10.09.2024 • Newsassociations

SPIE welcomes 107 new Senior Members

The recognition honors scientific excellence and technical achievements, as well as active participation in the optics community.

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has welcomed 107 new senior members from 22 countries, society members of distinction who are recognized for their professional experience and technical accomplishments, their active involvement with the optics community and with SPIE, and for significant performance that sets them apart from their peers.

(l–r) Harsha Grunes, Chun He, Erik Hosler, Srividya Jayaram, Anuj Kapadia,...
(l–r) Harsha Grunes, Chun He, Erik Hosler, Srividya Jayaram, Anuj Kapadia, John Khaydarov, Mithun Kuniyil Ajith Singh, Kevin Liddane, Kate Medicus, Seiji Nagahara, Sarper Ozharar, Katy Roodenko, Alexander Tritchkov, and Yang Zhao (Source: SPIE / Wiley)

The newly recognized senior members – drawn from across academia, industry, and government – work in a variety of disciplines that include nanophotonics, noninvasive imaging, spectral imaging, laser-matter interaction, optical metrology, quantum optics, metamaterials, medical imaging, optoelectronics, nonlinear photonics, freeform optics, digital holographic microscopy, photoacoustic imaging, astronomy-related optical engineering, lidar, fiber-optic sensing, translational biophotonics, lithography, optics-focused business development, and photonics-industry advocacy.

The industry representatives in the 2024 cohort are Dr Harsha Grunes (Intel), Dr Chun He (Focuslight), Dr Erik R Hosler (xLight), Srividya Jayaram (Siemens EDA), Dr Anuj J Kapadia (Quadridox), Dr John Khaydarov (MKS Spectra-Physics), Dr Mithun Kuniyil Ajith Singh (Cyberdyne), Kevin J Liddane (POG Precision Optics Gera), Dr Kate Medicus (Ruda Optical), Dr Seiji Nagahara (ASML Japan), Dr Sarper Ozharar (NEC Labs America), Dr Katy Roodenko (Max-IR Labs), Alexander Tritchkov (Siemens EDA), and Yang Zhao (Meta).

“Congratulations to our new SPIE Senior Members,” said 2024 Senior Member Subcommittee chair Oliver Myers. “As researchers and practitioners, they are critical contributors to our community through their technical innovations as well as through their community-focused activities. It is gratifying to welcome them and to highlight the rich range of their contributions across industry, academia, engineering, and community support.”

Nominations for the 2025 cohort will be accepted through 15 March, 2025; nomination support materials will be accepted until 1 April, 2025.

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