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Date Announced: 21 Mar 2014
Bob Breault and Paul Corkum among this year's winners.
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2014– The Optical Society (OSA) is pleased to name the 2014 recipients of its prestigious awards and medals. The winners include:
• Paul B. Corkum, Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus Quinn Prize;
• Shin-Tson Wu, Esther Hoffman Beller Medal;
• Costas Soukoulis, Max Born Award;
• Anthony J. Campillo, Stephen D. Fantone Distinguished Service Award;
• Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Michael S. Feld Biophotonics Award;
• Juan Carlos Minaño, Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burley Prize;
• Wenshan Cai and Vladimir M. Shalaev, Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award;
• Ching Tang, Nick Holonyak, Jr. Award;
• Robert P. Breault, Robert E. Hopkins Leadership Award;
• Mathias Fink, Edwin H. Land Medal;
• Mario Garavaglia, Sang Soo Lee Award;
• Adam Kozma, Emmett N. Leith Medal;
• Andrei Tokmakoff, Ellis R. Lippincott Award;
• Alexander Szameit, Adolph Lomb Medal;
• François Biraben, William F. Meggers Award;
• Jannick P. Rolland, David Richardson Medal;
• Suzanne P. McKee, Edgar D. Tillyer Award;
• Masataka Nakazawa, Charles H. Townes Award; and
• Michael Bass, R.W. Wood Prize.
These award winners—hailing from seven different countries—join an esteemed group of past recipients recognized for their sustained excellence in the field of optics.
“This year’s awardees have made incredible contributions to optics and photonics in everything from attosecond science to photonic crystals,” said OSA President Philip Bucksbaum. “They represent the very best and brightest in the field and OSA is proud to recognize these individuals for their unwavering commitment, innovation and leadership.”
Although the criterion for each award differs, the rigorous selection process is the same. A nomination form is submitted with a brief citation summarizing the nominee’s accomplishments with a particular emphasis on those that make him or her a candidate for the award, a one-page narrative on the most significant events in the candidate’s career, curriculum vitae and four letters of reference for the candidate.
The OSA Board of Directors appoints a committee to oversee each award or medal selection process. The committee is responsible for the evaluation of each nominee and the selection of the individual or group that is most deserving of the award. Finally, the committee’s selection is presented to the OSA Awards Committee and Board of Directors for their review and final approval.
For full details of this year’s OSA Award winners, click here.
Source: OSA
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