I. Harris   UR Optics MS 58
1996   Robert R. Shannon  UR Optics BS 54
1986   Brian J. Thompson  UR Professor of Optics (see right side of picture)
1985   Warren J. Smith  UR Optics BS 1944