Education
- PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 1990
- MS, Purdue University, 1985
- BS, Drexel University, 1982
Employment
- The University of Arizona: Optical Sciences, Associate
Professor, May 2001-date
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Department of Physics, Associate
Professor, 1999-2001; Assistant Professor, 1993-1999
- Naval Research Laboratory, Laser Physics Branch, ONR/ONT
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1990-1993
Professional Affiliations and Awards
- OSA, Fellow
- NSF Young Investigator Award
- Cottrell Scholar
Professional Activities
- Optics Letters, Topical Editor
- Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials, Editorial
Board
- Singular Optics Archive, Chief
- Education and Training in Optics and Photonics, Steering
Committee
- Optical Vortex Symposium, Organizer
- University of Arizona Literacy Council/Writing Across the
Curriculum
Teaching
Experimental and Theoretical Research
- Optical vortices and vortex phenomena in nature
- Coherence and coherence filtering techniques
- Astrophotography and coronagraphs
- Diffractive optics
- Nonlinear optics
- Singular optics
- Computer-generated holography
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