Ed Zalewski
Remote Sensing Group
Optical Sciences Center
University of Arizona
Tucson AZ  85721-0094

Email: ed.zalewski@optics.arizona.edu
Phone: +1 520.621.4243
Fax: +1 520.621.8292
   
Work Experience
  1996-Present: Research Professor, Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona
1990-1996: Hughes Danbury Optical Systems, Danbury, CT
1970-1990: NBS (now NIST)
 
Education
  PhD, Chemical Physics, University of Chicago
BS, Physics and Mathematics, DePaul University
 
Fields of interest
  Spacecraft and aircraft optical sensors
Optical system design, evaluation, and absolute radiometric calibration
Reflectance measurements
 
 
Professional Societies, Awards, Honors
 
  • Served on various national and international committees concerned with standarization in optical radiation measurement.
  • U.S. Delegate, 10th Session of the Comite Consulttatif de Photometrie et Radiometrie, Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, Paris.
  • U.S. Chairman, International Technical Committee on Photodetectors for the Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage.
  • Recipient, Department of Commerce Bronze Medal for contributions to the development of modern radiometry.
  • Recipient, Citations for Inventiveness from Los Alamos National Laboratory and HDOS.
  • Recipient, IR-100 Award for a "Visible Light Detector Absolute Radiometric Standard".