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Ronald Driggers

Professor of Optical Sciences
Email Address:
rdriggers@optics.arizona.edu Website:
Office Location:
Meinel 437 Mailing Address:
College of Optical Sciences
The University of Arizona
1630 E. University Blvd.
P.O. Box 210094
Tucson, AZ 85721-0094
Phone Number:
407-669-6958 Education:
- Ph.D., University of Memphis, 1990
- M.S., University of Memphis, 1986
- B.S., University of Memphis, 1984
Employment:
- Professor: University of Arizona, College of Optical Sciences, 2020-present
- Professor: University of Central Florida, College of Optics and Photonics, 2017-2020
- President & CEO: St. Johns Optical Systems, 2013-2017
- Superindendent, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Optical Sciences Division (Senior Executive Service), 2008-2013
Awards and Honors:
- University of Memphis Alumni of the Year, 2010
- OSA Fellow, 2008
- MSS Fellow, 2006
- SPIE Fellow, 2004
- US Army RDA Award (Technical Leadership) 2007
- US Army RDA Award (Technical Excellence) 2007
- Federal Engineer of the Year (Top 10) 2002
- U.S. Army Materiel Command Engineer of the Year, 2002
- U.S. Army CECOM Technical Employee of the Year, 2001
- US Navy Engineering Duty Officer of the Year (William Kastner Award), 2001
- US Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate Employee of the Year, 2000
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