The IEEE Photonics Society is now accepting nominations for the Laser Instrumentation Award!
This prestigious award recognizes outstanding individuals or teams (up to three members) for pioneering developments in laser-based and electro-optical instruments. These innovations must have enabled significant new measurement techniques or processing capabilities in industrial applications, biomedical technologies, avionics, and metrology.
Award Scope:
The award honors key contributors whose work has advanced laser instrumentation, including — but not limited to — classical and self-mixing laser interferometry, optical coherence tomography, digital holography, optical gyroscopes, laser Doppler velocimeters, and diffraction-based measuring devices.
Prize:
- Certificate and honorarium
Eligibility:
- Individuals or teams (maximum of three members).
- Achievements in laser instrumentation that go beyond characterization of optical devices or fibers.
- The candidate(s) must be an active IEEE Photonics Society member.
Deadline for Nominations:
May 31
Recent Honoree:
Dr. Robert R. Alfano (2024)
Recognized for the discovery of the supercontinuum light source, a groundbreaking advancement that enabled diverse applications and tunable Cr4+ and Cr3+ lasers.
Dr. Alfano, a Distinguished Professor at The City College of New York, has a storied career spanning ultrafast spectroscopy, biomedical optics, and pioneering work in cancer detection methods using Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy.
Nominate a deserving innovator today and help us celebrate those shaping the future of laser instrumentation!
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