Richard L. Shoemaker

Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Optical Sciences
Professor of Optical Sciences
Professor of Radiology

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Education

  • PhD, University of Illinois, 1971
  • BS, Calvin College, 1966

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Associate Dean, College of Optical Sciences, 2005-date; Associate Director, Optical Sciences, 1993-2005; Professor, 1981-date; Associate Professor, 1976-1981; Assistant Professor, 1972-1976
  • IBM Research Laboratories: Visiting Scientist, 1971-1972; Summers 1973, 1979
  • University of Illinois: Teaching Assistant, 1966-1967
  • Calvin College: Laboratory Assistant, 1965-1966; Research Assistant, Summers 1965, 1966

Professional Activities

  • OSA, Annual Meeting Co-chair 2003, Board of Directors, Director-at-Large 1999-2001, Finance Committee Member 1997-2001, Public Policy Committee Member 2000-present, Publications Council Chair 1997-1998, Publications Council Member 1994-1998, Publishing Technology Committee Chair, 1994-1995
  • SPIE, Education Committee Member 1998-1999

Awards and Honors

  • Optical Society of America, Fellow
  • Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, 1976-1980
  • National Science Foundation, Predoctoral Fellow, 1968-1970
  • Dow Chemical Company, Fellow, 1967-1968

Teaching

  • Opti 280
  • Opti 471A
  • Opti 680

Research

  • Multiprocessor computer systems and their application to biomedical imaging problems; laboratory applications of microcomputers; design and construction of high-speed data acquisition systems; computer control of experiments; laser scanning microscopes.