Councils
Optica’s governance committees and councils focus on strategies, programs and activities that support the organization’s short- and long-term goals. Committee members are nominated by the President-Elect and approved by the Board of Directors. Members generally serve multi-year terms that follow the calendar year, beginning 1 January and concluding 31 December.
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Awards Council
Caroline Boudoux, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada, Chair
Luiz Davidovich, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Christine P Hendon, Columbia University, United States
Kaoru Minoshima, University of Electro-Communications, Japan
Corporate Engagement Council
Reinhard Voelkel, SalesPro4U, Switzerland, Chair
Michael Lebby, United States, Past Chair
Aleksandra Boskovic, United States
Simon Schwinger, JAT - Jenaer Antriebstechnik GmbH, Germany
Joseph Spilman, Optimax Systems Inc, United States
Natarajan Subrahmanyan, Verition Fund Management, United States
Meetings Council
Abbie T Watnik, US Naval Research Laboratory, United States, Chair
Jens Biegert, ICFO- The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Spain, Past Chair
Sterling J Backus, Thorlabs Laser Division Boulder, United States
Aparajita Bandyopadhyay, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Judith S Birkenfeld, Consejo Sup Investigaciones Cientificas, Spain
Jennifer J Hunter, University of Waterloo, Canada
Maryna Meretska, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Aydogan Ozcan, University of California Los Angeles, United States
Takasumi Tanabe, Keio University, Japan
Membership Engagement & Development Council
Gabrielle M Thomas, Menlo Systems GmbH, Germany, Chair
Felipe Beltran-Mejia, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil
Amol Choudhary, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Nafisa Amin Hridi, Bangladesh Univ of Engineering and Tech, Bangladesh
Mercedeh Khajavikhan, University of Southern California, United States
Jelena Pesic, Nokia Corporation, France
Jun Shan Shan Wey, Verizon Communications Inc, United States
Robert Ian Woodward, Toshiba Europe Ltd- Cambridge Research, United Kingdom
Nominating Council
Eric W Van Stryland, University of Central Florida, CREOL, United States, Chair
Gisele Bennett, MEPSS LLC, United States
Judith M Dawes, Macquarie University, Australia
James D Kafka, MKS Instruments Inc, United States
Gerd Leuchs, Max-Planck-Inst Physik des Lichts, Germany
Sujatha Ramanujan, Luminate, United States
Ulrike K Woggon, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Public Affairs Council
Shermineh Rostami Fairchild, ficonTEC, United States, Chair
Edward White, AIM Photonics, United States, Vice Chair
Anthony J Augustine, Four Mile Consulting, United States
Pierre H Chavel, Institut d'Optique, France
Turan Erdogan, Plymouth Grating Laboratory, Inc., United States
Christoph S Harder, SwissPhotonics, Switzerland
Jung Soo Park, Google LLC, United States
Madison Rilling, OPTONIQUE, Canada
Christina C C Willis, Infleqtion, United States
Jonathan D Zuegel, University of Rochester, United States
Publications Council
Cornelia Denz, Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany, Chair
James R Leger, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States, Vice Chair
Miguel A Alonso, Fresnel Institut, France
John M Girkin, Durham University, United Kingdom
Christoph K Hitzenberger, Medizinische Universität Wien, Austria
Guifang Li, University of Central Florida, CREOL, United States
Susana Marcos, University of Rochester, United States
Strategic Planning Council
Alexander L Gaeta, Columbia University, United States, Chair
George Bayz, Oakshire Partners, United States
Gisele Bennett, MEPSS LLC, United States
Andrea Blanco-Redondo, University of Central Florida, CREOL, United States
Ian A Walmsley, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
