Chris Dainty, University College London, UKChris Dainty, University College London, UK, explains how a fascination with photography led him into a career path in optics.
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David Hagan, University of Central Florida, CREOL, USADavid Hagan, University of Central Florida, CREOL, USA, gets excited about new technologies for detecting wavelengths and the implications of such research.
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Groot Gregory, Synopsys, Inc., USAGroot Gregory, Synopsys, Inc., USA, discusses his role in today's market for optical engineering.
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Grover Swartzlander, Rochester Institute of Technology, USAGrover Swartzlander, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, recalls childhood memories experimenting with light.
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Henry Van Driel, University of Toronto, CanadaHenry Van Driel, University of Toronto, Canada, finds the ever changing landscape of optics and photonics exciting.
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Irina Sorokina, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NorwayIrina Sorokina, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, was inspired by her father, a radio astronomer in the 1950s who helped work on the measurements of background radiation.
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Jean Michel Pelaprat, Figulus, USAJean Michel Pelaprat, Figulus, USA, revels in the diversity behind the various applications in photonics.
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Jie Qiao, Rochester Institute of Technology, USAJie Qiao, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, enjoys the intellectual freedom and the possibility of exploration in optics and photonics.
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Jim Kafka, Newport Corporation, USAJim Kafka, Newport Corporation, USA, recounts his memory of joining The Optical Society as a college student.
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Joe Eberly, University of Rochester, USAJoe Eberly, University of Rochester, USA, recalls how he fell into optics by chance after completing a theoretical PhD thesis.
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