Orestes N. Stavroudis

Professor Emeritus of Optical Sciences

EducationPhoto: Professor Emeritus Nick Stavroudis

  • Ph.D., Imperial College, University of London, 1959
    M.A., Columbia University, 1949
    B.A., Columbia University, 1948

 

Employment

  • Centro de Investigaciones en Optics, Leon, GTO, Mexico, Investigador Titular, 1992–2011

  • Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Senior Staff Engineer, 1990–1991

  • Fairchild Space Company, Senior Staff Scientist, 1988–1990

  • University of Arizona, Optical Sciences, Professor Emeritus, 1988–date; Professor, 1967–1988

  • National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Visiting Professor, 1982–1983

  • Stanford University, Summer Faculty Fellow, 1976

  • National Bureau of Standards, Mathematician, 1951–1967

 

Research

  • Differential geometry of wavefronts, refraction of wavefronts, aberrations in finite terms, the k-function, the k-function and the Maxwell equations

  • Wildly off-axis telescopes, the modern Schiefspiegler

  • Highly efficient reflective baffles for space telescopes

  • Pseudo Maxwell equations, generalized ray tracing

  • Modular optical design