Two ECE professors elected to 2022 Optica Fellows Class
Two professors with Purdue University’s Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering have been elected to the Optica (formerly OSA) 2022 Fellows Class. Zubin Jacob, Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Alexander Kildishev, associate professor of ECE, are among 106 new fellows from 24 countries who were selected based on several factors, including distinguished contributions to education, research, engineering, business and serving the community.
“These members exemplify what it means to be a leader in optics and photonics,” said 2021 Optica President Connie Chang-Hasnain, Whinnery Chair Professor Emerita of EECS at University of California, Berkeley, USA. “Election, by their peers, confirms the important contributions made within our field.”
Jacob is being recognized “for pioneering theory-driven experiments in the areas of thermal photonics and nanophotonic metamaterials.” Kildishev is being recognized “for outstanding contributions to the theoretical concepts and advanced numerical modeling of optical engineered materials and metasurfaces.”
Fellows are Optica members who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics. As Fellows can account for no more than 10 percent of the total membership, the election process is highly competitive. Candidates are recommended by the Fellow Members Committee and then submitted for review and approval by the Awards Council and Board of Directors.
The new Optica Fellows will be honored at the Society’s conferences and events throughout 2022.