03.11.2021 • Newspersonnel

Edmund Optics introduces new Senior Vice President of Technology and Development

Edmund Optics appointed Dr. Ekaterina (Katya) Golovchenko as Senior Vice President of Technology and Development. This newly created position is part of a series of aggressive technology-related investments aimed at delivering greater optical innovation to meet the demands of an increasingly complex market.

In Katya’s new role, she will be responsible for expanding and enhancing Edmund Optics’ Research & Development and Engineering groups. She will work to ensure the company’s technical resources and developments are well synchronized with product and manufacturing roadmaps to speed up innovational efforts. Katya will also chair an internal Technology and Advisory Committee, a team that prioritizes and oversees Edmund Optics’ technology development activities.

Katya is well-equipped to take on the challenges of an expanding optics industry. She received her Ph.D. in Physics from the Russian Academy of Sciences and was an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Maryland. She has had an impressive career at AT&T Bell Labs, IPG Photonics, and most recently at Lumentum. Katya also serves as the Director at Large for Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America).

Dr. Ekaterina (Katya) Golovchenko: I look forward to advancing our technical...
Dr. Ekaterina (Katya) Golovchenko: "I look forward to advancing our technical capabilities in order to meet the challenges of the future." Image: Edmund Optics / Dr. Ekaterina (Katya) Golovchenko: "Ich freue mich darauf, unsere technischen Fähigkeiten weiterzuentwickeln, um die Herausforderungen der Zukunft zu meistern." Bild: Edmund Optik

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