Welcome to the first issue of the LEOS Newsletter of the New Century. As we enter the new millennium, the Board of Governors has recently elected Philip Anthony (E-TEK Dynamics) as President-Elect. Gordon Day (NIST) will serve as LEOS’s President for 2000, Hans Melchior (ETH) will serve as Junior President, Gary Eden as Senior Past President. I would like to greatly acknowledge the efforts of Hans for an outstanding job as 1999 President, and offer a warm welcome to Gordon. As incoming President, Gordon Day announced the new LEOS Slate of Officers for 2000:
H. Scott Hinton (University of Kansas), Vice President Conferences
G. Djan Khoe (COBRA Institute - Eindhoven University of Technology) Vice President Finance & Administration
Keren Bergman (Princeton University) Vice President Membership & Regional Activities/Americas
John Marsh (University of Glasgow) Vice President Membership & Regional Activities/Europe, Mid-East, Africa
S. Sudo (NTT) Vice President Membership & Regional Activities/Asia & Pacific
Robert J. Lang (SDL, Inc) Vice President Publications
Chris Clayton (AFRL/DEB), Vice President Technical Affairs
Andrew M. Weiner (Purdue University), Secretary-Treasurer
At our last Annual Meeting, the Board of Governors approved the Aron Kressel LEOS Award. The award will be presented to individuals who have made contributions to opto-electronic device technology that have had a major impact on applications in major practical systems. Its purpose is to recognize individuals for developments of critical components, which lead to the development of systems enabling major new services or capabilities. The award is pending IEEE Board of Directors approval.
In addition to this award, I would like to encourage nominations for several LEOS Awards. LEOS is currently accepting applications for the following Awards: Quantum Electronics Award, Distinguished Lecturer Award, LEOS William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award, LEOS Engineering Achievement Award, LEOS Distinguished Service Award, and the John Tyndall Award. Below is a brief description of each award.
The Quantum Electronics Award is given to honor an individual (or group of individuals) for outstanding technical contributions to quantum electronics, either in fundamentals or applications, or both.
The Distinguished Lecturer Awards are presented to honor interesting speakers who have made recent significant contributions to the field of lasers and electro-optics and to enhance the programs of local LEOS Chapters.
The IEEE/LEOS William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award is given to recognize an exceptional single scientific contribution which has had a significant impact in the field of lasers and electro-optics in the past 10 years.
The IEEE/LEOS Engineering Achievement Award is given to recognize an exceptional engineering contribution that has had a significant impact on the development of laser or electro-optic technology or the commercial application of technology within the past 10 years.
The Distinguished Service Award was established to recognize an exceptional individual contribution of service which has had significant benefit to the membership of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society as a whole.
The John Tyndall Award, endowed by Corning Inc., is presented annually to a single individual who has made outstanding contributions in any area of optical-fiber technology, including optical fibers themselves, the optical components used in fiber systems, as well as transmission systems and networks using fibers.
For more detailed information about the nomination procedures and forms for these awards, please visit our web site: www.ieee.org\leos.
Comments and suggestions: delfyett@creol.ucf.edu or p.delfyett@jeee.org.