Distinguished Members of The Optical Society Named 2018 Fellows of The National Academy of Inventors

December 13, 2018 |

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Honor recognizes academic inventors whose work has had broad societal impacts

Dec. 13, 2018 20:50 UTC

Honor recognizes academic inventors whose work has had broad societal impacts

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eleven Fellows of The Optical Society (OSA) will join the ranks of the National Academy of Inventors, a professional distinction accorded to academic inventors whose inventions have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.

OSA Fellows are the Society’s highest-ranking members who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics. An OSA Senior Member and Individual Member have also been named 2018 NAI Fellows.

“The significant scientific and technical achievements of OSA members are underscored by the 13 who have been named 2018 NAI Fellows,” said OSA CEO Elizabeth Rogan. “We congratulate them for being selected for this distinction.”

NAI is a member organization comprising universities, governmental and non-profit research institutes worldwide. NAI Fellows represent a variety of fields including laser photonics and computer sciences. The more than 1,000 NAI Fellows to date have generated some 11,000 licensed technologies and companies, and created more than 1.4 million jobs, according to NAI.

The 2018 Class of NAI Fellows includes:

OSA Fellows

Rodney C. Alferness, University of California, Santa Barbara
Harrison H. Barrett, The University of Arizona
Federico Capasso, Harvard University
Constance J. Chang-Hasnain, (2019 OSA Vice President) University of California, Berkeley
Tayyaba Hasan, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Bahram Javidi, University of Connecticut
Hongxing Jiang, Texas Tech University
Thomas L. Koch, The University of Arizona
Aydogan Ozcan, University of California, Los Angeles
Costas M. Soukoulis, Iowa State University/Ames Laboratory
James M. Zavislan, University of Rochester

OSA Senior/Individual Members

George T. Gillies, University of Virginia
Ted L. Maddess, Australian National University

The 2018 NAI Fellows will be inducted April 11, 2019, as part of the Eighth NAI Annual Meeting in Houston, TX. Andrew Hirshfeld, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Commissioner for Patents, will deliver the keynote address for the induction. Fellows will receive a special trophy, medal and rosette pin.

About The Optical Society

Founded in 1916, The Optical Society (OSA) is the leading professional organization for scientists, engineers, students and business leaders who fuel discoveries, shape real-life applications and accelerate achievements in the science of light. Through world-renowned publications, meetings and membership initiatives, OSA provides quality research, inspired interactions and dedicated resources for its extensive global network of optics and photonics experts. For more information, visit osa.org.