SPIE Announces Officers for 2008

President Kevin G. Harding was one of the new officers and directors announced at SPIE's annual meeting, Aug. 28 in San Diego, Calif., whose terms will begin Jan. 1, 2008. Harding, a 25-year optics industry veteran, is senior researcher and project leader at the General Electric Global Research Center. He has published over 100 papers in the area of optical inspection and measurement technology and received 24 patents. Harding has served as conference chair or cochair for 15 SPIE conferences on machine-vision optics, 3-D imaging, laser sensors, and optomechanical technology. Maria J. Yzuel, a professor with the Department of Physics, Group of Optics, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain, was named president-elect. Yzuel has published more than 200 scientific papers, made more than 200 regular contributions in scientific conferences and supervised 20 PhD theses. Ralph B. James, associate lab director at Brookhaven National Laboratory, was elected vice president. He has published over 400 journal articles, conference proceedings, book chapters and invited review papers, has 10 patents, and is the editor of 11 books on sensors, spectroscopy and imaging. Serving as secretary/treasurer will be Brian A. Lula, president and CEO of PI (Physik Instrumente) LP. Lula is a CCD astronomical imager/educator whose photographs were featured in a personal exhibit at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington. Elected to three-year (2008-10) terms as society directors were: Marta de la Fuente, group manager, Optical Design Group, Indra Systems; Fernando Mendoza Santoyo, general director, Ctr de Investigaciones en Óptica; Kathleen M. Perkins, CEO, Breault Research Organization; and David V. Wick, optical engineer, Sandia National Labs. Appointed to a three-year term was Ray O. Johnson, chief technology officer, Lockheed Martin; Harry J. Levinson, manager, Strategic Lithography Technology, Advanced Micro Devices, was appointed to a one-year term.

There are 447 suppliers of Optics in the Photonics Marketplace.

About SPIE

Published: September 2007

Glossary

ellipsometry: Ellipsometry is an optical technique used to characterize the properties of thin films and surfaces. It is based on the measurement of changes in the polarization state of light reflected or transmitted from a sample. In ellipsometry, polarized light is typically directed at an angle onto the surface of the sample. As the light interacts with the sample's surface and any thin films present, its polarization state changes. By precisely measuring these changes in polarization, ellipsometry...
holography: Holography is a technique used to capture and reconstruct three-dimensional images using the principles of interference and diffraction of light. Unlike conventional photography, which records only the intensity of light, holography records both the intensity and phase information of light waves scattered from an object. This allows the faithful reproduction of the object's three-dimensional structure, including its depth, shape, and texture. The process of holography typically involves the...
infrared: Infrared (IR) refers to the region of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths longer than those of visible light, but shorter than those of microwaves. The infrared spectrum spans wavelengths roughly between 700 nanometers (nm) and 1 millimeter (mm). It is divided into three main subcategories: Near-infrared (NIR): Wavelengths from approximately 700 nm to 1.4 micrometers (µm). Near-infrared light is often used in telecommunications, as well as in various imaging and sensing...
nano: An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
photonics: The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...

Browse Cameras & Imaging, Lasers, Optical Components, Test & Measurement, and more.